Operation

BA: COLLEFERRO RR STATION G170490 BB: From 1132 to 1135 A Hrs BC: Medium level bombing attack 280°/300° 13400/14300' 22 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pistol 33 x 250 GP do do 2 x 500 MC do do ) hung-up, jettisoned G310594 N.B.G. 3 x 250 GP do do ) 1 x 250 GP do do dropped late at PALIANO Aircraft "K" returned after T.O. (20 mins) due to engine trouble Aircraft "L" took off to replace "K" but returned after 50 Mins being unable to contact formation. BD: Boxes bombed independently on respective box leaders, second box slightly astern and to left of leading box. Stick across N.W. portion of R/Yds. Numerous direct hits on track, sticks extending into buildings beyond. Direct hit, followed by billowing white smoke, on large building WEST of main Road leading to station. BE: NIL BF: NIL BG: Verticals and Obliques of before and after attack BH: Roads SULMONA to ISERNIA and PESCARA to ISERNIA snowbound. At ROCCAPIA G9771 Rds in village in use, but secondary Rds snowbound Road from AVEZZANO to SORA clear. At COLLELONGO G6565 Roads in & out of town in use - 14 M.T. in town. All Rds open around target area. AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST. 437N LT/COL JANDRELL CAPT CARTER LT THOMPSON LT TE WATER POHL 383W LT GREDER LT KIRBY F/SGT GREYLING A/SGT AIREY 649U CAPT DIEU LT VANDE PUTTE F/SGT BAILEY F/SGT DU RANT 414P LT BENNETT LT HARLE 2/LT STRYDOM A/SGT SCHOUMBIE 612T/ 167S LT ASKEW LT COCKBURN F/SGT GELDENHUYS A/SGT CRAWHALL 545A CAPT JOB LT STUART LT CASE A/SGT EARP-JONES 586K LT MUSGROVE LT GILDENHUYS LT V.SCHALKWYK A/SGT LEIPOLDT 412B LT ASHTON LT ROSE F/SGT HARMSE A/SGT BROUGH 441F LT FROST LT WHITE F/SGT CARTER A/SGT ALLAN 637C LT WITTE LT RUSHFORTH F/SGT EATON A/SGT MARAIS 467D LT LONGMORE LT KENDAL F/SGT THEUNISSEN A/SGT MACKAY The following a/c returned early as stated above :- 341L CAPT V. BREDA LT NAUDE F/SGT GRATTON A/SGT LIESCHING 614F CAPT DE WET LT MELTZ LT DU PREEZ A/SGT PEENS