Operation

BA: TROOPS AND GUNS MOVING SOUTH-EAST OF LANCIANO FROM C330025 BB: 1300 Hrs BC: Medium level bombing, 12000' — 220º/255º 24 x 500 MC 43 Det 27 Pistol 36 x 250 GP do do (Rods) (of which 2 x 500 MC & 3 x 250 GP Jettisoned-1303-H6895-7000') BD: First box overshot due to evasive action, bombs falling in area C325020 and C328010 — NOT accurately pin-pointed. Second box bombed on 255º All bombs in area C329031 BE: 100/150 bursts Heavy accurate A/A. Guns sited in positions C336069 — C252037 — C278073 AND area C311032 — C321031 and LANCIANO town BF: One a/c hit by A/A, (slightly damaged) BG: Verticals and Obliques of bomb bursts BH: 3 explosions area MOZZAGROGNA white smoke coming from C350012 and C360012 2 shipping units in EAST portion of ORTONA harbour 6 MET moving SOUTH into FOSSACESIA and 6 MET moving SOUTH out of town. AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST. 412N CAPT DUGMORE LT MASTERS 2/LT MAASDORP F/SGT ROGERS 545A LT ASKEW LT LAMBERT F/SGT GELDENHUYS LT V. SCHALKWYK 383W LT GREDER LT HARLE F/SGT GREYLING A/SGT AIREY 387R LT RICHARDS LT KIRBY F/SGT ROBBERTSE A/SGT MCCRINDLE 460V CAPT V. BREDA LT NAUDE F/SGT GRATTON P/O GILDON 181T LT HILL LT PIETERS F/SGT V.D.WESTHUIZEN A/SGT JENKINSON 586B CAPT SAUNDERS P/O SMALLMAN LT POTGIETER A/SGT EARP-JONES 441P LT FROST LT WHITE F/SGT CARTER A/SGT ALLAN 356Z LT LONGMORE LT KENDAL F/SGT THEUNISSEN A/SGT MACKAY 341L LT WILLMOT LT BORCHERDS 2/LT LOOTS F/SGT WALBRIDGE 467D LT WITTE LT RUSHFORTH F/SGT EATON A/SGT MARAIS 916K LT HEWITT LT HORWITZ F/SGT KIDNEY A/SGT BOWEN