Sortie Report (Form 541)
- Duty
- Drop pamphlets on PANTELLERIA PORT. Time Height. Place
R.A.F. Form 441 A.SORTIE REPORT 155 'J'(Part A.)FIRST OPERATION OF DAYNo. 1 Oprep. Ref. No. 311 Date. 10 JUN 43 Squadron. 21 SAAF.Type of Aircraft. 3 Baltimores (1 Mk. 111 & 2 Mk. 111A) See reverse.Captain Formation Leader Maj. CormackAircraft No.Crew. Lt. Lombaard (Observer) See reverse.Aircraft Letter.Time Up. 1117 hrs. L.T.Time Down. 1300 hrs. L.T.Aerodrome or L.G. SOLIMAN NORTH L.G.Total Time. 4 hrs. 00 mins.Type of Cloud. Cirrus. Map or ChartAmount of Cloud. 1 to 2/10 Reference.Base of Cloud. 10,000 ft. FRENCH NORTH AFRICAVisibility. Hazy. 1:500000 Sheet NJ.32.SE.General Weather. Good. TUNIS.PANTELLERIA 1:25,000Task or Duty. Drop pamphlets on PANTELLERIA PORT.Time Height. Place. Narrative.Base Airborne.750 " S/C EL AQUINA L.G.AQUINA Landed to pick up pamphlets." Airborne.1000 CARTHAGE S/C RAS EL FORTASS.2000 FORTASS Rendezvous with fighter escort. (6 P40's close cover and Spitfire 9's top) S/C PANTELLERIA 095 deg. M.7000 TARGET Dropped pamphlets on port, continuing inland, on course of 155 deg. losing height to 6000 ft.5000 " S/C RAS EL FORTASS. 275 deg. M.1000 FORTASS Followed coast to base.Base Last A/C landed.PART B (on reverse) to be completed according to relevant pro-forma in H.Q. R.A.F. M.E. Instruction 34.PMEJ - 200,000 - 3/42 P.T.O.Part "B"BA PANTELLERIA PORT and environs.BB 1230/3 hrs. L.T.BC Dropping pamphlets from 6/7000 ft. Course 155 deg.500 lb. weight of pamphlets in bundles of 4,000.BD The bottom gunner in each of the three A/C started to drop bundlesof pamphlets as the formation passed over the harbour. The bundlesbroke their string fasteners soon after leaving the A/C. Therewas a slight cross wind [strike-through: XXX] and the pamphlets appeared to reachthe port and island.BE No A/A.BF Nil.BG Nil.BH Three S/E aircraft parked at F 185041.List of A/C and Crews:F/L 903 B Maj. Cormack, Lt. Lombaard, F/Sgts. Finberg & Viljoen.221 Y Lt. Eaton, Lt. Sachs, Sgt. Freestone (RNZAF) & F/Sgt. Gilder(RAF)271 F Lt. Guard, Lt. Forssman, F/Sgts. van Rooyen & Shepperson.[Signature] ....................Capt.S.I.O. 21 SQUADRON, S.A.A.F.