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Operation No. 510

PALENA TOWN - 1276

Over target: 1243 hrs

Sortie Report (Form 541)

SORTIE REPORT(Part A)R.A.F. Form 441 A.E 22| [Header Columns] | [Content] ||---|---|| Sortie No. | 1 || Oprep. Ref. No. | 510 || Date | 9 Jan 44 || Squadron | 21 SAAF || Type of Aircraft | 12 Baltimores 2 Mk.3A, 10 Mk.4 || Aircraft No. | See over || Aircraft Letter | See over || Captain | LT/COL KOTZE || Crew | CAPT CARTER || Formation Leader | [Blank - aligned with Captain field] || Time Up | 1152 A Hrs 1st aircraft || Time Down | 1327 A Hrs last aircraft || Total Time | 17.00 hrs || Aerodrome or L.G. | TORTORELLA || State of Cloud | St.Cu. Scattered Cu en-route ||---|---|| Amount of Cloud | 10/10 -> 6/10 || Base of Cloud | 15/20000' -> 11000' upwards || Visibility | 15/20 miles || General Weather | Good || Map or Chart Reference | ITALY 1:100,000 Sheet 153 AGNONE ||---|---|| Task or Duty | PALENA TOWN - H1276 ||---|---|| Time | Height | Place | Narrative ||---|---|---|---|| 1152 | | BASE | a/b || 1210 | 1500 | BASE | S/C TERMOLI || 1237 | 6000 | TERMOLI | S/C TARGET || 1250 | 12000 | TARGET | Bombs dropped || 1315 | | BASE | Landed || 1327 | | | Last a/c landed |[Signature Block](Signed) [Signature unreadable - similar to "Lt Thompson"?]Lt forSIO 21 Squadron, S.A.A.F.PART B (on reverse) to be completed according to relevant pro-forma in H.Q. R.A.F. M.E. Instruction 34.HQP/1,500,000/4-42 P.T.O.