Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA: PRETARO TOWN - C1201BB: 1020 A HrsBC: Medium level bombing 030°/14000'22 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pistol of which 2 x 500, 3 x 250 dropped safe33 x 250 GP do do and 3 x 250 dropped in jettison overtarget - inter-comm. trouble2 x 500 MC do do ) brought to base-inter-comm trouble and3 x 250 GP do do ) NOT certain of targetBD: Target area covered with snow and roads of NO assistance in identif-ication of target. Reports diverse as to whether PRETORO, SERRAMONACESCA, MANOPPELLA or C108045 was bombed. Leader considered NOTPRETORO after bombing when tracks created doubt. Bursts seen N.NORTH-EAST of target area 200 yards to 300 yards away from buildi[ngs]M.P.I.BE: NILBF: NILBG: Verticals and Obliques of bomb burstsBH: NO smoke 5 H269988Artillary flashes from ridge SOUTH-WEST SAN VITO CHIETINO, N.M.C.AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.| | | | | ||---|---|---|---|---|| 467S | LT/COL KOTZE | CAPT CARTER | 2/LT THOMSON | LT TE WATER POHL || 637C | LT WITTS | LT RUSHFORTH | F/SGT EATON | A/SGT MARAIS || 526M | LT HEWITT | LT BARNES | F/SGT KIDNEY | A/SGT BOWEN || 441F | LT FROST | LT SMITH | F/SGT CARTER | A/SGT ALLAN || 574O | CAPT V.D. RIET | LT RIVE | F/SGT SAVAGE | A/SGT SCOTT || 545A | LT MUSGROVE | LT GILDENHUYS | LT V. SCHALKWYK | || 383W | LT BENNETT | LT HARLE | F/LT STRYDOM | F/O GILDON || 167S | CAPT DE WET | LT KELTZ | 2/LT DU PREEZ | A/SGT FRENS || 414P | LT HILL | LT PIETERS | F/SGT V.D. WESTHUIZEN | A/SGT JENKINSON || 460V | CAPT V. BREDA | LT MAUDE | F/SGT GRATTON | A/SGT LEISCHING || 549L | LT V. ROOYEN | LT JORDAAN | F/SGT VERITY | A/SGT PIENAAR || 412K | LT ROSE | LT JANSEN | 2/LT HEYNS | A/SGT PECKITT |
Transcriber's Notes
Crew Names & Nationalities:
Lt. Te Water Pohl: A distinctive South African surname (likely of Huguenot/Dutch descent).
These abbreviations were standard in SAAF logs to save space.