Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA: GUNS AND TROOPS C370015BB: 1510 A Hrs.BC: Medium level bombing; 11000/11500' 230º/240º24 x 500 MC 43 Dets 27 Pistol36 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 hitSOUTH EAST portion of target – 037016 – 370012. Slight blacksmoke from one bomb burst on roadBE: Few bursts light/A/A NORTH WEST target on bombing run. Inaccurate.NO E/ABF: NILBG: Verticals and Obliques of bomb burstsBH: Movement of MET in FOSSACESIAOne a/c had electrical trouble and jettisoned bombs in sea onreturn.AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.167S CAPT SMIT LT KAY F/SGT JENSEN A/SGT SCHOOMBIE445U CAPT DIEU LT ROSE F/SGT BAILEY F/SGT DU RANT356Z LT RICHARDS LT KIRBY F/SGT ROBBERTSE A/SGT McCRINDLE240O CAPT DUGMORE LT MASTERS 2/LT MAASDORP F/SGT ROGERS383W LT ROBERTSON LT HANNING F/SGT DU PIESANIE F/SGT VALENTINE181Y LT HILL 2/LT PIETERS F/SGT V.D.WESTHUIZEN A/SGT EARP-JONES437H CAPT SAUNDERS P/O SMALLMAN LT POTGIETER A/SGT STEWART578G LT MURMAN LT WALTERS F/SGT ODENDAAL A/SGT STEWART916K LT LONGMORE LT KENDAL F/SGT THEUNISSEN A/SGT MACKAY426J CAPT JOB LT OWEN-HUGHES F/SGT JARVIS LT SHAW545A LT HEWITT LT HORWITZ F/SGT KIDNEY A/SGT BOWEN441F LT FROST LT WHITE F/SGT CARTER A/SGT ALLAN
Transcriber's Notes
- BA
- Target location.
- BB
- Time of attack.
- 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 trigger instantaneous detonation above ground level, maximizing fragmentation spread against personnel and soft-skinned vehicles.
- BD
- Narrative account of the strike.
- BE
- Anti-aircraft opposition (Flak).
- E/A
- Enemy Aircraft.
- BF
- Friendly losses or damage.
- BG
- Photographic evidence.