Sortie Report (Form 541)
SSBA: POPOLI RR STN - C857965BB: 1027 A HrsBC: Medium level bombing 010° 12000'24 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pistol36 x 250 GP 52 Det 44 PistolBD: Target easily identified in good visibility. Leader turned in andmade a short bombing run. Bombs overshot to N.N.E. of target fallingon side of hills C861972 to C864972 without apparent results. Bot[h]boxes bombed on leader. 2 x 500 lbs dropped between river bed andrailway C861968 causing a column of white smoke 200' high.BE: NILBF: NILBG: Verticals and Obliques of bomb burstsBH: (i) SULMONA railway station wrecked(ii) Top gunners report large columns of smoke from target area,visible from CASOLI on return journey.AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST. VANDE PUTTE| | | | | | ||---|---|---|---|---|---|| 649Q | CAPT DALLING DFC. | LT McARAVEY | F/SGT FORRESTER | A/SGT BUCHLER | || 445U | CAPT DIEU | LT VANDE PUTTE | F/SGT BAILEY | F/SGT DU RANT | || 387R | LT V.D. MERWE | LT JORDAAN | F/SGT VERITY | A/SGT PIENAAR | || 240G | CAPT DE WET | LT MELTZ | 2/LT DU PREEZ | A/SGT PEENS | || 612T | LT ROWE | LT JANSEN | 2/LT HEYNS | A/SGT PECKITT | || 414P | LT HILL | LT PIETERS | F/SGT V.D. WESTHUIZEN | A/SGT JENKINSON | || 341L | LT WILLMOT | LT BORCHERDS | 2/LT LOOTS | A/SGT EARP-JONES | || 578G | CAPT VISSER | LT ELLIOTT | LT POTGIETER | LT V.D. WESTHUIZEN | || 412B | LT MUSGROVE | LT GILDENHUYS | LT V.SCHALKWYK | A/SGT LEIPOLDT | || 441F | LT FROST | LT WHITE | F/SGT CARTER | A/SGT ALLAN | || 467D | LT LONGMORE | LT KENDAL | F/SGT THEUNISSEN | A/SGT MACKAY | || 637C | LT WITTE | LT RUSHFORTH | F/SGT EATON | A/SGT MARAIS | |