Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA: S.E. PORTION COSENZA - RR & RD BRIDGES.BB: 0855 Hrs LT.BC: Medium Level Bombing Attack 10,000/11,000 feet. Course 030024 x 500 G.P. 47 Dets. 28 Pistols.24 x 500 M.C. " " " " " "BD: Target area well hit. Near misses or hits on both bridges, and some bombs dropped across RR Stn and RR M/Yds.BE: 20/30 bursts H.A.A. inaccurate - location NOT accurately identified.BF: Nil.BG: Obliques and Verticals. 030º, 10600 feet and 10900 feet respectively. 220 m.p.h. I.A.S.BH: 2 trains with engines and 13 plus trucks in Stn. NORTH of SAVUTO RIVER. 15/20 plus trucks each at FIUMEFREDDO, PAOLA and FUSCALDO. 20 M.E.T. stationary RD PAOLA - RENDE. Buildings marked as "Barracks" N.E. town have Red Crosses on the roof.AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.226H CAPT. ORD. LT. HODGES. F/S. WALKER. F/S. DEVENISH.271F LT. GUARD. LT. WEBBER. F/S. FINBERG. 2/LT DE VILLIERS.179A LT. ASKEW. LT. LAMBERT. F/S. GELDENHUYS. SGT. CRAWHALL.341L LT. WILLMOTT. LT. BORCHARDS. F/S. LOOTS. F/S. WALBRIDGE.290C LT. LONGMORE. LT. KENDALL. F/S. THEUISSEN. SGT. MACKAY.916K LT. FROST. LT. WHITE. F/S. CARTER. SGT. ALLEN.256S CAPT. SMIT. LT. KAY. 2/LTs PURDEN & WRIGHT.181T LT. BENNETT. LT. HARLE. F/S. STRYDOM. P/O GILDEN.951V LT. GREDER. LT. OWEN-HUGHES. F/S. GREYLING. 2/LT. GROENEWALD.387R LT. RICHARDS. LT. DECONNICK. F/S. ROBERTSE. SGT. MCGRINDLE.206J LT. WOOD. LT. NEL. F/S. JAMES. SGT. ROBERTSON.221Y CAPT. DIEU. P/O EDMEADES. F/S. OSWALD. 2/LT. SHAW.
Transcriber's Notes
- S.E
- South-East
- Hrs LT
- Hours, Local Time
- G.P
- General Purpose (explosive bombs)
- Dets
- Detonators
- M.C
- Medium Capacity (explosive bombs)
- H.A.A
- Heavy Anti-Aircraft fire
- M.E.T
- Mechanical Enemy Transport
- N.E
- North-East
Abbreviations and Technical Terms Expanded
RR & RD: Railroad and Road
m.p.h. I.A.S.: Miles per hour, Indicated Air Speed
Participation of Sergeant Crawhall (179A): Sergeant Crawhall, a regular wireless operator/air gunner, participated in this mission over mainland Italy.