Bombs from second box undershot, the stick ending just

APPENDIX I 111 C O N F I D E N T I A L . FROM :- S.I.O. NO 21 SQUADRON S.A.A.F. TO :- H.Q. M.A.A.F. ( ATTENTION OPERATIONS RECORDS.) H.Q. M.A.T.A.F.( S.C.O.R.U.) S.A.O.A. ADV. S.A.A.F. H.Q. C.M.F. S.I.O. 3 S.A. WING S.A.A.F. REF :- 21S/960. DATE :- 12th MARCH 1945. OPREP NO 960 FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 2100 HOURS ON THE 11TH MARCH '45. RAID ON CASARSA M/Y pp C 103877 REF. MAP ITALY 1,100,000 SHEET NO 39 OPERATION NUMBER 165/21S/M. A : 10 Marauders airborne JESI L/G between 1330 and 1610 hours to bomb CASARSA M/Y. After R/V with 8 Thunderbolts at FANO at 1405 hours formation set course for target and bombed from 11 - 12000' at 1505 hours. First box had left lateral error of about 100 yards no bombs falling on the target. Bombs from second box undershot, the stick ending just short of the target. Stick from the third box started short and finished in the yards. Two A/C had hang-ups of 1x250 lb which were jettisoned at sea. Flak :- There were four to six bursts of inaccurate H/A/A observed over the target. Weather was fair over target with no cloud below, and visibility was fair to poor in haze. B : (1) 10 MARAUDERS (ii) Nil. C : (i) Nil. (ii) Nil. D : (1) 25.50 Hours. (ii) Nil. E : (1) 34,000 x .5 (ii) Nil. (iii) Nil. F : (1) 60 x 500 lb G.P. (ii) 60 x 500 (iii) 2 x 250 40 x 250 lb 38 x 250 (iv) Nil. 324 lb's Window. 13 Pkts. Pamphlets. Fused Tail Only 30 - 51. V : NIL. Z : NIL. [Signed] S.F. Wiggill ------------------- LT. Capt. S.I.O. 21 SQUADRON S.A.A.F. Handwritten Marginalia / Stamps: * Folio Number: 111 (Handwritten, Top Right). * Reference Stamp: The National Archives' reference AIR 27/271/3