Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA. TRAPANI-MILO A/D.BB. 0402 LT. FAVIGNANA IS.0403/9 hrs LT.BC. Medium Level ( 6000' over FAVIGNANA IS. 11 x 500 GP (6 x 11 sec( 9200/11000' over Target.2 x 39 Det 6 hrs, 3 x 37 Pistol 12 hrs) tail fused. 1 6 hrdelay NOT released. 1 6hr delay jettisoned in sea and 2 x 11 sec1 6hr delay dropped in stick on FAVIGNANA IS.BD. One aircraft bombed FAVIGNANA IS. with 3 bombs after jettisoningone in sea, due to inability to gain height. Results unobserved.CROWSFEET NOT dropped.Fire on slope Mt. S. GIULIANO made raid target visible to oneaircraft - other bombed on ETA. Crowsfeet dropped after lastbomb. 2 bombs seen to explode. NO results observed.BE. 3/4 HAA near target inaccurate. 6 S/Ls over LG for few minutesmostly concentrated over harbour where 15/20 seen and intenseHAA and LAA seen.BF. NIL.BG. NIL.BH. Beacon seen NORTH of target.Own beacons OK.LIST OF AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.10/11 JUL 43.226 H. Capt. ORD, Lt. HODGES, F/Sgts. WALKER & DEVENISH.167 S. Capt. SMIT, Lt. KAY, F/Sgts. TOWS & WRIGHT.136 M. Lt. DUGMORE, Lt. MASTERS, F/Sgts. MAASDORP & ROGERS.
Transcriber's Notes
- A/D
- Aerodrome.
- LT
- Local Time.
- FAVIGNANA IS
- Favignana Island.
- GP
- General Purpose (bomb).
- Det
- Detonator.
- ETA
- Estimated Time of Arrival.
- S/Ls
- Searchlights.
- LG
- Landing Ground.
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