Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA: POPOLI CHEMICAL FACTORY G870991BB: 1026 A Hrs to 1038 A Hrs (Two runs)BC: Medium level bombing attack1st Box 265° 12100'2nd Box 260° 11000'24 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pistol192 x 30 Incendiaries.NOTE. 16 x 30 Incend. hang-up (Container lead NOT plugged in on 2containers)BD: Independent bombing by each of the 4 Vics.1st Vic from G880993 to G8729922nd Vic from G877993 to G8739923rd Vic from G878991 to G8719914th Vic from G878993 to 871990One direct hit on building G876992 - Column of brown smokeOne direct hit on building G873992 - Set on fire - Black smokeOne direct hit on Rd G878991Some of the incendiaries badly overshot G882989. One of the barsfrom one of the incendiaries containers in Baltimore Mk.4 "U" hit"S" denting Top Gunner's turret.BE: NILBF: NILBG: Verticals and Obliques of bomb burstsBH: At 1040 Hrs 4 MT stationary PRATOLA Town.At 1040 Hrs One MT moving, One MT stationary G8599555 plus MT moving NORTH on Rd towards CASTEL VECCHIO8/12 MT heading NORTH on various Rds CARAMANICO area4 Railway trucks TORRE DE PASSERI station - at 1030 Hrs 20/25 burstsH/A/A directed at 4 fighters over PESCARA - Inaccurate.AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.| | | | | | ||---|---|---|---|---|---|| 437N | LT/COL KOTZE | CAPT CARTER | 2/LT THOMPSON | LT TE WATER POHL | FL || 387R | LT ROWE | LT JANSEN | 2/LT HEYNS | A/SGT PECKITT | || 445U | CAPT DIEU | LT VANDE PUTTE | F/SGT BAILEY | F/SGT DU RANT | || 383W | CAPT DE WET | LT MELTZ | LT DU PREEZ | A/SGT PEENS | VL || 414P | LT HILL | LT PIETERS | F/SGT V.D.WESTHUIZEN | A/SGT JENKINSON | || 167S | LT ASKEW | LT LAMBERT | F/SGT GELDENHUYS | A/SGT CRAWHALL | || 545A | CAPT JOB | LT ROSE | 2/LT CASE | A/SGT EARP-JONES | BL || 586K | LT MUSGROVE | LT GILDENHUYS | LT V.SCHALKWYK | A/SGT LIEPOLDT | || 645J | CAPT V.D.RIET | LT RIVE | F/SGT SAVAGE | A/SGT SCOTT | || 441F | LT FROST | LT WHITE | F/SGT CARTER | A/SGT ALLAN | VL || 467D | LT LONGMORE | LT KENDAL | F/SGT THEUNISSEN | A/SGT MACKAY | || 412B | LT WITTE | LT RUSHFORTH | F/SGT EATON | A/SGT MARAIS | |
Transcriber's Notes
- MT
- Motor Transport.
- H/A/A
- Heavy Anti-Aircraft artillery.
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