Operation

BA: GUNS AND TROOPS POSITIONS C395041 BB: 0936 A Hrs BC: Medium Level Bombing 10500'/11000' 240º 24 x 500 MC 43 Det 27 Pistol (1 x 500 Exploded 500' below form) 33 x 250 GP do do (Rods) (3 x 250 GP do do Rods Jettisoned 15 miles East of TERM[OLI]) 2 exploded. 1 safe) BD: Target identified and hit by No. 1 box from C402045 to C395043. No. 2 box undershot in area C404044 towards C397036 N.R.O. BE: 4 Bursts HAA over target BF: 2 a/c minor damage — considered due to bomb burst BG: Obliques and verticals of bomb bursts BH: A/A bursts reported by one Gunner near 500 MC bomb which burst at same time 500' below formation. Recall signal received at approximately 0935 Hrs while bombing. On return 10/10 cloud and rain over GULF OF MANFREDONIA and inla[nd]. Proceeded to L/Gs MAGNA AND CANNE. 11 a/c landed. One a/c on receipt of conflicting Verey Lights proceeded to Base and landed in rain. AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST. 356Z MAJOR STUART LT PAWSON W/O FREESTONE LT HALL 445U CAPT DIEU LT ROSE. F. F/SGT BAILEY F/SGT DU RANT 383W LT GREDER LT REES F/SGT GREYLING A/SGT AIREY 916K LT ROBERTSON LT HANNING F/SGT DU PIESANIE F/SGT VALENTINE 181T LT HILL LT PIETERS F/SGT V.D. WESTHUIZEN A/SGT JENKINSON 387R CAPT V. BREDA LT NAUDE F/SGT GRATTON P/O GILDEN 181Y MAJOR COULL LT HARLE 2/Lts PERKINS & VAN ROOYEN 426J CAPT JOB LT OWEN-HUGHES F/SGT JARVIS LT SHAW 578G LT MURMAN LT WALTERS F/SGT ODENDAAL A/SGT STEWART 341L LT WILLMOT LT BORCHERDS 2/LT LOOTS F/SGT WALBRIDGE 545A LT WITTE LT RUSHFORTH F/SGT EATON A/SGT MARAIS 467D LT LONGMORE LT KENDAL F/SGT THEUNISSEN A/SGT MACKAY