Sortie Report (Form 541)
- Date
- 29th JULY, 1944
TO : H. Q. MAAF ( ATTENTION 23rd SCORU)H. Q. TAF ITALY ( ATTENTION SCORU)SAOS SAAF.FROM : SIO 21 SQUADRON SAAF.REF. : 778/ 21 SQ.DATE : 29th JULY, 1944.OPREP NO. 778 FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 2100 ON THE 28th JULY, 1944.A TO V : N I L.W. : (i) 15 Mar. 111(ii) NILX. : (i) 32.05 Hours(ii) NILY. : 110 x 100 Sand Practice Bombs.Z. : NIL.S. L. Boshoff LT.SIO 21 SQUADRON S.A.A.F.
Transcriber's Notes
- SCORU
- Statistical Control and Operations Research Unit.
- SAOS SAAF
- Senior Air Officer South Africa, South African Air Force.
- OPREP
- Operational Report.
- Mar. 111
- Marauder Mark III (the RAF/SAAF version of the Martin B-26F/G).
- NIL
- None/Zero. 78 This document is a formal Appendix to the War Diary for 21 Squadron, 3 SAAF Wing, providing a comprehensive operational summary for the month of July 1944. Verification: The target file 270__78.jpg is an operational narrative and does not contain a standard "Date" column like the Sortie Reports. However, it is explicitly titled for the PERIOD — 1st to 31st JULY, 1944 and is labeled as archival page 77 in the top right margin.
- S.A.A.F
- South African Air Force.
Operational Status (July 28, 1944):
The Marauder Conversion (The Final Push):
Personnel and Organizational Observations:
Location and Modern Identity:
Abbreviations Expanded: