Sortie Report (Form 541)
21 SQUADRON 1st RAID 19th MARCH, 1945 RAID ON GEMONA M/YardsppC 326435OPREP NO. 969 T/Off 0907 OPERATION 171/21S/M.561 B : Maj. Musgrove Goble Hatswell Jones Rabie Cook545 K : F/O Hanna Quaife Dickenson Oldfield vd Berg Ras572 J : Lt. Stuart Williams Owen Hughes Fraser Howden du Plessis513 Hv: Lt. Reyneke Cordell Harle Hennesey Tennant Cleete575 P : Capt. Brunette McDonald R Masters Heaven Roelofse Betteley537 YY : Lt. Ackermann Parsonson Steenkamp Steyn Malan Goodwin583 V : Lt. Becke Meyer Johnstone Gidlow Heale McCausland471 R : Lt. Quail Louwrens Kros Douglas Wilson Solomon539 T : P/O Markham Long Naude Goodwin McHugh DodsonTIMES:- A/C; B, K, J, Hv, V. . . . . 3.15 Hrs.P, YY, R, T. . . . . . . . . . 3.05 Hrs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Handwritten Marginalia / Stamps:
Folio Number: 168 (Handwritten, Top Right).
Marginalia: A handwritten mark resembling a check or an "X" appears next to the heading "21 SQUADRON 1st RAID".
Reference Stamp:
Transcriber's Notes
- OPREP
- Operational Report. OPREP No. 969 refers to the formal mission summary for Operation 171/21S/M.
MC/GP (Medium Capacity / General Purpose): Standard high-explosive ordnance (typically 250lb or 500lb) carried by Baltimore crews for the destruction of rail infrastructure.