Sortie Report (Form 541)
SORTIE REPORT(Part A.)R.A.F. Form 441 A.W. Diary 25NIGHT OPERATION.Sortie No. 1Oprep. Ref. No. 327Date 5/6 July 43Squadron. 21 S.A.A.F.Type of Aircraft. 3 Mk III and 3 Mk IIIA BALTIMORES.Aircraft No. ) as per list attached.Aircraft Letter. )Captain ) Lt. Col. Coppen DFC.Crew. ) Capt. Farrant.** ) Rest of aircraft followed same course.**Time Up. 0252 L.T.Time Down. 0610 L.T.Total Time. 14 hrs 15 mins.Aerodrome or L.G. BEN HAGEN L.G.Type of Cloud. Strata-Cumulus.Amount of Cloud. 4/10 to 10/10.Base of Cloud. Tops 3500 ft.Visibility. Haze.General Weather.Map or Chart Reference.SICILIA. 1:500,000. SHEET NE 36/12.Task or Duty. MEDIUM LEVEL BOMBING ATTACK TRAPANI-MILO A/D.| Time | Height | Place | Narrative ||---|---|---|---|| 0252 | | Ben Hagen | Airborne, climbing on course 035° Mag. || 0307 | 2500 | Ras Fortass | Circled for 7 minutes. || 0314 | 3500 | do | Set course KELIBIA 101° Mag. || 0323 | 4500 | Kelibia | Circled 1 minutes. || 0324 | 5500 | do | Set course for MARETTIMO. || 0350 | 9500 | NE of Marettimo | Aircraft 010° Mag. || 0353 | 9500 | | Landfall NE of MILO. || 0410 | 8000 | MILO | Bombing on course 220° Mag. Left hand turn off target. || 0425 | 7000 | FAVIGNANA | On course for KORBA 222° Mag. || 0525 | 4000 | Nabeul | Lost time in this area. || | | Ben Hagen | Landed. || 0610 | | do | Last aircraft landed. |(Signature: J. S. Besson) Capt.SIO. 21 SQUADRON. S.A.A.F.
Transcriber's Notes
- R.A.F
- Royal Air Force.
- Oprep
- Operational Report.
- S.A.A.F
- South African Air Force.
- Mk
- Mark (referring to the aircraft version).
- DFC
- Distinguished Flying Cross.
- L.T
- Local Time.
- L.G
- Landing Ground.
- A/D
- Aerodrome.
- Mag
- Magnetic (referring to compass heading).
- SIO
- Squadron Intelligence Officer.
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