Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA: Movement Rds. POLLA - EBOLI - 0.1050 - POTENZABB: 0030 Hrs - 0245 Hrs LT.BC: Medium Level. Heights 8/10500 feet24 x 250 G.P. 43 Det. 27 Pistols (Rods)128 x 40 G.P. 43 Det. 36 Pistols200 x .30 ammunition.BD: Aircraft started at POLLA and searched the roads. Bombs were dropped on M.T. and lights at the following points in the target area;2 x 250 at 0.3907, 3 x 250 and 16 x 40 at 0.1526, 4 x 250 and 32 x 40 at 0.0129 to cross-roads at 0.1049, 9 x 250 and 48 x 40 across Cross-roads at 0.1049, 6 x 250 and 32 x 40 between 0.1049 and WEST of POTENZA. At 0.2143 one aircraft (291U) bombed 20 M.T. and made two straffing attacks from 50 feet. NO results obtained.BE: Slight L/A/A and H/A/A seen EAST of EBOLI, inaccurate. Some M/G fire from 0.2143.BF: NILBG: NILBH: NILAIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.230C CAPT DUGMORE LT MASTERS F/S MAASDORP F/S ROGERS291U LT HARGRAVE LT REES F/S JENSEN F/S VALENTINE181Y LT BENNETT LT HARVEY F/S STRYDOM SGT JENKINSON353W LT GREDLEY LT MCAULAY F/S GREYLING F/S LEISCHING230C LT/COL. BRITZ, DFC. P/O SMALLMAN 2/LT. HARRISON & PICKUP206J LT GUARD LT WEBBER 2/LTS TONS & De VILLIERS341L LT WILLMOT LT BORCHERDS F/S LOOTS F/S WALDRIDGE195G LT MURMAN LT MANNING F/S ODENDAAL SGT STEWART
Transcriber's Notes
- LT
- Local Time.
- G.P
- General Purpose (High Explosive bombs).
- Det
- Detonator.
- M.T
- Motor Transport (enemy supply trucks and troop carriers).
- M/G
- Machine Gun fire.
- F/S
- Flight Sergeant.
- DFC
- Distinguished Flying Cross.
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