21 Squadron War Diary
Shandur, Egypt
Middle East "U1"
No. 21 Squadron S.A.A.F. 118WAR DIARY GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUMMARY FOR PERIOD--------- 6 Sep 17/10/1942 to 28/Feb/1943*******************************************Days in Operations. 146 32.No. of Sorties 561.Total Operational Hours. 1157.Fuel Expended (Galls) 191908.S.A.A.Expended 7500.Bombs Dropped 3119.AIRCRAFT:Average Available 21.9Lowest No. Available 12.Serviceability percentage 86%on available aircraftWrecked by Enemy Action 7Wrecked by other causes 7ENEMY AIRCRAFT:Destroyed. 1PERSONNEL:Killed 10.Wounded (Admitted to Hospital) 5.Missing (Prisoner of War) 3.Missing Believed Killed 3.CASUALTIES:KILLED:102682 Capt. Rhodes T. 27/10/42103296 Lieut. Hudson E.W. "47960 F/Sgt v.Loggerenberg J.C. 21/10/4227932 A/Sgt v.d.Merwe E.S. "205403 " Hilton-Barber H.G. 27/10/42205514 " Stringer R.J. "207191 F/Sgt Felton L.J. 15/12/42206625 " Engelbrecht C. 13/1/43206316 " Kruger E.L. "1382870 Sgt McIntyre C. "MISSING: (Prisoners of War)48043 Capt. Potgieter G.J.R. 21/10/42102306 Lieut. Bennett L.E. "206571 2/Lt. v.Ryneveld 13/1/43MISSING (Believed Killed)273306 A/Cpl Hully J.R. 13/1/43313941 A/M Pretorius J.J. "326938 " Terblanche D.N. "