Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA: POPOLI Road Junction - G863968 - to create Rd BlockBB: 0901 A HrsBC: Medium level bombing attack 350° 10300'24 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pistol36 x 250 GP do doBD: Independent bombing by each of the four Vics in short sticks.1st Vic:- from G866958 to G8669652nd Vic:- from G866965 to G8669673rd Vic:- from G862968 to G8629704th Vic:- from G862968 to G862972Some bombs on buildings and Rd. G862968. One bomb in river.Some direct hits or near misses on railway line NORTH of river.BE: NILBF: NILBG: Verticals and Obliques of bomb burstsBH: One M.E.T. moving towards POPOLI B9201One M.T. stationery G9059957 M.T. moving out of POPOLI on EAST Rd 0900 Hrs2 large M.T. on Rd stationery PRATOLA Town-Rd EAST of POPOLI clear.2 large parties of men clearing Rd of snow G9393 at 0904 HrsSome railway trucks stationery SULMONA Stn. H0882. Tent on mountain top.One man waved at formation.AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.| | | | | | ||---|---|---|---|---|---|| 643H | MAJOR ORD | LT HODGES | F/SGT BOUCHER | CAPT HALL | FL || 467D | LT WITTE | LT RUSHFORTH | F/SGT EATON | A/SGT MARAIS | || 578G | LT MURMAN | LT WALTERS | F/SGT ODENDAAL | A/SGT STEWART | || 341L | CAPT VISSER | LT ELLIOTT | LT POTGEITER | LT V.D.WESTHUIZEN | VL || 586K | LT MUSGROVE | LT GILDENHUYS | LT V.SCHALKWYK | A/SGT LEIPOLDT | || 412B | LT HEWITT | LT HORWITZ | F/SGT KIDNEY | A/SGT BOWEN | || 649Q | CAPT V.BREDA | LT NAUDE | F/SGT GRATTON | A/SGT LIESCHING | BL || 445O | CAPT DIEU | LT VANDE PUTTE | F/SGT BAILEY | F/SGT DU RANT | || 414P | LT V.D.MERWE | LT JORDAAN | F/SGT VERITY | A/SGT PIENAAR | || 383W | CAPT DE WET | LT MELTZ | 2/LT DU PREEZ | A/SGT PEENS | VL || 387R | LT RICHARDS | LT RABINOWITZ | F/SGT ROBBERTSE | A/SGT McCRINDLE | || 612T | LT ASHTON | LT STUART | F/SGT HARMSE | A/SGT BROUGH | |