Sortie Report (Form 541)
- Date
- 7th July, 1944
APPENDIX "K"39To : HQ MAAF (attention 23rd SCORU)HQ MATAF (attention 2nd Command 23rd SCORU)SAOA SAAFFrom : SIO, 21 Squadron, SAAFRef : 21S/753Date : 7th July, 1944OPREP No. 753 for period ending 21.00 hrs on 7th July, 1944Ref Map : ITALY 1:100,000 SHEET 101 RIMINIA: 12 Baltimores were airborne from PESCARA at 09.06 hrs to bomb RIMINIJETTY (F15 -- target chart No. 4-113 MA/Marshalling Yards). Afterrendezvous at PERUGIA with a close escort of 8 Spits, formation setcourse for the coast and along it towards target. Attack took placeat 10.52 hrs from 14,000' on a course of 280° in clear visibility.First box undershot slightly from R852993 to R850993 -- most bombsamong built-up area, starting one fire (black fire) and small explo-sions. Second box overshot bombs falling into sea beyond Jetty. Allaircraft landed by 12.00 hrs.B: (i) 5 Balts Mk IV(ii) NIL(i) 7 Balts Mk V(ii) NILC: (i) & (ii) NIL(i) & (ii) NILD: (i) 14.10 hrs(ii) NIL(i) 19.50 hrs(ii) NILE: (i) 16,000 x .301,500 x .3033,500 x .50(ii) & (iii) NIL(i) 22,400 x .302,100 x .3034,900 x .50(ii) & (iii) NILF: (i) 10 x 500 MC15 x 250 GP(ii) as in (i)(iii) & (iv) NIL(i) 14 x 500 MC21 x 250 GP(ii) as in (i)(iii) & (iv) NILFused : 24 x 500 -- 36 det 27 pist Nose36 det 28 pist Tail36 x 250 -- 52 det 44 pist Nose36 det 28 pist TailG to V: NILW: (i) 2 Balts Mk IV(ii) NIL(i) 3 Marauders MkIII(ii) NILX: (i) 1.20 hrs(ii) NIL(i) 4.55 hrs(ii) NILY to Z: NILS.L. Boshoff Capt.S.I.O., 21 Squadron, S.A.A.F.
Transcriber's Notes
- SCORU
- Statistical Control and Operations Research Unit.
- SAOA
- Senior Air Officer Administration.
- Spits
- Spitfires. 40 Verification: Target File Verification: The document is dated 9th July, 1944 in the "Date" field. It is a Sortie Report (Appendix "L") labeled 40 in the top right corner.
- S.I.O
- Squadron Intelligence Officer.
Tactics (The "Hook"):
Personnel Change (New Signature):
Marauder Conversion:
Abbreviations:
pist: Pistol (Fuse mechanism).
det: Detonator.