Sortie Report (Form 541)
21 Squadron S.A.A.F. Oprep No. 976 Operation Ni. 178/21s/M24th March, 1945 RAID ON CASARSA M/YARDS. T/Off:- 1150 Hrs.575 P : Maj. Dieu Parsonson Hatswell Durrant Mitchell Peckitt566 S : Lt. Becke Meyer Bailey Heale McCausland Gidlow471 R : P/O Long Gaum Johnstone Fisher Griejbe Eave.513 Hv: Lt. Hussey Quaife Wells Boast Kennedy Pienaar561 B : Lt. Isted Lt. Williams Gelb Bedford Botha Collins572 J : Lt. Reyneke Cordell Kockett Hennesey Cloete Tennant535 K : Lt. Stuart Ramsay Owen Hughes Fraser Howden Du Plessis572 J : F/O Hanna Callaghan Naude Naude Oldfield van de Berg Paxton577 U : Lt. Granger P/O Stuart Harle Kruger Wood Adams550 C : Lt. Watermeyer Goble Butler Trivett Venter Wilding583 V : Lt. von Heldt Dore Main King Stephen CeronioANTI FLAK:)537 YY: Lt. Muir Dale Lister Malan Foster Rourke474 D : Lt. Fraser Jandrell du Plessis Barrow Jenner Richardson.TIMES:- 3.00 Hrs. all A/C except 535 K : Lt. Stuart. . . .1.10 Hrs.Handwritten Marginalia / Stamps:
Folio Number: 175 (Handwritten, Top Right).
Reference Stamp:
Transcriber's Notes
- ANTI FLAK
- A tactical designation for aircraft assigned to suppress enemy anti-aircraft ground batteries during the bomb run. In this mission, aircraft 537 YY and 474 D were tasked with this role.
MC/GP (Medium Capacity / General Purpose): Standard high-explosive ordnance, typically 250lb or 500lb bombs, carried by Baltimore crews for the interdiction of logistical and rail targets.