Sortie Report (Form 541)
SS.BA: PALENA TOWN - H1276BB: 0955 A HrsBC: Medium level bombing, 270°/290°, 13300'/14000'24 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pist.36 x 250 GP do doBD: Target well identified - rds on approach covered with snow excep[t]Rd. GUARDIAGRELE-ORSOGNA. Bombs fell to NORTH and N.W. of town - 2 [bursts]observed on edge of town. Area covered H115757 - 109758 withovershoot of 2 or 3 bombs near cemetry H12784. NO other result[s]observedBE: NILBF: NILBG: Obliques and Verticals of bomb burstsBH: 4 M.T. trucks STAZ DI PALENA H087682 and 3 more 1 to 2 miles SOU[TH]snowbound. N.M.S.AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.| | | | | | ||---|---|---|---|---|---|| 586H | MAJOR ORD | LT HODGES | 2/LT WALKER | A/SGT BRIDGER | || 467D | LT LONGMORE | LT KENDAL | F/SGT THEUNISSEN | A/SGT MACKAY | || 545A | LT MURMAN | LT WALTERS | F/SGT ODENDAAL | A/SGT STEWART | || 441F | LT WILLMOT | LT BORCHERDS | 2/LT LOOTS | A/SGT EARP-JONES | || 637C | LT ASHTON | LT STUART | F/SGT HARMSE | A/SGT BROUGH | || 412K | LT MUSGROVE | LT GILDENHUYS | LT V.SCHALKWYK | A/SGT LEIPOLDT | || 437B | CAPT V.BREDA | LT MAUDE | F/SGT GRATTON | A/SGT LEISCHING | || 383W | LT RICHARDS | LT HORWITZ | F/SGT ROBBERTSE | A/SGT McCRINDLE | || 445O | CAPT DIEU | LT RABINOWITZ | F/SGT BAILEY | F/SGT DU RANT | || 649Q | CAPT DALLING DFC. | LT BESTER | F/SGT FORRESTER | A/SGT BUCHLER | || 240G | CAPT DE WET | LT KELTZ | 2/LT DU PREEZ | A/SGT PEENS | || 167S | LT HILL | LT PEITERS | F/SGT V.D. WESTHUIZEN | A/SGT JENKINSON | |
Transcriber's Notes
- N.M.S
- Likely stands for No Movement Seen.