Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA: C330025 — EAST of LANCIANOBB: 0933 A Hrs and 0944 A HrsBC: Medium level bombing, 11000' — 030º22 x 500 MC 43 Det 27 Pistol33 x 250 GP do do (Rods)BD: First box did dummy run as overshooting on first run. Bombed on second run C331023 — C333025. Second box bombed on first run C331023 — C333027 N.R.O.BE: 40/50 bursts H/A/A accurate over target — guns NOT sitedBF: NILBG: Verticals and Obliques of bomb burstsBH: 50 MET closely parked in LANCIANOSmall fire seen C3750307 Spitfires dived on A/A which stopped firing.AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.437H MAJOR STUART LT PAWSON W/O FREESTONE LT HALL441F LT FROST LT WHITE F/SGT CARTER A/SGT ALLAN916K LT LONGMORE LT KENDAL F/SGT THEUNISSEN A/SGT MACKAY426J LT MURMAN LT WALTERS F/SGT ODENDAAL A/SGT STEWART545A CAPT JOB LT OWEN-HUGHES F/SGT JARVIS LT SHAW341L LT HEWITT LT HORWITZ F/SGT KIDNEY A/SGT BOWEN167S CAPT SMIT LT KAY F/SGT JENSEN A/SGT SCHOOMBIE445U CAPT V. BREDA LT NAUDE F/SGT GRATTON P/O GILDON383W LT GREDER LT HARLE F/SGT GREYLING A/SGT AIREY586B CAPT DUGMORE LT MASTER 2/LT MAASDORP F/SGT ROGERS387R LT RICHARDS LT KIRBY F/SGT ROBBERTSE A/SGT McCRINDLE
Transcriber's Notes
- N.R.O
- No Results Observed.
- H/A/A
- Heavy Anti-Aircraft fire (Flak).
- A/A
- Anti-Aircraft.
- MET
- Motor Enemy Transport.
Expanded Abbreviations