Bombing Report (Form 541)
- Target
- Dumps 5 miles West of Bardia
- Place
- Bardia
- Date
- 27 / 9 / 41
- Time over target
- 0735 hrs
- Height
- 20000 ft
- Bombs dropped
- 5 X 250 lbs. bomb button 3 did not fall
- Observed effects
- Unobserved
- Details of photographs taken
- Nil
- Casualties to own aircraft and personnel
- Nil
- Casualties to enemy aircraft and personnel
- Nil
- Enemy A.A. ground defences encountered (a) location of defences (b) type (c) strength
- Not observed
- Hostile patrols encountered (a) position (b) type and number of aircraft (c) if engagement resulted
- Nil
- Special comments
- Vic. formation attack on Target
SECRET BOMBING REPORT 16 24REFERENCE Pilot : Lt. A. E. Murray Observer : 2/Lt. Garden Squadron : 21BR Details of Target : Sgts. Noakes and GriffinDumps 5 miles West of Bardia Place : BardiaDate : 27 / 9 / 41Weather : Time : 0735 hrs.Fine. Visibility good. No cloud over Target Height : 20000 feet.(1) Bombs dropped : (2) Failures :5 X 250 lbs. Due to slackening of thumb onbomb button 3 did not fall(3) Observed effects :Unobserved(4) Details of photographs taken :Nil(5) Casualties to own aircraft and personnel :Nil(6) Casualties to enemy aircraft and personnel :Nil(7) Enemy A.A. ground defences encountered (a) location of defences (b) type (c) strength :Not observed(8) Hostile patrols encountered (a) position (b) type and number of aircraft (c) if engagement resulted :Nil(9) Special comments :Vic. formation attack on Target(1) Maj. Stewart(2) Lt. Gillies(3) Lt. A. E. Murray Signed 2/Lt B. A. Garden.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
- A.A
- Anti-Aircraft fire. While not observed by this specific crew, other reports from the same mission identified a battery at G 12 on the Bardia Target Map "B"/5.
MC/GP (MEDIUM CAPACITY / GENERAL PURPOSE): The classification for standard Allied high-explosive demolition bombs. The 250 lb G.P. munitions utilized in this strike were intended for soft logistical targets like supply dumps.
Crew
Pilot Lt. A. E. Murray Observer
Observer 2/Lt. Garden Squadron