Sortie Report (Form 541)
- Duty
- CUT ROAD AT H488712 | Height. | Place. |
R.A.F. Form 441 A.SORTIE REPORT(Part A.)2nd OperationSheet No. 1Oprep. Ref. No. 433Date. 3 Nov 43Squadron. 21 SAAFNo. of Aircraft. 12 Baltimores1 Mk.3, 4 Mk.3A. 7 Mk.4Aircraft No. )Aircraft Letter. ) See overCaptain. MAJOR STUARTCrew. LT PAWSONFormation Leader.Time Up. 1304 Hrs First A/CTime Down. 1451 Hrs Last A/CTotal Time. 20.00 HrsAerodrome or L.G. TORTORELLAType of Cloud. CuAmount of Cloud. 9/10 - 10/10Base of Cloud. 4000' Tops 10000'Visibility. Good through gapsGeneral Weather. Very cloudyMap or Chart Reference.ITALY 1:100,000Sheet 154Target or Duty. CUT ROAD AT H488712| Height. | Place. | Narrative. ||---|---|---|| — | TORTORELLA | A/B || 5000 | FOGGIA | Picked up fighters S/c TERMOLI || 13000 | TERMOLI | S/c PALATA || 14000 | PALATA | S/c Target || 14000 | | Target obscured by cloud, two dummy runs. || 12000 | PALATA | S/c TORTORELLA (Did NOT bomb) || 5000 | TORTORELLA | || | | Landed || | | Last aircraft landed |(Sgd) [unclear signature] for Capt.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.
- A/C
- Aircraft.
- L.G
- Landing Ground.
- Cu
- Cumulus (cloud type).
- A/B
- Airborne.
- S/c
- Set course.
- SIO
- Senior Intelligence Officer. Observations on Individuals
Expanded Abbreviations