Bombing Report (Form 541)
- Target
- AMMUNITION DUMPS OPPOSITE CROSSROADS, 5 MILES WEST OF BARDIA
- Place
- BARDIA
- Date
- 24 / 9 / 41
- Time over target
- 1301 hrs
- Height
- 18000 ft
- Bombs dropped
- ONE STICK 8 X 250 LBS. G.P.S.
- Observed effects
- NIL
- Details of photographs taken
- NONE
- Casualties to own aircraft and personnel
- NONE
- Casualties to enemy aircraft and personnel
- NONE OBSERVED
- Enemy A.A. ground defences encountered (a) location of defences (b) type (c) strength
- HEAVY INTENSE AND ACCURATE
- Hostile patrols encountered (a) position (b) type and number of aircraft (c) if engagement resulted
- NONE
SECRET "Q" 1649 BOMBING REPORT 13 15REFERENCE Pilot : Lt. M. MacDonald Observer : 2/Lt. J. M. du Plessis 21 SquadronBR Details of Target : A/Sgts. Russell and du Pre Squadron : S. A. A. F.AMMUNITION DUMPS OPPOSITE CROSSROADS, 5 MILES Place : BARDIAWEST OF BARDIA Date : 24 / 9 / 41Time : 1301 hrs.Weather :FINE: 4/10 CLOUD 3 - 6000' OVER TARGET Height : 18000 feet.(1) Bombs dropped : (2) Failures :ONE STICK 8 X 250 LBS. G.P.S. NONE(3) Observed effects :NIL(4) Details of photographs taken :NONE(5) Casualties to own aircraft and personnel :NONE(6) Casualties to enemy aircraft and personnel :NONE OBSERVED(7) Enemy A.A. ground defences encountered (a) location of defences (b) type (c) strength :HEAVY INTENSE AND ACCURATE(8) Hostile patrols encountered (a) position (b) type and number of aircraft (c) if engagement resulted :NONE(9) Special comments :SIGNED 2/LT. J. M. du PLESSIS.NOTE — (1) For intelligence purposes RECONNAISSANCE REPORT (A. M. FORM 401) must always accompany a BOMBING REPORT.(2) COMBAT (BOMBER) REPORT also to be completed if engagement with enemy aircraft occurred during flight.
Transcriber's Notes
- BARDIA
- A strategic coastal fortress and logistical hub in Libya, located near the Egyptian frontier.
- A.A
- Anti-Aircraft artillery (Flak).
MC/GP (MEDIUM CAPACITY / GENERAL PURPOSE): The broader classification for Allied munitions, including the 8 x 250 LBS G.P.S. load carried by Maryland "Q" during this sortie.
Crew
Pilot Lt. M. MacDonald Observer
Observer 2/Lt. J. M. du Plessis