Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA: C330025 - EAST of LANCIANOBB: 0933 A Hrs and 0944 A HrsBC: Medium level ~~XXXXX~~ bombing, 11000' - 030º22 x 500 MC 43 Det 27 Pistol33 x 250 GP do do (Rods)BD: First box did dummy run as overshooting on first run. Bombed on 2ndrun C331023 - C333025. Second box bombed on first run C331025 -C333027 N.R.O.BE: 40/50 bursts H/A/A accurate over target - guns NOT sitedBF: NILBG: Verticals and Obliques of bomb burstsBH: 50 MET closely parked in LANCIANOSmall fire seen C3750307 Spitfires dived on A/A which stopped firing.AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.437H MAJOR STUART LT PAWSON W/O FREESTONE LT HALL441F LT FROST LT WHITE F/SGT CARTER A/SGT ALLAN916K LT LONGMORE LT KENDAL F/SGT THEUNISSEN A/SGT MACKAY426J LT MURMAN LT WALTERS F/SGT ODENDAAL A/SGT STEWART545A CAPT JOB LT OWEN-HUGHES F/SGT JARVIS LT SHAW341L LT HEWITT LT HORWITZ F/SGT KIDNEY A/SGT BOWEN167S CAPT SMIT LT KAY F/SGT JENSEN A/SGT SCHOOMBIE445U CAPT V. BREDA LT NAUDE F/SGT GRATTON P/O GILDON383W LT GREDER LT HARLE F/SGT GREYLING A/SGT AIREY586B CAPT DUGMORE LT MASTER 2/LT MAASDORP F/SGT ROGERS387R LT RICHARDS LT KIRBY F/SGT ROBBERTSE A/SGT McCRINDLE
Transcriber's Notes
- BA
- Target identification.
- BB
- Time of release.
- A Hrs
- Army Hours, denoting the standard military time synchronization within the Mediterranean Theatre. Biographical Analysis
- A Hrs
- Army Hours; standardized military time used by the Mediterranean Allied Air Forces (MAAF).
- BC
- Armament and release parameters.
- Rods
- Nose-extension rods utilized to trigger instantaneous detonation at or above ground level, maximizing fragmentation spread against personnel ("soft targets").
- BD
- Narrative strike assessment.
- N.R.O
- No Results Observed.
- BE
- Enemy ground opposition.
- H/A/A
- Heavy Anti-Aircraft fire (Flak).