Sortie Report (Form 541)
- Duty
- MEDIUM LEVEL BOMBING TROOP CONCENTRATIONS. D842843 (SINOPOLI) | Time | Height. | Place. |
R.A.F. Form 441 A.SORTIE REPORT(Part A.)Sheet No. 1Oprep. Ref. No. 391Date. 1/9/43Squadron. 21 SAAFType of Aircraft. BALTIMORES. 3 Mk.3., 7 Mk.3A., 2 Mk.4.Aircraft No. As per list.Aircraft Letter. do.Leader of Formation. Captain Capt. Ord.Crew. Lt. Hodges.Time Up. 0810 Hrs. LT. 1st Aircraft.Time Down. 1016 Hrs. LT. Last aircraft.Total Time. 23 Hours.Aerodrome or L.G. CUTICCHI.Type of Cloud. S/Cu & Cu.Amount of Cloud. 9/10 - 10/10Base of Cloud. ? Tops 10,000 feetVisibility. Good through cloud gaps.General Weather. Good.Map or Chart Reference. 1/100,000 MESSINA-REGGIO CALABRA Sheet 254.Task or Duty. MEDIUM LEVEL BOMBING TROOP CONCENTRATIONS. D842843 (SINOPOLI)| Time | Height. | Place. | Narrative. ||---|---|---|---|| 0810 | — | CUTICCHI | Airborne. || 0830 | 3000 | CUTICCHI | S/C VIZZINI || 0835 | 3000 | VIZZINI | Circled to wait for other Baltimores. || 0840 | 4000 | VIZZINI | S/C LENTINI || 0845 | 4000 | LENTINI | S/C RASOCOLONA (Picked up Escort, 6 Spitfires) || 0900 | 6000 | S. TERESA | S/C BARCELLONA || 0910 | 6000 | BARCELLONA | S/C RASOCOLONA || 0915 | 8000 | RASOCOLONA | S/C PALMI || 0925 | 12000 | BAGNARA | Crossed Coast. || 0928 | 11000 | TARGET AREA | Dropped Bombs || 0930 | 11000 | TARGET AREA | S/C RASOCOLONA || 0940 | 11000 | RASOCOLONA | S/C ADRANO || 0955 | 10000 | ADRANO | S/C CUTICCHI || 1010 | 2000 | CUTICCHI | Over Base || 1014 | — | CUTICCHI | Landed || 1016 | | | Last Aircraft Landed |(Signature: illegible)S.I.O. 21 Squadron, SAAF.
Transcriber's Notes
- Oprep. Ref. No
- Operational Report Reference Number.
- SAAF
- South African Air Force.
- Hrs. LT
- Hours Local Time.
- L.G
- Landing Ground.
- S/C
- Set Course.
- S.I.O
- Squadron Intelligence Officer. Personnel and Operational Observations
Abbreviations and Technical Terms Expanded
S/Cu & Cu: Stratocumulus and Cumulus cloud formations.