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Operation No. 465

RD & RR EAST OF CASTEL FRENTANO - H305988

Over target: 1228 hrs Landed: 1306 hrs Pilot: LT/COL KOTZE

Sortie Report (Form 541)

Duty
RD & RR EAST of CASTEL FRENTANO - 3305955 | Height. | Place. |
R.A.F. Form 441 A.SORTIE REPORT(Part A.)Sheet No. 1Oprep. Ref. No. 465Date. 29 Nov 43Squadron. 21 SAANo. of Aircraft. 12 Baltimores(2 Mk.3, 1 Mk.3A, 9 Mk.4)Aircraft No. )Aircraft Letter. ) See overCaptain. LT/COL KOTZECrew. LT CARTERFormation LeaderTime Up. 1148 A Hrs 1st aircraftTime Down. 1306 A Hrs Last aircraftTotal Time. 14.00 HoursAerodrome or L.G. TORTORELLAType of Cloud. St. Clear over targetAmount of Cloud. 1/10 inland 2/10Base of Cloud. 6000' 14000'Visibility. 20 milesGeneral Weather. GoodMap or Chart Reference.ITALY 1:100,000Sheet 147-LANCIANOTarget or Duty. RD & RR EAST of CASTEL FRENTANO - 3305955| Height. | Place. | Narrative. ||---|---|---|| — | BASE | A/B || 3000 | — | S/c TERMOLI || 11000 | TERMOLI | S/c TARGET || 12000 | TARGET | Bombs dropped || 2000 | BASE | Landed || | | Last aircraft landed |(Sgd) [unclear signature] Lt for CaptSIO 21 Squadron, S.A.A.F.

Transcriber's Notes

R.A.F
Royal Air Force.
Oprep. Ref. No
Operational Report Reference Number.
LT/COL
Lieutenant Colonel.
LT
Lieutenant.
A Hrs
Army Hours (Military Time).
L.G
Landing Ground.
St
Stratus (cloud type).
A/B
Airborne.
S/c
Set course.
Sgd
Signed. Observations on Individuals

Expanded Abbreviations

RD & RR: Road and Railroad.

Castel Frentano (RD & RR East of Castel Frentano - 3305955): The target coordinate refers to the road and railway infrastructure just east of Castel Frentano in the Abruzzo region.