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Operation No. 443

STATION DI PALENA - H087682

Over target: 1458 hrs Landed: 1545 hrs Pilot: MAJOR ORD Time: 14:02 hrs

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.AGNONE Sheet 1531:100,000NAPOLI 1:500,000Target or Duty. STAZ DI PALENA - H087682| Height. | Place. | Narrative. ||---|---|---|| — | BASE | A/B || 6000 | FOGGIA | S/e AGNONE || 14500 | AGNONE | S/e ATELETA || 15000 | ATELETA | S/e TARGET || 15000 | TARGET | On bombing run || 15000 | TARGET | S/e AGNONE || 12000 | AGNONE | S/e 2 miles NORTH of PIETRE NERE PT. || 4000 | PIETRE NERE PT | S/e BASE || 1500 | BASE | Over Base || | | Landed || | | Last A/C Landed |(Sgd) J.E. Bennett 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.
A/C
Aircraft.
L.G
Landing Ground.
Cu
Cumulus (cloud type).
STAZ DI PALENA
Stazione di Palena (Palena Railway Station).
A/B
Airborne.
S/e
Set course (likely a variant of S/c).
PT
Point.

Expanded Abbreviations