Sortie Report (Form 541)
R.A.F. Form 441 A.SORTIE REPORT(Part A)Sheet No. 1Oprep. Ref. No. 423Date. 26.10.43Squadron. 21 SAAFNo. of Aircraft. 12 BALTS (1 Mk III, 5 Mk IIIA, 6 Mk IV)Aircraft No. ) see listAircraft Letter. )Captain. Major STUARTCrew. Lt. PAWSON.Other a/c followed on course.Time Up. 0900 A hrs 1st a/cTime Down. 1057 A hrs last a/cTotal Time. 21.00 hrsAerodrome or L.G. TORTORELLA LGType of Cloud. St.Cu (BORANO - 2 miles EAST of target)Amount of Cloud. 10/10 (Broken Cu to NW)Base of Cloud. 10,000 ' TopsVisibility. GoodGeneral Weather. FairMap or Chart Reference. ITALY 1:250,000 sheets 35, 36, 37. ITALY 1:100,000 sheets 161, 162Target or Duty. AMMO and STORES Area - H274278 - 282271 - 282274| Height | Place | Narrative ||---|---|---|| | Base | airborne || 6000 | Foggia | Picked up fighters || 8000 | | s/c Target || 14000 | Target | Dummy run || 13000 | | Bombed || 10000 | Biono | s/c Base || 3000 | Base | || | | Landed. || | | Last a/c landed. |(Sgd) W. Thompson Capt.SIO. 21 SQUADRON SAAF.
Transcriber's Notes
- R.A.F
- Royal Air Force.
- Oprep. Ref. No
- Operational Report Reference Number.
- SAAF
- South African Air Force.
- BALTS
- Martin Baltimore light bombers.
- Mk
- Mark (referring to the aircraft version).
- St.Cu
- Stratocumulus (cloud type).
- Cu
- Cumulus (cloud type).
- NW
- Northwest.
- AMMO
- Ammunition.
- Sgd
- Signed. Observations on Individuals Mentioned
Expanded Abbreviations
a/c: Aircraft.
s/c: Steered course.