Sortie Report (Form 541)
SORTIE REPORT(Part A)R.A.F. Form 441 A.F 23| [Header Columns] | [Content] ||---|---|| Sortie No. | 1 || Oprep. Ref. No. | 511 || Date | 10 Jan 44 || Squadron | 21 SAAF || Type of Aircraft | 12 Baltimores (3 Mk.3A . 9 Mk.4) || Aircraft No. | See over || Aircraft Letter | See over || Captain | MAJOR ORD || Crew | LT HODGES || Formation Leader | [Blank - aligned with Captain field] || Time Up | 0904 A Hrs 1st aircraft || Time Down | 1104 A Hrs last aircraft || Total Time | 21.00 Hrs || Aerodrome or L.G. | TORTORELLA || State of Cloud | St. [Stratus] St.Cu [Stratocumulus] Cw.St. ||---|---|| Amount of Cloud | 6/10-7/10. 8/10 5/10 || Base of Cloud | Over Mtns & in) 19000' 25000' valleys.) || Visibility | 15/20 miles || General Weather | Good || Map or Chart Reference | ITALY 1:100,000 Sheets 147 & 153 LANCIANO & AGNONE ||---|---|| Task or Duty | PALENA TOWN - H1276 ||---|---|| Time | Height | Place | Narrative ||---|---|---|---|| 0904 | | BASE | A/B || 0922 | 2500 | BASE | S/c TERMOLI || 0939 | 11500 | TERMOLI | S/c PENNA PT. || 0945 | 13000 | PENNA PT. | S/c CASOLI || 0951 | 15500 | CASOLI | S/c PALENA || 0955 | 14200 | PALENA | On bombing course of 290° || 1005 | 14200 | PALENA | S/c TERMOLI || 1038 | 6000 | TERMOLI | Followed coast to MANFREDONIA || 1056 | 3000 | MANFREDONIA | S/c BASE || 1044 | 2000 | BASE | Over Base || 1047 | | BASE | Landed || 1104 | | | Last aircraft landed |[Signature Block](Signed) [Signature unreadable - similar to "Lt Thompson"?]Lt forSIO 21 Squadron, S.A.A.F.PART B (on reverse) to be completed according to relevant pro-forma in H.Q. R.A.F. M.E. Instruction 34.HQP/1,500,000/4-42 P.T.O.