Sortie Report (Form 541)
SORTIE REPORT(Part A)R.A.F. Form 441 A.X 47| [Header Columns] | [Content] ||---|---|| Sheet No. | 1 || Oprep. Ref. No. | 530 || Date | 25 Jan 44 || Squadron | 21 SAAF || Type of Aircraft | 12 Baltimores (1 Mk.3A, || Aircraft No. | 11 Mk.4) || Aircraft Letter | See over || Captain | MAJOR ORD || Crew | LT HODGES || | Formation Leader || Time Up | 0910 A Hrs 1st a/c || Time Down | 1101 A Hrs last a/c || Total Time | 21.00 Hours || Aerodrome or L.G. | TORTORELLA || Type of Cloud | Alto.Cu. St.Cu & Cu to sea & over Mtns tops. ||---|---|| Amount of Cloud | 1/10 - 2/10 || Base of Cloud | 15000' || Visibility | 20 miles || General Weather | Good || Map or Chart Reference | ITALY 1:100,000 Sheet 141 CHIETI ||---|---|| Task or Duty | TOLLO - ,C260153 ||---|---|| Time | Height | Place | Narrative ||---|---|---|---|| 0910 | | BASE | a/b || 0928 | 3000 | BASE | S/c TERMOLI || 0944 | 10000 | TERMOLI | Made one circuit || 0950 | 11500 | TERMOLI | S/c S. VITO || 1000 | 14500 | S.VITO | S/c TOLLO || 1003 | 13000 | TOLLO | On bombing run Co.305°M. || 1003 | 13000 | TOLLO | S/c BASE || 1032 | 2500 | BASE | Over Base || 1051 | | | Landed || 1101 | | | Last a/c landed |[Signature Block](Signed) [Signature unreadable - similar to "Lt Thompson"?]Capt.SIO 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.P.T.O.
Transcriber's Notes
- Alto.Cu
- Altocumulus clouds.
- St.Cu
- Stratocumulus clouds. 67 Verification: Target File Verification: This document is the reverse side (Part B) of the Sortie Report for January 25th, 1944 (Sortie No. 530). Although there is no specific "Date" column on this side, the target "TOLLO" and the "Time over Target" of 1004 Hrs match the Part A document from the previous image (269-1__66.jpg) dated Jan 25, 1944.
- S/c
- Set Course.
Abbreviations:
a/b: Airborne.