Wednesday, 21 July 1943

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21 Squadron War Diary

22nd July 43. 2100 hrs Ben Hagen
War Diary - 67To : AHQ. MALTA.HQ. RAF. ME.NAAF HQ. (attention 23rd SCORU)N.A.T.A.F. (attention 2nd Command Unit 23rd SCORU)SIO.TBF.ADVFrom: SIO./21 SQUADRON. SAAF.Ref : 21 Sqdn/346Date: 22nd July 43.OPREP NO. 346 for 24hrs ending 2100 hrs 21 JUL 43.A to V. NIL.W. (1) Baltimores: 5 Mk III, 11 Mk IIIA (ii) NilX. (1) Mk III 7.30 hrs. Mk IIIA 16.30 hrs. Flying from BEN HAGEN to MALTA. (ii) NIL.Y. Z. NIL.(Signature: J. S. Bester) Capt.SIO. 21 SQUADRON. SAAF.

Transcriber's Notes

A.H.Q
Air Headquarters.
H.Q
Headquarters.
R.A.F
Royal Air Force.
M.E
Middle East.
N.A.A.F
Northwest African Air Forces.
S.C.O.R.U
Section Control and Operational Research Unit.
N.A.T.A.F
Northwest African Tactical Air Force.
ADV
Advanced (Headquarters).

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AIR 27/276 · The National Archives