Sortie Report (Form 541)
21 SQUADRON 1st RAID : 20th JANUARY, 1945 : RAID ON CELJE R/R BRIDGE YUGOSLAVIAC.O. R(D) 973373 OPREP No. 914. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
561 B : Capt. Nicolay P/O McDonald T. Lt. Nathan sgt Kilsby Cpt. Jones Lt. Malan✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓474 D : Lt. Reyneke sgt Cordell Lt. Teague W/O Hennessey W/O Cloete W/O Tennant✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓429 A : Lt. Kent Lt. watermeyer Lt. Albertyn W/O Crafford W/O Joubert sgt Overee ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
477 W : Lt. Isted Lt. Williams Lt. Steenkamp Lt. Bedford W/O Botha sgt Collins✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓539 T : Lt. Granger W/O Richardson Lt. Bailey Lt. Adams W/O Kruger sgt wood✓ ✓ ✓ Sgt. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓583 V : Lt. Collender F/Sgt Gillam Lt. Deane Benson sgt Banfield sgt Suter ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ F/sgt ✓
519 G : Lt. Muir P/O Dale Lt. Lister sgt Foster sgt Greijbe Jones✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓537 YY: Lt. Batley W/O Long Lt. Adams sgt Gillbank Lt. Butler W/O Eave✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓575 P : Lt. Quail Lt. Louwrens Lt. Kros W/O Douglas W/O wilsen W/O Soloman.TIMES:- 1st Box:- 2.30 Hrs2nd Box:- 2.30 Hrs.3rd Box:- 2.30 Hrs.21 SQUADRON 1st RAID : 23rd JANUARY, 1945 : OP.RE. NO. 917RAID ON CELJE R.R. BRIDGE p.p. 973373. REF. MAP YUGO. 1:100,000 SHEET 12. CAPT
661 E : Lt. COL. Ord Markham Hodges Lt. Smit Lt. Lellingen Lt. ~~STUBBS~~ Cpt. JonesLT SGT SGT474 D : Lt. Fraser P/O Hickie du Plessis Jenner Barlow W/O RichardsonP/O FLo. W.O119 U : Lt. Hussey Queife Lt. Wells Boast Watkinson KennedyLT LT 2/LT W.O.413 M: Lt. Napier Parsons Owen Hughes Koegelenberg ~~CLEEVE~~ Colliers. Lt. Stubbs. 2/LT W.O LT W.O
477 W : Comm Dieu Lt. Parsonson v.d. Putte Dinn Mitchell PeckittLT 2/LT SGT275 P : Lt. Gough Lt. Francis Ryan Sgt Arthur Laird RennieLT 2/LT SGT429 A : Lt. Ackermann Lt. Kriel Steenkamp Nielson F/O Richardson Sanderlands.TIMES:- 1st Box:- 3.20 Hrs.2nd Box:- 3.20 Hrs. F/O. LT FL/SGT. LT.
561 B : Cpt. Nicolay McDonald T. Nathan Kilsby Cpt. Jones MalanLT. SGT. W.O. W.O. W.O.474 D : F/O Hanna Lt. Stuart Dickenson Paxton v.d. Berg OldfieldLT. SGT. W.O. W.O. SGT.519 G : Lt. Kent Watermeyer Albertyn Crafford Joubert OvereeP/O LT. S/SGT W.O W.O429 A : Lt. Brunette McDonald R. Bensde Roelofse Cinamin Heaven- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -LT. 2/LT W.O LT. W.O.535 K : Comm. Dieu Parsonson v.d. Putte Dinn Mitchell PeckittW.O. LT SGT 2/LT SGT.575 P : Lt. Batley Long Adams Gillbank Butler EaveLT. LT. 2/LT SGT. SGT.477 W : Lt. Anderson Welles Webber Steynn McHugh Dodson.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -21 SQUADRON 1st RAID 27th JANUARY, 1945 OPREP No. 921.RAID ON CASTEL FRANCO VENETO TAKE OFF :- 0945Hrs.TIMES:- 1st Box:- 2.40 Hrs.2nd Box:- 2.40 Hrs.
Transcriber's Notes
- R/R BRIDGE
- Railroad Bridge.
- OPREP No. 914
- Operational Report number 914.
- OPREP No
- Operational Report Number. A unique identifier for a specific combat mission.
- P/O
- Pilot Officer.
- P/O
- Pilot Officer.
- P/O
- Pilot Officer.
- Cpt
- Captain.
- W/O
- Warrant Officer.
- OP.RE. NO
- Operations Record Number. A sequential reference number assigned to each specific mission for administrative and historical tracking.
- Lt. COL
- Lieutenant Colonel.
p.p.: Point Position. Used in conjunction with grid coordinates to identify a specific target location.