Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA: TROOPS AND GUNS - C353009.BB: 1330 Hrs LTBC: Medium level bombing, attack: Height 11500' Course 210º36 x 250 GP 43 Dets 27 Pistols (Rods)24 x 500 MC do doBD: Visibility was very good and although smoke over target it was clearly identified. Squadron attacked in boxes of six. No.1 box bombed from C364014 - 360011 scoring hits on a secondary road. No.2 box pattern started at C355014 where many direct hits were observed on the main road. Ten bursts were seen in Target area.BE: NILBF: NILBG: Obliques and Verticals from 11500' on Course 210º. Speed 220 m.p.h. (I.A.S.)BH: 20 M.T. moving NORTH WEST on main Rds. at C 34401415 M.T. stationary facing SOUTH badly dispersed at C 349010At 1350 Hrs Ju.88 was observed at 26,000' over MANFREDONIA area on approximately North-Westerly Course with two Spitfires after it.AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.240O CAPT DUGMORE, LT MASTERS, 2/LT MAASDORP, F/SGT ROGERS383W LT GREDER, LT REES, F/SGT GREYLING, A/SGT AIREY167S CAPT V. BREDA, LT NAUDE, F/SGT GRATTON, P/O GILDON387R LT RICHARDS, LT KIRBY, F/SGT ROBBERTSE, A/SGT MCCRINDLE181T LT HILL, LT PIETERS, F/SGT V.D.WESTHUIZEN, A/SGT JENKINSON181Y CAPT DIEU, LT ROSE, F/SGT BAILEY, F/SGT DU RANT586B CAPT SAUNDERS, P/O SMALLMAN, LT POTGIETER, A/SGT EARP-JONES545A LT ASKEW, LT LAMBERT, F/SGT GELDENHUYS, LT V. SCHALKWYK426J 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 MARAIS341L LT LONGMORE, LT KENDAL, F/SGT THEUNISSEN, A/SGT MACKAY
Transcriber's Notes
- LT
- Local Time.
- Ju.88
- Junkers Ju 88 (German multi-role combat aircraft).
Expanded Abbreviations
m.p.h. (I.A.S.): Miles Per Hour (Indicated Air Speed).