Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA : Create Road Block B250235 - 252232 - (ANTRODOCO)BB : 1158 A Hrs.BC : Medium level bombing - 330º /13500'24 x 500 M.C. 47 Dets 28 Pistols36 x 250 G.P. " " " "BD : Target well identified. Most bombs fell across Rd ANTRODOCO-RIETI with direct hit on and near misses on RR, and into S.W. corner of village. One explosion caused. One report states direct hits on RR and Rd ANTRODOCO-AQUILA, half mile S.E. of villageBE : 50/60 bursts H/A/A inaccurate from AQUILA (B5016) area - 5 flak seen near to large hospital, B4818BF : NILBG : Verticals of bombs bursts onlyBH : Large hospital B481820 + MET moving EAST on Road ANTRODOCO - AQUILA11 MET moving NORTH of ANTRODOCO10 + MET moving North B97608 MET moving EAST B8343Scattered MET elsewhereAQUILA aerodrome in good condition, grass surface, 3 unidentified A/C in S.E. cornerOne large Biplane on aerodrome N.E. TORTORELLA STAZ (B9371)AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.437H11 MAJ. ORD LT HODGES F/SGT WALKER F/SGT DEVENISH341L LT WILLMOTT LT BORCHERDS F/SGT LOOTS F/SGT WALBRIDGE467D LT LONGMORE LT KENDALL F/SGT THEUNISSEN A/SGT MACKAYXXXX P/O SMALLMAN586B CAPT SAUNDERS LT POTGIETER A/SGT EARP-JONES441F LT FROST LT NEL F/SGT CARTER A/SGT ALLEN426J LT MURMAN LT WALTERS F/SGT ODENDAAL A/SGT STEWART356Z MAJ. STUART LT PAWSON F/SGT FREESTONE LT HALL181Y MAJ. GOULL LT ROSE F. F/SGT PERKINS F/SGT VAN ROOYEN181T LT BENNETT LT HARLE F/SGT STRYDOM P/O GILDEN445U LT RICHARDS LT DE CONNICK F/SGT ROBERTSE A/SGT MCCRINDLE167P CAPT DIEU P/O EDMEADES F/SGT OSWALD A/SGT JENKINSON383W LT GREDER LT HANNING F/SGT GREYLING A/SGT LEISCHING
Transcriber's Notes
- H/A/A
- Heavy Anti-Aircraft fire (Flak).
- MET
- Motor Enemy Transport.
- A/C
- Aircraft.
- STAZ
- Stazione (Station).
Expanded Abbreviations