Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA: RD. 0367032 - 369031 - 362019 - 359020 (SCORCIOSA)BB: 1258 A Hrs.BC: Medium level bombing 11000'/12500' 030º24 x 500 MC 43 Det 27 Pistol36 x 250 GP do do (Rods)BD: Target clearly seen. Bombs fell in medium stick from C360018 - 0364025 - narrow pattern 50/100 yards either side of road.6 direct hits on rd seen. Two thirds of bombs on Western side of road. Small fire with white smoke started C363026. One report of approximately 50 MET on road 100/200 yards apart covered by bomb burstsBE: 8/10 bursts H/A/A accurate for height only. 4 Spitfires strafed and NO more bursts reportedBF: NILBG: Obliques and verticals of bomb burstsBH: 4 flashes ARTY C355007Smoke seen Southern portion FOSSACESIALayer of smoke over mountains H0580AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.356Z MAJOR STUART LT PAWSON W/C FREESTONE LT HALL181Y LT ROBERTSON LT HANNING F/SGT DU PIESANIE F/SGT VALENTINE383W LT GREDER LT REES F/SGT GREYLING A/SGT AIREY240O CAPT DUGMORE LT MASTERS 2/LT MAASDORP F/SGT ROGERS445U CAPT V. BREDA LT NAUDE F/SGT GRATTON P/O GILDON181T LT HILL LT PIETERS F/SGT V.D. WESTHUIZEN A/SGT JENKINSON341L LT WILLMOT LT BORCHERDS 2/LT LOOTS F/SGT WALBRIDGE426J LT WOOD LT NEL F/SGT JAMES A/SOT ROBERTSON578G LT MURMAN LT WALTERS F/SGT ODENDAAL A/SOT STEWART441F LT FROST LT WHITE F/SGT CARTER A/SGT ALLAN916K LT HEWITT LT HORWITZ F/SGT KIDNEY A/SOT BOWEN545A CAPT JOB LT OWEN-HUGHES F/SGT JARVIS LT SHAW
Transcriber's Notes
- RD
- Road.
- MET
- Motor Enemy Transport.
- H/A/A
- Heavy Anti-Aircraft fire (Flak).
- ARTY
- Artillery.
Expanded Abbreviations