Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA: C395049 - NORTH FOSSACESIABB: 1137 A HrsBC: Medium level bombing 10500' 270º24 x 500 MC 43 Set 27 Pistol36 x 250 GP do do (Rods) (1 x 250 jettisoned H6220937500' at 1142 Hrs)BD: First box overshot from C390050 on course in short stick. Bombsfalling NORTH of wadi WEST of town. Second box hit target areaC395050 to C392050. 3 direct hits on road. Bombs fell just NORTHof buildings, N.R.O.BE: 15 bursts H/A/A to NORTH in distance after bombingBF: NILBG: Verticals and Obliques of bomb burstsBH: Medium fire with yellow ~~XXXXX~~ flame in ~~Western~~ Northern portion of town4 S/E A/C seen 500' below formation during bombing run, andbombing - interfered with Leader's bombing.AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.167S CAPT SMIT LT KAY F/SGT JENSEN A/SGT SCHOOMBIE181Y LT ROBERTSON LT HANNING F/SGT DU PIESANIE F/SGT VALENTINE383W LT GREDER LT REES F/SGT GREYLING A/SGT AIREY387R LT RICHARDS LT KIRBY F/SGT ROBBERTSE A/SGT McCRINDLE445U CAPT V. BREDA LT NAUDE F/SGT GRATTON P/O GILDON181T LT HILL LT PIETERS F/SGT V.D.WESTHUIZEN A/SGT JENKINSON586B CAPT SAUNDERS P/O SMALLMAN LT POTGIETER A/SGT EARP-JONES545A LT ASKEW LT LAMBERT F/SGT GELDENHUYS LT V.SCHALKWYK341L LT LONGMORE LT KENDAL F/SGT THEUNISSEN A/SGT MACKAY426J LT WOOD LT NEL F/SGT JAMES A/SGT ROBERTSON578G CAPT JOB LT OWEN-HUGHES F/SGT JARVIS LT SHAW916K LT WITTE LT RUSHFORTH F/SGT EATON A/SGT MARAIS
Transcriber's Notes
- A Hrs
- Army Hours (Standardized military time). Biographical Analysis
- A Hrs
- Army Hours; military time synchronized for Mediterranean Allied Air Forces (MAAF) operations.
- Rods
- Nose-extension rods fitted to GP bombs to trigger instantaneous detonation at ground level, maximizing fragmentation spread against "soft" targets like infantry.
- N.R.O
- No Results Observed.
- H/A/A
- Heavy Anti-Aircraft fire (Flak).
- S/E A/C
- Single-Engine Aircraft.