BA: DI PALENA STATION (H087682)
BB: 1151 Hrs LT
BC: Medium level. Height 14000', Course 230º
24 x 500 MC 43 Det 27 Pistol
30 x 250 GP do do (Rods)
3 x 250 GP 52 Det 37 Pistol ( 6 Hour Delay)
3 x 250 GP 52 Det 37 Pistol (12 Hour Delay)
BD: Formation attacked in two boxes of six aircraft. No. 1 box started
long pattern from H091654 and across target. No. 2 box bombed in
close pattern from H088686 to 085677. Two hits were scored on the
Rail Road SOUTH of the target, causing explosions, one a bright
flash which started a fire with a large column of smoke. Six bursts
were observed in M/Y yards, one being a direct hit on tracks, others
were near to Station buildings.
BE: 2 HAA bursts, inaccurate.
BF: NIL
BG: Verticals and Obliques of bomb bursts
Height 14000'. Course 230º
BH: Village smoking in CANTALUPO area. Large fires in PESCO PENNATARO
CANTALUPO, MONTAGNOLA
AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.
181Y MAJOR COULL LT McARAVEY 2/LTs PERKINS & VAN ROOYEN
426J LT HEWITT 2/LT HORWITZ F/SGT KIDNEY A/SGT BOWEN
545A LT MURMAN LT WALTERS F/SGT ODENDAAL A/SGT STEWART
341L LT WILLMOTT BORCHERDS 2/LT LOOTS F/SGT WALBRIDGE
441F LT WITTE 2/LT RUSHFORTH F/SGT EATON A/SGT MARAIS
467D LT LONGMORE LT KENDAL F/SGT THEUNISSEN A/SGT MACKAY
356Z MAJOR STUART LT PAWSON LT HALL A/SGT SCHOOMBIE
167S LT BENNETT LT HARLE 2/LT STRYDOM P/O GILDEN
181T LT ROBERTSON LT HANNING F/SGT DU PIESANIE A/SGT LEISCHING
240O CAPT DUGMORE LT MASTERS 2/LT MAASDORP F/SGT ROGERS
445U CAPT V. BREDA LT NAUDE F/SGT GRATTON A/SGT ROBERTSON
383W LT HILL LT PIETERS F/SGT V.D. WESTHUIZEN A/SGT JENKINSON
BA: DI PALENA STATION (H087682)
BB: 1151 Hrs LT
BC: Medium level. Height 14000', Course 230º
24 x 500 MC 43 Det 27 Pistol
30 x 250 GP do do (Rods)
3 x 250 GP 52 Det 37 Pistol ( 6 Hour Delay)
3 x 250 GP 52 Det 37 Pistol (12 Hour Delay)
BD: Formation attacked in two boxes of six aircraft. No. 1 box started
long pattern from H091654 and across target. No. 2 box bombed in
close pattern from H088686 to…
