Sortie Report (Form 541)
21 SQUADRON 2nd RAID :_OPREP NO. 938 _: 20th FEBRUARY, 1945.RAID ON MONT SANTA - GORIZIA M/YARDS. T/O 1335 hrs. OP. 148/21S/M. Comm Dieu
513 Hv: [strike-through: Lt. Col. Ord.] Parsonson van de Putte Durant Mitchell Peckitt498 N : Lt. Quail Louwrens Kros Douglas Wilson Solomon535 K : Lt. Ackermann Dore Steenkamp Goodwin Malan Stephen629 A : Capt. Musgrove Goble Jordaan Rabie Cpt. Jones Cook474 D : Lt. Kent Watermeyer Albertyn Overee Smith TR. Mathew611 L : Lt. Hussey Quaife Wells Boast Watkinson Kennedy461 B : Lt. Isted Williams Gelb Bedford Botha Collins.639 T : Lt. Francis Gough Ryan Andrews Laird Rennie619 G : Lt. Kriel Herne Gildenhuys Dinn Richardson SandelandsTIMES:- for all 2.50 Hrs.REMARKS:-
Transcriber's Notes
- OPREP
- Operational Report.
- T/O
- Take Off.
- OP. 148/21S/M
- Operation Number 148 for 21 Squadron, Marauder aircraft.
- Comm Dieu
- Commandant G.N. Dieu (equivalent to the rank of Major in the SAAF); the mission leader for this sortie.
MONT SANTA - GORIZIA M/YARDS: Monte Santo railway infrastructure and Gorizia Marshalling Yards. Located on the Isonzo River near the Italian-Yugoslav border, this rail hub was a critical logistical artery for German forces.