Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA : DI PALENA STATION (H087682)BB : 1151 Hrs LTBC : Medium level. Height 14000', Course 230º24 x 500 MC 43 Det 27 Pistol30 x 250 GP do do (Rods)3 x 250 GP 52 Det 37 Pistol ( 6 Hour Delay)3 x 250 GP 52 Det 37 Pistol (12 Hour Delay)BD : Formation attacked in two boxes of six aircraft. No.1 box started long pattern from H091684 and across target. No.2 box bombed in close pattern from H088686 to 085675. Two hits were scored on the Rail Road SOUTH of the target, causing explosions, one a bright flash which started a fire with a large column of smoke. Six bursts were observed in M/Y yards, one being a direct hit on tracks, others were near to Station buildings.BE : 2 HAA bursts, inaccurate.BF : NILBG : Verticals and Obliques of bomb bursts Height 14000'. Course 230ºBH : Village smoking in CANTALUPO area. Large fires in PESCO PENNATARO CANTALUPO, MONTAGNOLAAIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.181Y MAJOR COULL LT McARAVEY 2/LTs PERKINS & VAN ROOYEN426J LT HEWITT LT HORWITZ F/SGT KIDNEY A/SGT BOWEN545A LT MURMAN LT WALTERS F/SGT ODENDAAL A/SGT STEWART341L LT WILLMOTT LT BORCHERDS 2/LT LOOTS F/SGT WALBRIDGE441F LT WITTE 2/LT RUSHFORTH F/SGT EATON A/SGT MARAIS467D LT LONGMORE LT KENDAL F/SGT THEUNISSEN A/SGT MACKAY356Z MAJOR STUART LT PAWSON LT HALL A/SGT SCHOOMBIE167S CAPT SMIT LT KAY 2/LT STRYDOM P/O GILDEN181T LT BENNETT LT HARLE LT PURDON A/SGT LEISCHING240O CAPT DUGMORE LT MASTERS 2/LT MAASDORP F/SGT ROGERS445U CAPT V. BREDA LT NAUDE F/SGT GRATTON A/SGT ROBERTSON383W LT HILL LT PIETERS F/SGT V.D.WESTHUIZEN A/SGT JENKINSON
Transcriber's Notes
- LT
- Local Time.
- M/Y
- Marshalling Yards.
- HAA
- Heavy Anti-Aircraft fire (Flak).
Expanded Abbreviations