Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA: GUNS, TROOPS & MET - STAZ DI PALENA (H087682)BB: 1107 A HrsBC: Medium level bombing; 14500'/240º28000 Pamphlets6 x 250 G.P. 52 Det 37 Pistol (12 Hour Delay)6 x 250 do do do (6 Hour Delay)59 x 250 do do do (Rods)1 x 250 do do do do hang up.BD: Bomb bursts between H082675, H090684 and H084681 with overshoot in ploughed field and slope of high ground.3/4 bombs hit station buildings2 bombs hit RR. in station area near platformBE: NILBF: NILBG: Obliques and Verticals of bomb burstsBH: Odd MET on main Rd SOUTH of target stationary10 dispersed MET in area H07582 yellow smoke explosions ALFEDENATarget appeared emptyAIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.356Z MAJOR STUART LT PAWSON W/O FREESTONE LT HALL181T Lts BENNETT & HARLE 2/LT STRYDOM P/O GILDON240O CAPT DUGMORE LT MASTERS 2/LT MAASDORP F/SGT ROGERS167S CAPT SMIT LT KAY LT PURDON SGT SCHOOMBIE445U CAPT V. BREDA LT NAUDE F/SGT GRATTON SGT ROBERTSON387R Lts RICHARDS & ROSE. A. F/SGT ROBBERTSE SGT MCCRINDLE181Y MAJOR COULL LT MCARAVEY 2/Lts PERKINS & VAN ROOYEN467D Lts HEWITT & HORWITZ F/SGT KIDNEY SGT BOWEN545A Lts MURMAN & WALTERS F/SGT ODENDAAL SGT STEWART341L Lts WILLMOTT & BORCHERDS 2/LT LOOTS F/SGT WALBRIDGE441F Lts WITTE & RUSHFORTH F/SGT EATON SGT MARAIS426J CAPT JOB LT OWEN-HUGHES F/SGT JARVIS LT SHAW
Transcriber's Notes
- MET
- Motor Enemy Transport.
- STAZ DI
- Stazione di (Station of).
- G.P
- General Purpose (bomb type).
- RR
- Railroad.
- Rd
- Road.
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