Operation

BA: GUNS AND TROOPS C370015 BB: 1510 A Hrs. BC: Medium level bombing; 11000/11500' 230º/240º 24 x 500 MC 43 Dets. 27 Pistol 36 x 250 GP do do (Rods) of which 2 x 500 and 3 x 250 jettisoned safe at sea J6930 - 300' BD: Target identified on arrival by lay-out of buildings and roads. First box undershot — bursts 378016 - 374013. Second box hit SOUTH EAST portion of target — 0370016 - 370012. Slight black smoke from one bomb burst on road BE: Few bursts light/A/A NORTH WEST target on bombing run. Inaccurate. NO E/A BF: NIL BG: Verticals and Obliques of bomb bursts BH: Movement of MET in FOSSACESIA One a/c had electrical trouble and jettisoned bombs in sea on return. AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST. 167S CAPT SMIT LT KAY F/SGT JENSEN A/SGT SCHOOMBIE 445U CAPT DIEU LT ROSE F/SGT BAILEY F/SGT DU RANT 356Z LT RICHARDS LT KIRBY F/SGT ROBBERTSE A/SGT MCCRINDLE 240O CAPT DUGMORE LT MASTERS 2/LT MAASDORP F/SGT ROGERS 383W LT ROBERTSON LT HANNING F/SGT DU PIESANIE F/SGT VALENTINE 181Y LT HILL 2/LT PIETERS F/SGT V.D. WESTHUIZEN A/SGT JENKINSON 437H CAPT SAUNDERS P/O SMALLMAN LT POTGIETER A/SGT EARP-JONES 578G LT MURMAN LT WALTERS F/SGT ODENDAAL A/SGT STEWART 916K LT LONGMORE LT KENDAL F/SGT THEUNISSEN A/SGT MACKAY 426J CAPT JOB LT OWEN-HUGHES F/SGT JARVIS LT SHAW 545A LT HEWITT LT HORWITZ F/SGT KIDNEY A/SGT BOWEN 441P LT FROST LT WHITE F/SGT CARTER A/SGT ALLAN