Sortie Report (Form 541)
SORTIE REPORT(Part A)R.A.F. Form 441 A.V 45| [Header Columns] | [Content] ||---|---|| Sheet No | 1 || Oprep. Ref. No. | 528 || Date | 24 Jan 44 || Squadron | 21 SAAF || Type of Aircraft | 13 Baltimores (1 returned || Aircraft No. | Mk.4s early) || Aircraft Letter | See over || Captain | LT/COL KOTZE || Crew | CAPT CARTER || | Formation Leader || Time Up | 0755 A Hrs 1st a/c || Time Down | 1024 A Hrs last a/c || Total Time | 28.20 Hours || Aerodrome or L.G. | TORTORELLA || Type of Cloud | St.Cu over Mtns WEST & S.W. Target & 15 miles out to sea. ||---|---|| Amount of Cloud | 6/10 || Base of Cloud | 5000' 10,000' Tops || Visibility | 20/25 miles || General Weather | Bumpy and cloud closing in over target. || Map or Chart Reference | ITALY 1:100,000 Sheet 140 TERAMO ||---|---|| Task or Duty | PENNE B9428 ||---|---|| Time | Height | Place | Narrative ||---|---|---|---|| 0755 | | BASE | a/b || 0830 | 8000 | TERMOLI | R.V. Point || 0835 | 9000 | TERMOLI | S/c CASOLI || 0903 | 13300 | TARGET | Bombs dropped || 1010 | | BASE | Landed || 1024 | | | Last a/c landed |[Signature Block](Signed) [Signature unreadable - similar to "Lt Thompson"?]CaptSIO 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. P.T.O.
Transcriber's Notes
- R.V
- Rendezvous.
- S/c
- Set Course.
- SIO
- Squadron Intelligence Officer. 63 Verification: Target File Verification: This document is the reverse side (Part B) of the Sortie Report for January 24th, 1944 (Sortie No. 528). Although there is no "Date" column on this side, the target "PENNE B9428 - To create Rd Block" and the "Time over Target" of 0904 A Hrs match the Part A document from the previous image (269-1__62.jpg) dated Jan 24, 1944.
Abbreviations:
a/b: Airborne.