Sortie Report (Form 541)
C_O_N_F_I_D_E_N_T_I_A_L 186FROM :- S.I.O. 21 SQUADRON S.A.A.F.TO :- H.Q. M.A.A.F. ( ATTENTION OPERATIONS RECORDS.)H.Q. M.A.T.A.F.( SCORU.)W.I.O. 3 S A WING.REF. 21S/982.DATE. 31st MARCH 1945.OPREP NO. 982 FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 2100 HRS ON THE 30th MARCH 1945.A. TO V. NIL.W. : (1) 4 MARAUDERS 111 (11) NIL.X. : (1) 7.05 HRS. (11) NIL.Y TO Z. NIL. S.L. Bosch [handwritten signature] ___-------------------- CAPTAIN. S.I.O. 21 SQUADRON S.A.A.F.
Transcriber's Notes
- 21 SQUADRON S.A.A.F
- A South African Air Force medium bomber unit operating within the Desert Air Force (DAF).
- SCORU
- South African Operations Records Unit.
- OPREP NO. 982
- Operational Report number 982, documenting activity for the period ending 21:00 hours on 30th March 1945.
- NIL
- Military notation indicating that no combat sorties or operational missions were successfully completed during the reporting period.
3 S A WING: No. 3 Wing SAAF, the administrative and tactical higher command overseeing 21 Squadron's medium bomber operations.
MC/GP (Medium Capacity / General Purpose): Standard Allied aerial ordnance classifications for high-explosive bombs typically utilized against infrastructure.