Sortie Report (Form 541)
21 SQUADRON S.A.A.F. OPREP NUMBER 983. 31st MARCH 1945.RAID ON CONEGLIANO M/ YARDS. OPERATION NUMBER 180/21S/M. T/O. 1245.P. 575 : LT. COL. ORD. WELLS. HODGES. SMIT J.C. FORSTER BELLINGANG. 519 : LT. KRIEL PRETORIUS du PLESSIS DINN MALAN SANDILANDS.C. 550 : F/O. HANNA CALLAGHAN NAUDE OLDFIELD vd BERG PAXTON.J. 572 : LT. ISTED WILLIAMS GELB BEDFORD BOTHA COLLINS.U. 557 : LT. MUIR DALE LISTER FOSTER JONES ROUKE.R. 471 : LT. FRANCIS RAPP ALBERTYN ANDREWS RENNIE LAIRD.N. 498 : LT. von HOLDT DORE MAIN KING STEPHEN CERONIO.S. 566 : LT. BECKE MEYER JOHNSTONE HEALE GIDLOW Mc CAUSLAND.WIND - SHIP :A. 429 : LT. REYNEKE CORDELL MASTERS TEAGUE HENNESSY CLOETE TENNANT.TIMES:- ALL A/C 3.05 HRS.
Transcriber's Notes
- S.A.A.F
- South African Air Force.
- OPREP NUMBER 983
- Operational Report number 983.
- T/O. 1245
- Time of Take-Off, 12:45 hours.
MC/GP (Medium Capacity / General Purpose): Standard Allied aerial ordnance classifications for high-explosive bombs. Missions against rail infrastructure like Conegliano typically utilized 500 lb or 1,000 lb GP bombs to maximize the destruction of rail lines and rolling stock.