Sortie Report (Form 541)
- Duty
- Medium level bombing attack on Battery position No. 17. Time Height. Place
SORTIE REPORT(Part A.)R.A.F. Form 441 A.'G' 149Sheet No. 1Oprep. Ref. No. 308Date. 8 JUN 43Squadron. 21 SAAF.Type of Aircraft. 12 Baltimores (7 Mk. 111 & 5 Mk. 111A) See reverse.Captain Formation Leader Maj. SchravesandeCrew. Lt. Campbell (Observer) See reverse.Time Up. 0645 hrs. (1st. A/C)Time Down. 0750 hrs. (Last A/C)Total Time. 11 hrs. 00 mins.Aerodrome or L.G. SOLIMAN NORTH L.G.Type of Cloud. St.-Cu.Amount of Cloud. 10/10 over KORBA area.Base of Cloud. 500 ft.Visibility. Good.General Weather. Good.Map or Chart Reference. French North Africa 1:500,000 TUNIS Sheet NJ.32.SE. PANTELLERIA Map Substitute Sheet 1ATask or Duty. Medium level bombing attack on Battery position No. 17.Time Height. Place. Narrative.Base Airborne & circling.2000 " S/C KORBA Town 120 M.2000 KORBA Fighter escort did not appear. Made a five-minute circuit followed by a further half circuit of three minutes. Fighters still did not appear. 10/10 cloud at 500 ft. from KORBA Northwards over the peninsula.2000 " S/C Base 300 M.Base Last A/C landed.PART B (on reverse) to be completed according to relevant pro-forma in H.Q. R.A.F. M.E. Instruction 34.P.T.O.Part "B" N/AList of A/C and Crews:F/L 142 P Maj. Schravesande, Lt. Campbell, F/Sgts. Meyer & Stopforth.221 Y Lt. Eaton, Lt. McDermot, Sgt. Freestone (RNZAF) & F/Sgt. Gilda(RAF)368 X Lt. Clutterbuck, Lt. v.d. Meulen, F/Sgts. Raeburn & Carbarns.V/L 167 S Capt. Smit, Lt. Kay, F/Sgts. Toms & Wright.916 R Lt. Simpson, Lt. Handley, F/Sgts. Roberts & Shepperson.291 U Lt. Hargrave, Lt. Rees, [strike-through: XX]Sgt. Jensen (RCAF) & F/Sgt. Bedford.B/L 345 E Capt. McBride, Lt. Pickerill, F/Sgts. Daniels & White.977 L Lt. Meredith, Lt. Herring, F/Sgt. Smith S.C. & F/Sgt. Prout(R290 C Lt. Blieden, Lt. Rose, F/Sgts. Jarvis & Perkins.V/L 930 K Lt. Hamilton, Lt. Whittle, F/Sgts. Hodgkinson & Phelan.352 D Lt. Dugmore, Lt. Masters, F/Sgts. Maasdorp & Rogers C.L.271 F Lt. Guard, Lt. Forssman, F/Sgts. Green & van Rooyen.F/L Formation Leader. B/L Box Leader. V/L Vic Leader.
[Signature] ....................Capt. S.I.O. 21 SQUADRON, S.A.A.F.