Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA: SULMONA RR STN and M/YBB: 1013 HrsBC: Medium level bombing 160°/180° 11000'24 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pistol31 x 250 GP do do5 x 250 GP 52 Det 37 PistolBD: Target showed wrecked from previous raids and surrounded by old bombcraters Loco Repair Sheds a charred ruins. Bombs fell from N.E. portionof target area across RR and just beyond Coal store covering area from692846 - 092837. Explosion withyellowish brown smoke rising 300'S.E. Loco Repair Sheds near Coal store. Direct hits on RR and abuilding EAST of RR in Southern section of target area with largeamount of white smoke.BE: NILBF: NILBG: Verticals and Obliques of Bomb burstsBH: 223 Squadron hit target across centre.NO trucks or train in StationRd bend near ROCCACARAMANICO H0288 shows fresh earthAIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.| | | | | | ||---|---|---|---|---|---|| 437N | CAPT DALLING DFC. | LT McARAVEY | F/SGT FORRESTER | A/SGT BUCHLER | FL || 383W | LT GREDER | LT KIRBY | F/SGT GREYLING | A/SGT AIREY | || 612T | LT BENNETT | LT HARLE | 2/LT STRYDOM | P/O GILDON | || 445O | CAPT V.BREDA | LT NAUDE | F/SGT GRATTON | A/SGT LEISCHING | VL || 414P | LT ROWE | LT JANSEN | 2/LT HEYNS | A/SGT PECKITT | || 376R | LT RICHARDS | LT RABINOWITZ | F/SGT ROBBERTSE | A/SGT McCRINDLE | || 545A | CAPT JOB | LT ROSE | 2/LT CASE | A/SGT EARP-JONES | BL || 412B | LT MUSGROVE | LT GILDENHUYS | LT V.SCHALKWYK | A/SGT LEIPOLDT | || 645J | CAPT V.D.RIET | LT RIVE | F/SGT SAVAGE | A/SGT SCOTT | || 637C | LT WITTE | LT RUSHFORTH | F/SGT EATON | A/SGT MARAIS | VL || 578G | CAPT VISSER | LT ELLIOTT | LT POTGEITER | LT V.D.WESTHUIZEN | || 467D | LT ASHTON | LT STUART | F/SGT HARMSE | A/SGT BROUGH | |