BA: GUNS AND TROOPS C370015
BB: 1510 A Hrs.
BC: Medium level bombing; 11000/11500' 230º/240º
24 x 500 MC 43 Dets 27 Pistol
36 x 250 GP do do (Rods)
of which 2 x 500 and 3 x 250 jettisoned safe at sea J6930 – 3000'
BD: Target identified on arrival by lay-out of buildings and roads.
First box undershot – bursts 337016 – 374013. Second box hit
SOUTH EAST portion of target – 037016 – 370012. Slight black
smoke from one bomb burst on road
BE: Few bursts light/A/A NORTH WEST target on bombing run. Inaccurate.
NO E/A
BF: NIL
BG: Verticals and Obliques of bomb bursts
BH: Movement of MET in FOSSACESIA
One a/c had electrical trouble and jettisoned bombs in sea on
return.
AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.
167S CAPT SMIT LT KAY F/SGT JENSEN A/SGT SCHOOMBIE
445U CAPT DIEU LT ROSE F/SGT BAILEY F/SGT DU RANT
356Z LT RICHARDS LT KIRBY F/SGT ROBBERTSE A/SGT McCRINDLE
240O CAPT DUGMORE LT MASTERS 2/LT MAASDORP F/SGT ROGERS
383W LT ROBERTSON LT HANNING F/SGT DU PIESANIE F/SGT VALENTINE
181Y LT HILL 2/LT PIETERS F/SGT V.D.WESTHUIZEN A/SGT EARP-JONES
437H CAPT SAUNDERS P/O SMALLMAN LT POTGIETER A/SGT STEWART
578G LT MURMAN LT WALTERS F/SGT ODENDAAL A/SGT STEWART
916K LT LONGMORE LT KENDAL F/SGT THEUNISSEN A/SGT MACKAY
426J CAPT JOB LT OWEN-HUGHES F/SGT JARVIS LT SHAW
545A LT HEWITT LT HORWITZ F/SGT KIDNEY A/SGT BOWEN
441F LT FROST LT WHITE F/SGT CARTER A/SGT ALLAN
BA: GUNS AND TROOPS C370015
BB: 1510 A Hrs.
BC: Medium level bombing; 11000/11500' 230º/240º
24 x 500 MC 43 Dets 27 Pistol
36 x 250 GP do do (Rods)
of which 2 x 500 and 3 x 250 jettisoned safe at sea J6930 – 3000'
BD: Target identified on arrival by lay-out of buildings and roads.
First box undershot – bursts 337016 – 374013. Second box hit
SOUTH EAST portion of target – 037016 – 370012. Slight bl…
