Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA: WESTERN EDGE OF ROAD – 0326042 – LANCIANOBB: 0920 A HrsBC: Medium level bombing – 11000' – 350º24 x 500 MC 43 Det 27 Pistol36 x 250 GP do do (Rods)BD: Bursts in good pattern ~~XXXX~~ between 0321039 – 325040 – 328027 –325025, majority between village and main road at cross-roads.Direct hits on road and buildings and fire started at 0327030BE: 6 bursts H/A/A after bombing – accurate for height onlyBF: NILBG: Obliques and Verticals of bomb burstsBH: 10 MET C328033 moving NORTH and 10 MET C326034 moving SOUTH.Bostons caused fire in SOUTH-EAST area of townAIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.437H LT/COL KOTZE LT CARTER 2/LT PERKINS 2/LT VAN ROOYEN441F LT FROST LT WHITE F/SGT CARTER A/SGT ALLAN578G LT MURMAN LT WALTERS F/SGT ODENDAAL A/SGT STEWART586B LT LONGMORE LT KENDAL F/SGT THEUNISSEN A/SGT MACKAY545A LT ASKEW LT LAMBERT F/SGT GELDENHUYS A/SGT ROBERTSON916K LT HEWITT LT HORWITZ F/SGT KIDNEY A/SGT BOWEN167S CAPT SMIT LT KAY F/SGT JENSEN A/SGT SCHOOMBIE181Y LT ROBERTSON LT HANNING F/SGT DU PIESANIE F/SGT VALENTINE383W LT GREDER LT REES F/SGT GREYLING A/SGT AIREY356Z LT RICHARDS LT KIRBY ~~XXXX~~ F/SGT ROBBERTSE A/SGT McCRINDLE181T LT HILL LT PIETERS F/SGT V.D.WESTHUIZEN A/SGT JENKINSON240O CAPT V. BREDA LT NAUDE F/SGT GRATTON P/O GILDEN
Transcriber's Notes
- BA
- Target identification.
- BB
- Time of release.
- A Hrs
- Army Hours, denoting the standard military time synchronization within the Mediterranean Theatre. Biographical Analysis
- BC
- Armament and release parameters.
- Rods
- Nose-extension rods fitted to GP bombs to ensure instantaneous detonation at or above ground level, maximizing fragmentation spread against personnel and soft-skinned vehicles.
- BD
- Narrative strike assessment.
- BE
- Enemy ground opposition.
- H/A/A
- Heavy Anti-Aircraft fire (Flak).
- BF
- Friendly losses or damage.
- BG
- Photographic coverage.