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Sortie Report (Form 541)

BA: ARMED RECCE RDS - CONTONE - CONTURSI - EBOLI then(1) AULETTA - POTENZA - CORLETO - LAGONEGRO(2) AULETTA - BRIENZA - LAGONEGROBB: From 2321 Hrs LT to 0116 Hrs LT.BC: Medium level bombing, various courses, 8000/105000 feet24 x 250 G.P. 43 Det. 27 Pistols with rods.8 x 40 G.P. 43 Det. 38 Pistols.BD: MET seen and attacked in target area as below. Off target area 11MET seen along Rd AVIGLIANO - O.1049 mostly moving N.W. fast, somewith lights, attacked and ground strafed. N.9929, N.9627 - 3 x 250on scattered MET, hit Rd & near miss. 0.0327, 2 x 250 on 16 METin convoy stationary without lights, caused small fire. Approximately40 MET seen on Rd CONTURSI -CAMPAGNA.O.3318, 2 x 40 on 5/6 MET, hit Rd N.R.O. T.4287, 1 x 250 on Rd. N.R.O.RD CONTONE - AULETTA 6 x 250, 2 x 40 singly, near miss 5/6 METO.2617, 3 x 250, hit Rd. O.3108, 3 x 250, 2 x 40 on rd N.R.O. offO.1728, 2 x 250, 1 x 40, on lights BUCCINO and near 5/6 METO.2729, 1 x 250, near approximately 10 MET. O.2740, 2 x 250 singlyon either side of river, 15/20 MET in area N.R.O. 0.1049, 1 x 250,1 x 40, bursts near Rd, ground strafed from 300 feet for radius 5plus miles, hits along line 20 MET and groups of 4/6 MET each.BE: 4 bursts medium A/A, black bursts, EBOLI, inaccurate. Inaccurate firefrom own lines and SALERNOBF: NILBG: NILBH: 2 unidentified a/c SERRE area. Ship burning 2 miles off coast, 12miles NORTH of LICOSA Pt. 2358 Hrs.Fires: ACERNO - MONTECORVINO area, area T.0070, 4 fires betweenSERRE and EBOLI, one CAMPAGNA.Bombing seen Beach area NORTH AGRO POLI, in POTENZA, flares andbombs EAST BATTIPAGLIA. Gun flashes seen N.W. ROCCADASPIDE.AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.290C Lt/Col. BRITZ. DFC. P/O SMALLMAN 2/LTs HARRISON & PICKUP586B Capt. SAUNDERS Lt. BOOYSE. F/S MOORE Sgt. EARP-JONES341L Lt. WILLMOT. Lt. BORCHARDS. F/Sgt LOOTS F/Sgt WALBRIDGE951YY Major JANDRELL, Lt. CHRISTIE. 2/Lts LE ROUX & VILJOEN

Transcriber's Notes

Hrs LT
Hours Local Time.
G.P
General Purpose bombs.
MET
Mechanical Enemy Transport (motorized military vehicles and convoys).
Rd
Road.
N.W
North-West.
N.R.O
No Results Observed.
A/A
Anti-Aircraft fire.
LICOSA Pt
Licosa Point (Punta Licosa).
DFC
Distinguished Flying Cross.

Abbreviations and Technical Terms Expanded

a/c: Aircraft.