Sortie Report (Form 541)
- Duty
- RR M/Y COLLEFERRO 9170490 | Height. | Place. |
R.A.F. Form 441 A.SORTIE REPORT(Part A.)Sheet No. 1Oprep. Ref. No. 431Date. 2 Nov 43Squadron. 21 SAAFNo. of Aircraft. 12 Baltimores1 Mk.3; 3 Mk.3A; 8 Mk.4Aircraft No. )Aircraft Letter. ) See overCaptain. MAJOR STUARTCrew. LT PAWSONSquadron leaderTime Up. 1005 A Hrs 1st A/CTime Down. 1251 A Hrs Last A/CTotal Time. 31.00 HrsAerodrome or L.G. TORTORELLAType of Cloud. Cu. (FOGGIA-BENEVENTO & LEPINI Mtns)Amount of Cloud. 5/10Base of Cloud. Tops 3/5000'Visibility. GoodGeneral Weather. GoodMap or Chart Reference.St.Cu S.W. NAPLES & S.E. Target7000'1:500000 NAPLES NE1:500000 ROMA NE1:100000 Sheet 152Target or Duty. RR M/Y COLLEFERRO 9170490| Height. | Place. | Narrative. ||---|---|---|| 05 | TORTORELLA | A/B || 25 3000 | FOGGIA | s/c CASERTA || 45 8000 | CASERTA | Picked up fighters || 54 9000 | CASERTA | s/c LAKE FOGLIANO (Followed Coast) || 08 14000 | LAKE FOGLIANO | s/c Target || 26 13000 | TARGET | Bombed || 30 10000 | LAKE FOGLIANO | s/c CASERTA (Following Coast) || 52 8000 | CASERTA | s/c TORTORELLA || 47 3000 | TORTORELLA | || 10 | | Landed || 51 | | Last Aircraft Landed |(Sgd) [unclear] Capt.SIO 21 Squadron, S.A.A.F.
Transcriber's Notes
- R.A.F
- Royal Air Force.
- Oprep. Ref. No
- Operational Report Reference Number.
- LT
- Lieutenant.
- L.G
- Landing Ground.
- Mtns
- Mountains.
- RR M/Y
- Railroad Marshalling Yard.
- A/B
- Airborne.
- Sgd
- Signed.
- SIO
- Senior Intelligence Officer.
Expanded Abbreviations:
s/c: Steered course.
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