Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA: SHIPPING (if any) or Docks - SIBENIK (YUGO-SLAVIA)BB: 1207 A HrsBC: Medium level bombing, 300°/360°, 11000'/12100'48 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 PistolOne bomb dropped safe, 4 dropped in jettison over NORTH end of M/Yas did NOT drop on selection switches.BD: Target seen well and as NO shipping of consequence visible attackmade on quay. Bursts seen starting pattern in water and runninginshore. First box dropped across quay inland and second box acrossRR. M/Y into town. Pattern covered area V41-V42 to P38-P44. Big redflash in M/Y followed by blackish brown smoke billowing up to 1000'5 minutes after leaving target area. Direct hit on quay. Last burstseen 100/200 yards from hospital NORTH-EAST portion of town, butmajority in Northern portion of M/Y and Southern portion of docks.BE: Slight H/A/A, 10/15 bursts inaccurate but good for height. SlightL/A/A inaccurate at 9000' either from ship WEST of ZLARIN or ZLARINitself.BF: NILBG: Verticals and Obliques of bomb burstsBH: Shipping seen as follows:-(a) 2 barges Z841 - Z842 alongside shore - 2 more further S.E. onemiddle of bay and other near shore(b) Fishing smacks NORTH end of docks(c) 1 M.V. 3000 tons U5164 in channel leading towards lakePROKLJANAKO - steam NOT up.(d) 1 MV. 6000' U4856 lying N.E. 1 funnel amidships and 2 turretsone on either side of funnel, near to shore WEST ZLARIN Is.-consider to be Naval vessel.(e) 1. V.S. U4757 lying S.W.(f) 1 M.V. PASSENGER 5/6000 tons U7234 lying N.E. stationary(g) 1 M.V. U5836 stationary - sleek lines as Naval vessel.Large fire and much black and white smoke at SPLIT, 1212 Hrs.AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.| | | | | ||---|---|---|---|---|| 167S | MAJOR SMIT | CAPT CARTER | LT POTGIETER | A/SGT SCHOEMBIE || 181T | LT BENNETT | LT HARLE | F/LT STRYDOM | F/O GILDON || 383W | LT GREGOR | LT KIRBY | F/SGT GREYLING | A/SGT AIREY || 414P | LT ADAMS | LT LAMBERT | F/SGT GELDENHUYS | A/SGT CRAWHALL || 445O | CAPT DIEU | LT RABINOWITZ | F/SGT BAILEY | F/SGT DU RANT || 418N | LT ROSE | LT JANSEN | 2/LT HEYNS | A/SGT PECKITE || 545A | CAPT JOB | LT WHITE | F/SGT BOUCHER | 2/LT CASE || 437B | LT MURRAY | LT WALTERS | F/SGT ODENDAAL | A/SGT STEWART || 441F | LT FROST | LT BARNES | F/SGT CARTER | A/SGT ALLAN || 356Z | LT WILLMOT | LT BORCHERDS | 2/LT LOOTS | A/SGT EARP-JONES || 637C | LT HEWITT | LT HORWITZ | F/SGT KIDNEY | A/SGT BOWEN || 467D | LT LONGMORE | LT KENDAL | F/SGT THEUNISSEN | A/SGT MACKAY |