Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA: GUN POSITIONS D6054BB: 1835 Hrs LTBC: Medium Level Bombing. 12000 feet, Course 090º71 x 250 lbs. G.P. 52 Dets.(1 x 250 lbs. G.P. hung up, Jettisoned in sea S.W. BAGNARA)BD: Formation attacked in two boxes of 6 each and bombs burst from D590542 to D608537 in good pattern. Gun flashes were seen coming from among buildings were some bombs exploded.BE: Moderate H.A.A. from BAGNARA inaccurate. L.A.A. (Yellow bursts) below formation, bursting after curve downwards. Inaccurate.BF: Nil.BG: Obliques and Verticals taken of bomb bursts, 12000 feet. Course 090º I.A.S. 220BH: General movement of small lots of M.T. on main roads.AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.356Z CAPT. STUART. LT. PAWSON. F/S. MORLEY. 2/LT. SCHUMANN240D LT. DUGMORE. LT. MASTERS. 2/LT. MAASDORP. F/S. ROGERS951V LT. GREDER. LT. OWEN-HUGHES. F/S. GREYLING. 2/LT. GROENEWALD221Y LT. EATON. LT. GOULD. SGT. FREESTONE. F/S. VAN ROOYAN181T LT. BENNETT. LT. HARLE. F/S. STRYDOM. P/O GILDEN383R LT. RICHARDS. LT. DECONNICK. F/S. ROBERTSE. SGT. MCGRINDLE290C LT. BLEIDEN. LT. ROSE. F/S. JARVIS. F/S. PERKINS.206J LT. WOOD. LT. NEL. F/S. JAMES. SGT. ROBERTSON341L CAPT. SAUNDERS. LT. BOOYSE. F/S. MOORE. SGT. EARP-JONES271F LT/COL. BRITZ D.F.C. P/O. SMALLMAN. 2/LTs HARRISON & PICKUP195G LT. MURMAN. LT. WALTERS. F/S. ODENDAAL. SGT STEWART179A LT. ASKEW. LT. LAMBERT. F/S. GELDENHUYS. SGT. CRAWHALL
Transcriber's Notes
- G.P
- General Purpose bombs.
- Dets
- Detonators.
- S.W
- South-West.
- H.A.A
- Heavy Anti-Aircraft fire.
- L.A.A
- Light Anti-Aircraft fire.
- I.A.S
- Indicated Air Speed.
- M.T
- Mechanical Transport.
- F/S
- Flight Sergeant.
- LT/COL
- Lieutenant Colonel. Personnel and Command Observations
- D.F.C
- Distinguished Flying Cross.
Abbreviations and Technical Terms Expanded