Sortie Report (Form 541)
- Date
- 14th July, 1944
APPENDIX "R"46TO : HQ MAAF (attention 23rd SCORU)HQ MATAF (attention 2nd Command Unit 23rd SCORU)SAOA SAAFFROM : SIO 21 SQUADRON SAAFREF : 21S/760DATE : 14th July, 1944OPREP No 760 for the period ending 2100 hrs on the 13th July, 1944REF MAP : ITALY 1:100,000 SHEET 114 AREZZOA: 12 Baltimores (two of which returned early with bomb load owing toengine trouble) took off from PESCARA to bomb a road junction atL.028415. Attack took place at 1728 hrs from 12500' on a course of005°. First box dropped a stick from L.029413 to L.029421, rightlateral error straddling secondary road. Second box also had a lateralerror to the right from L.029411 to L.031416. Slight H.A.A inaccuratefrom MONTEVARCHI. All A/c returned by 1832 hrs. 8/10th strata-cu.over mountains, 4/10th in target area from 8000' to 12000'. Areacover was provided by Spitfires.B: (i) 5 Balts IV(ii) NIL(i) 7 Balts V(ii) NILC: (i) & (ii) NIL(i) & (ii) NILD: (i) 10.10 Hrs(ii) NIL(i) 15.05 Hrs(ii) NILE: (i) 16000 x .301500 x .3033500 x .50(ii) & (iii) NIL(i) 22400 x .302100 x .3034900 x .50(ii) & (iii) NILF: (i) 10 x 500 M.C.15 x 250 G.P.(ii) 8 x 50012 x 250(iii) NIL(iv) NIL(56 fused: 36 - 27 Nose, 36 - 28 Tail4 fused: 52 - 37 Tail )(i) 14 x 500 M.C.21 x 250 G.P.(ii) 12 x 50018 x 250(iii) 2 x 5003 x 250(iv) NILG to V: NILW: (i) 5 Balts IV(ii) NIL(i) NIL(ii) NIL(i) 7 Marauders III(ii) NILX: (i) 2.20 Hrs(ii) NIL(i) NIL(ii) NIL(i) 8.45 Hrs(ii) NILY & Z: NILF L Major Aitchison Hallick Capt.S.I.O., 21 Squadron, SAAF.
Transcriber's Notes
- H.A.A
- Heavy Anti-Aircraft.
- M.C
- Medium Capacity (High Explosive).
- G.P
- General Purpose.
- F L
- Flight Leader. 47 Verification: Target File Verification: The document is dated 15th July, 1944 in the "DATE" field. It is a Sortie Report (Appendix "S") labeled 46A in the top right corner.
- S.I.O
- Squadron Intelligence Officer (Capt. Hallick).
Targeting the Arezzo Sector:
Weather and Tactics:
Technical Troubles:
Command:
Marauder Conversion Intensity:
Abbreviations:
strata-cu.: Stratocumulus clouds.