Sortie Report (Form 541)
- Duty
- STAZ DI PALENA - H087682 | Height. | Place. |
R.A.F. Form 441 A.SORTIE REPORT(Part A.)Sheet No. 1Oprep. Ref. No. 443Date. 12 Nov 43Squadron. 21 SAAFNo. of Aircraft. 12 Baltimores8 Mk.4, 3 Mk.3A, 1 Mk.3Aircraft No. )Aircraft Letter. ) As per listCaptain. MAJOR ORDCrew. LT HODGESFormation leaderTime Up. 1402 Hrs 1st A/CTime Down. 1545 Hrs Last A/CTotal Time. 19.00 Hrs.Aerodrome or L.G. TORTORELLAType of Cloud. CuAmount of Cloud. 7/10-8/10 Hills covered low cloudsBase of Cloud. Tops 10,000'Visibility. FairGeneral Weather. FairMap or Chart Reference.ITALY 1:100000AGNONE Sheet 153NAPOLI 1:500000Sheet NE40/14Target or Duty. STAZ DI PALENA - H087682| Height. | Place. | Narrative. ||---|---|---|| — | BASE | A/B || 6000 | FOGGIA | s/c AGNONE || 14500 | AGNONE | s/c ATELETA || 15000 | ATELETA | s/c TARGET || 15000 | TARGET | On bombing run || 15000 | TARGET | s/c AGNONE || 12000 | AGNONE | s/c 2 miles NORTH of PIETRE NERE PT. || 4000 | PIETRE NERE PT | s/c BASE || 1500 | BASE | Over Base || | | Last A/C Landed |(Sgd) [unclear signature]SIO 21 Squadron, SAAF
Transcriber's Notes
- R.A.F
- Royal Air Force.
- Oprep. Ref. No
- Operational Report Reference Number.
- SAAF
- South African Air Force.
- LT
- Lieutenant.
- L.G
- Landing Ground.
- Cu
- Cumulus (cloud type).
- STAZ DI
- Stazione di (Italian for "Station of").
- A/B
- Airborne.
- Sgd
- Signed. Observations on Individuals
- SIO
- Senior Intelligence Officer.
Expanded Abbreviations
s/c: Set course.