Bombing Report (Form 541)
- Target
- DUMPS A & B 5 MILES NORTH WEST OF BARDIA
- Place
- BARDIA
- Date
- 24 / 9 / 41
- Time over target
- 1305 hrs
- Height
- 20000 ft
- Bombs dropped
- 8 X 250 lbs.
- Observed effects
- EXPLOSIONS ACROSS SOUTH WEST CORNER OF TARGET "A"
- Details of photographs taken
- NIL
- Casualties to own aircraft and personnel
- NIL
- Casualties to enemy aircraft and personnel
- UNKNOWN
- Enemy A.A. ground defences encountered (a) location of defences (b) type (c) strength
- NON OBSERVED
- Hostile patrols encountered (a) position (b) type and number of aircraft (c) if engagement resulted
- NO ENGAGEMENTS
SECRET "X" BOMBING REPORT 14 16Pilot : Observer : 2/Lt. Wolhuter 21 SquadronREFERENCE / Maj Britz A/Sgts. Earnshaw and Petterson Squadron : S. A. A. F.BR Details of Target :DUMPS A & B 5 MILES NORTH WEST OF Place : BARDIABARDIA Date : 24 / 9 / 41Time : 1305 hrs.Weather :4/10 CLOUDS 9000 ft. Height : 20000 feet.(1) Bombs dropped : (2) Failures :8 X 250 lbs. NIL(3) Observed effects :EXPLOSIONS ACROSS SOUTH WEST CORNER OF TARGET "A"(4) Details of photographs taken :NIL(5) Casualties to own aircraft and personnel :NIL(6) Casualties to enemy aircraft and personnel :UNKNOWN(7) Enemy A.A. ground defences encountered (a) location of defences (b) type (c) strength :NON OBSERVED(8) Hostile patrols encountered (a) position (b) type and number of aircraft (c) if engagement resulted :NO ENGAGEMENTS(9) Special comments :NOTED 24 X 250 lb. BOMBS ( FLIGHT 3 MACHINES );OVERSHOOT TARGET ON COURSE X 220ONE STICK 8 X 250 lbs. ACROSS TARGETSIGNED 2/Lt. Wolhuter.NOTE — (1) For intelligence purposes RECONNAISSANCE REPORT (A. M. FORM 401) must always accompany a BOMBING REPORT.(2) COMBAT (BOMBER) REPORT also to be completed if engagement with enemy aircraft occurred during flight.
Transcriber's Notes
- BARDIA
- A strategic coastal fortress and logistical bottleneck in Cyrenaica, critical for the sustainment of the German-Italian frontier defensive line.
- A.A
- Anti-Aircraft artillery.
MC/GP (MEDIUM CAPACITY / GENERAL PURPOSE): Standard Allied demolition munitions. The aircraft in this mission carried a load of 8 x 250 lbs General Purpose bombs.
Crew
Observer 2/Lt. Wolhuter