Sortie Report (Form 541)
SORTIE REPORT(Part A)R.A.F. Form 441 A.A 18| [Header Columns] | [Content] ||---|---|| Sortie No. | 1 || Oprep. Ref. No. | 503 || Date | 3 Jan 44 || Squadron | 21 SAAF || Type of Aircraft | 12 Baltimores 1 Mk 3, 2 Mk. 3A, 9 Mk. 4 || Aircraft No. | See over || Aircraft Letter | See over || Captain | MAJOR SMIT || Crew | CAPT CARTER || Formation Leader | [Blank] || Time Up | 1047 A Hrs 1st a/c || Time Down | 1310 A hrs last aircraft || Total Time | 27.00 Hrs || Aerodrome or L.G. | TORTORELLA || State of Cloud | Cu ever sea. Clear over target ||---|---|| Amount of Cloud | 2/10 || Base of Cloud | 4000' || Visibility | 30/40 miles || General Weather | Good || Map or Chart Reference | Europe 1:500,000 NE42/14 TARGET CHART No. 3/39(1) SIBENIK HARBOUR ||---|---|| Task or Duty | SHIPPING (if any) or Docks - SIBENIK (YUGO-SLAVIA) ||---|---|| Time | Height | Place | Narrative ||---|---|---|---|| 1047 | | BASE | A/B || 1136 | 5000 | TERMOLI | S/C TARGET || 1206 | 11000 | TARGET | Bombs dropped || 1239 | | BASE | Landed || 1310 | | | Last aircraft landed |[Signature Block](Signed) [Signature unreadable - possibly "Lt Thompson"?]Lt for Capt.S.I.O. 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.
Transcriber's Notes
- Weather
- "Cu over sea" (Cumulus clouds) but "Clear over target," which allowed for the successful visual bombing described in the diary. 18 Verification: Target File Verification: The document is the reverse side/continuation of the Sortie Report for January 3rd, 1944 (Sortie No. 503). While the date is not explicitly in the header on this side, the content (Target: Sibenik, Crew List matches the era) links it directly to the previous file.
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