Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA. ADRANO VILLAGE AND CROSS ROADS.BB. 1614 hrs LT.BC. Medium level; 11500 ft Course 345°72 x 250 GP 47 Det 28 Pistol (Tail fused)BD. Formation bombed too far WEST of village, but bursts straddled buildings and Railway station NE of target. Some bursts were seen SOUTH of target among what appeared to be large yellow boxes stacked in a square. NO results observed.BE. Isolated HAA bursts from target area, good for height only.BF. NIL.BG. Obliques and Verticals of bomb bursts 210 IAS 11500 ft.BM. 1. Occupied Gun position 2 miles NORTH of CATENANUOVA.2. Dug in positions SW of ADRANO on River banks.3. 4 Trucks in ADRANO Station.4. Mirror flashing "V" from NORTH of MISTERBIANCO.5. M.T. on roads.LIST OF AIRCRAFT AND CREW.(The following section is heavily struck through in the original document)~~903 B Major JANDRELL, Lt. CHRISTIE, 2/Lt. PEARCE, 2/Lt. Le ROUX~~~~136 M Lt. DUGMORE & MASTERS, F/Sgt MAASDORP & ROGERS.~~~~341 L Lts. WILLNOTT & BORCHERDS, F/Sgts. LOOTS & WALBRIDGE.~~~~290 C Lts. BLIEDEN & ROSE, F/Sgts. JARVIS & PERKINS.~~~~179 A Lts. ASKEW & LAMBERT, F/Sgt. GELDENHUYS, Sgt. CRANHALL.~~~~195 G Lts. FROST & WHITE, F/Sgt. CARTER, Sgt. ALLAN.~~~~108 O Capt. SMIT, Lt. KAY, 2/Lt. TOMS & WRIGHT.~~~~173 P Capt. SAUNDERS, Lt. BOOYSE, F/Sgt. MOORE, Sgt. EARP-JONES.~~~~344 X Major COULL, Sgt. SMALLMAN (RhoA), 2/Lt. SHAW, F/Sgt. STRYDOM.~~~~181 T Lts. SIMPSON & HARLE, F/Sgt. ROBERTS & SHEPPERSON.~~~~221 Y Lts. RICHARDS & de CONNICK, F/Sgt. ROBERTSE, Sgt. McGRINDLE.~~~~951 V Lt. SMYTH & MANNING, F/Sgt. de PIESANIE, Sgt. LEISCHING.~~(Corrected List Below)176 YY Major JANDRELL, Lt. CHRISTIE,, 2/Lts. PEARCE & LE ROUX291 U Lt. HARGRAVE & REES, F/Sgts. JENSEN (RCAF) & BEDFORD.181 T Lts. SMYTH & MANNING, F/Sgts. de PIESANIE, Sgt. LEISCHING.108 O Capt. SMIT, Lt. KAY, 2/Lts. TOMS & WRIGHT.221 Y Lts. RICHARDS & de CONNICK, F/Sgt. ROBERTSE, Sgt. McGRINDLE.344 X Major COULL, F/Sgt. SMALLMAN (RhoA), 2/Lt. SHAW, F/Sgt. STRYDOM.226 H Capt. ORD, Lt. HODGES, F/Sgts. WALKER & DEVENISH.341 L Lts. WILLNOTT & BORCHERDS, F/Sgts. LOOTS & WALBRIDGE (RAF).271 F Lts. GUARD & WEBBER, F/Sgt. GREEN, 2/Lt. de VILLIERS.290 C Lts. BLIEDEN & ROSE, F/Sgts. JARVIS & PERKINS.136 M Lts. ASKEW & LAMBERT, F/Sgt. GELDENHUYS, Sgt. CRANHALL.195 G Lts. WOOD & NEL, F/Sgt. JAMES, Sgt. BUCHLER.
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