Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA. REGALBUTO VILLAGE.BB. 0941 hrs LT.BC. Medium level attack.10000 ft 345° Course.66 x 250 GP 47 Det 27 Pistols (Nose fused)BD. Formation leader set course from CALTAGIRONE to target and on approaching the cross-roads at CATENANUOVA from slightly SE tracked along the road to CENTURIPE VILLAGE and bombed the EASTERN half of the village, one stick going through the centre of the town. NO results observed.BE. NIL.BF. NIL.BG. Obliques and Verticals of bomb bursts. Height 10000 ft, Course 345° IAS 210.BH. 10 MT dispersed moving from CENTURIPE to REGALBUTO.LIST OF AIRCRAFT AND CREW.903B Major CORMACK, Lt. LOMBAARD, F/Sgt. FINBERG, 2/Lt. VILJOEN290U Lt. WILLMOTT & BORCHERDS, F/Sgts. LOOTS & WALBRIDGE (RAF)271F Lts. GUARD & WEBBER, F/Sgt. GREEN, 2/Lt. DE VILLIERS136M Lts. DUGMORE & MASTERS, F/Sgts. MAASDORP & ROGERS.195G Lts. WOOD & NEL, F/Sgt. JAMES, Sgt. BUCHLER.176YY Capt. SMIT, Lt. KAY, 2/Lts. PEARCE & WRIGHT.173P Capt. SAUNDERS, Lt. BOOYSE, F/Sgt. MOORE, Sgt. EARP-JONES.344X Major COULL, F/Sgt. SMALLMAN, 2/Lt. SHAW, F/Sgt. STRYDOM.291U Lts. SIMPSON & HARLE, F/Sgts. ROBERTS & SHEPPERSON.167S Lts. RICHARDS & DE CONNICK, F/Sgt. ROBERTSE, Sgt. MCGRINDLE.951V Lts. SMYTH & HANNING, F/Sgt. de PIESANIE, Sgt. LEISCHING.
Transcriber's Notes
- LT
- Local Time.
- GP
- General Purpose (bombs).
- Det
- Detonator.
- SE
- South-East.
- IAS
- Indicated Air Speed.
- MT
- Motor Transport.
Abbreviations and Technical Terms Expanded
ft: feet.
(RAF): Royal Air Force. Personnel and Tactical Coordination