Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA: PENNE B9428 to create Rd BlockBB: 1253 A Hrs HoursBC: Medium level bombing 330°/9800'22 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pistol33 x 250 GP do doNote. 1 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pistol Hang up in A/C K1 x 500MC do do ( Brought back. NO equipment failure3 x 250GP do do (BD: Target welll covered by short concentrated stick starting B937282carrying across N.E. portion of town to B934287 - 3 direct hits on Rd.B937282, some hits on buildings, 3 direct hits on MARKED Red Crossbuilding on NORTH edge of town followed by large explosion and hugecolumn of white smoke turning yellow-brown. (B937284( 3 Direct hitson Rd B934284BE: NILBF: NILBG: Verticals and Obliques of bomb burstsBH: One truck moving EAST on CALIGNANO - CEPAGATTI Rd3 trucks on PESCARA - POPOLI Rd (c.070145) moving towards POPOLIOne M.T. moving SOUTH towards SAN VALENTINO B98063 M.T. stationery on outskirts of ALANNO B9710AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.| | | | | | ||---|---|---|---|---|---|| 649Q | CAPT DALLING. DFC. | LT McARAVEY | F/SGT FORRESTER | A/SGT BUCHLER | FL || 414P | LT HILL | LT PIETERS | F/SGT V.D.WESTHUIZEN | A/SGT JENKINSON | || 383W | LT V.D.MERWE | LT JORDAAN | F/SGT VERITY | A/SGT PIENAAR | || 387R | CAPT DE WET | LT MELTZ | 2/LT DU PREEZ | A/SGT PEENS | VL || 445O | CAPT DIEU | LT VANDE PUTTE | F/SGT BAILEY | F/SGT DU RANT | || 612T | LT BENNETT | LT HARLE | 2/LT STRYDOM | P/O GILDON | || 441F | LT FROST | LT WHITE | F/SGT CARTER | A/SGT ALLAN | BL || 637C | LT WITTE | LT RUSHFORTH | F/SGT EATON | A/SGT MARAIS | || 645J | CAPT V.D.RIET | LT RIVE | F/SGT SAVAGE | A/SGT SCOTT | || 467D | LT HEWITT | LT HORWITZ | F/SGT KIDNEY | A/SGT BOWEN | VL || 586K | LT MUSGROVE | LT GILDENHUYS | LT V.SCHALKWYK | A/SGT LEIPOLDT | || 578G | LT ASHTON | LT STUART | F/SGT HARMSE | A/SGT BROUGH | |
Transcriber's Notes
Potential War Crime / Intelligence Find (Red Cross): The most startling entry in this log is the "3 direct hits on MARKED Red Cross building." Under the Geneva Convention, such buildings were protected. However, the report explicitly notes that these hits were "followed by large explosion and huge column of white smoke turning yellow-brown."