Sortie Report (Form 541)
SORTIE REPORT(Part A)R.A.F. Form 441 A.B 19| [Header Columns] | [Content] ||---|---|| Sortie No. | 1 || Oprep. Ref. No. | 504 || Date | 4 Jan 44 || Squadron | 21 SAAF || Type of Aircraft | 12 Baltimores 1 Mk.3A, 11 Mk.4 || Aircraft No. | See over || Aircraft Letter | See over || Captain | LT/COL KOTZE || Crew | CAPT CARTER || Formation Leader | [Blank - aligned with Captain field] || Time Up | 0919 A Hrs 1st aircraft || Time Down | 1108 A Hrs last aircraft || Total Time | 19.00 Hours || Aerodrome or L.G. | TORTORELLA || State of Cloud | Clear over target. Cloud forming at sea and SOUTH of Base. ||---|---|| Amount of Cloud | - || Base of Cloud | - || Visibility | 30/40 miles || General Weather | Good || Map or Chart Reference | ITALY 1:100,000 Sheet 147 LANCIANO ||---|---|| Task or Duty | PRETORO TOWN - C1201 ||---|---|| Time | Height | Place | Narrative ||---|---|---|---|| 0919 | | BASE | a/b || 1005 | 8000 | TERMOLI | S/C SANGRO RIVER || 1025 | 14000 | TARGET | Bombs dropped || 1050 | | BASE | Landed || 1108 | | | Last aircraft landed |[Signature Block](Signed) [Signature unreadable - similar to "Lt Thompson"?]Lt for CaptS.I.O 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.HQP/1,500,000/4-42 P.T.O.
Transcriber's Notes
- Total Time
- The "Total Time" of "19.00 Hours" is the cumulative flight time for all 12 aircraft (approx. 1 hour 35 minutes per plane).
- Signature
- The document is signed by the same Intelligence Officer (S.I.O.) as the previous report, signing "for Capt" (Capt. Bester, the S.I.O.). 20 Verification: Target File Verification: This document is the reverse side (Part B) of the Sortie Report for January 4th, 1944 (Sortie No. 504), corresponding to the Part A document in the previous image (269-1__19.jpg).