Sortie Report (Form 541)
AEBA: POPOLI RR STN. - G857965BB: 1356 A HrsBC: Medium level bombing 070°/12000'24 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pistol36 x 250 GP 52 Det 44 PistolBD: Leading box patterned from justWEST of RR across target amongbuildings and as far as the river. Main concentration of burstsseen on RR and just EAST of it. Pattern from second box fellbetween Stn area and RR bridge G855963 and on course across riv[er]to Rd G860964. Direct hits on RR buildings and Rd.BE: One unidentified fighter 2000' S.W. of target on NORTH course15 unidentified fighters while crossing mountains on returnBF: NILBG: Verticals and Obliques of bomb burstsBH: NO M.E.T. seen in POPOLIRd CARAMANICO - ROCCACARAMANICO cleared of snowAIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.| | | | | | ||---|---|---|---|---|---|| 643H | MAJOR ORD | LT HODGES | 2/LT WALKER | CAPT HALL | FL || 412B | LT HEWITT | LT HORWITZ | F/SGT KIDNEY | A/SGT BOWEN | || 578G | CAPT VISSER | LT ELLIOTT | LT POTGEITER | LT V.D.WESTHUIZEN | || 441F | CAPT JOB | LT ROSE | F/SGT BOUCHER | 2/LT CASE | VL || 341L | LT MUSGROVE | LT GILDENHUYS | LT V.SCHALKWYK | A/SGT LEIPOLDT | || 467D | CAPT V.D.RIET | LT RIVE | F/SGT SAVAGE | A/SGT SCOTT | || 649Q | CAPT DALLING DFC. | LT McARAVEY | F/SGT FORRESTER | A/SGT BUCHLER | || 612T | LT BENNETT | LT HARLE | 2/LT STRYDOM | P/O GILDON | || 383W | LT GREDER | LT KIRBY | F/SGT GREYLING | A/SGT AIREY | || 460V | CAPT ~~RXXXXX~~ V.BREDA | LT NAUDE | F/SGT GRATTON | A/SGT LEISCHING | || 387R | LT RICHARDS | LT RABINOWITZ | F/SGT ROBBERTSE | A/SGT McCRINDLE | || 414P | LT ASKEW | LT LAMBERT | F/SGT GELDENHUYS | A/SGT CRAWHALL | |