Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA. GUN POSITIONS M708820BB. 1215 hrs LTBC. Medium level bombing 10000 ft Course 030°72 x 250 GP 47 Det 27 Pistols Nose Fused.BD. The pinpoint was straddled by one box of six aircraft in good pattern. One box bombed a short distance SE of pinpoint. NO results observed due to cloud over target.BE. NIL.BF. NIL.BG. Obliques and Verticals of bomb bursts. Height 10000 ftIAS 210 Course 030°BH. (i) Army smoke shells to indicate target (white-grey) bursting above ground to starboard of formation ± 1000 ft above ground level.(ii) 15 MT in river bed and alongside in target area.LIST OF AIRCRAFT AND CREW.226H Capt. ORD, Lt. HODGES, F/Sgts WALKER & DEVENISH.136M Lts. DUGMORE & MASTERS, F/Sgt.s MAASDORP & ROGERS.290U Lts. WILLMOTT & BORCHERDS, F/Sgt.s LOOTS & WALBRIDGE (RAF)271F Lts. GUARD & WEBBER, F/Sgt. GREEN & 2/Lt. DE VILLIERS.195G Lts. MURMAN & WALTERS, F/Sgt. ODENDAAL, Sgt. STEWART.916K Lts. FROST & WHITE, F/Sgt. CARTER, Sgt. ALLAN.176YY Capt. STUART, Lt. PAWSON, F/Sgt. MORLEY, 2/Lt. SCHUMANN173P Capt. SAUNDERS, Lt. BOOYSE, F/Sgt. MOORE, Sgt. EARP-JONES.179A Major COULL, F/Sgt. SMALLMAN (Rhod) 2/Lt. SHAW, F/Sgt. STRYDOM.157S Lts. EATON & MCDERMOTT, F/Sgt. FREEBORN (NZAF) Sgt. MCKAY356Z Lts. SMYTH & MANNING, F/Sgt. de PIESANIE, Sgt. LEISCHING.291U Lts. RICHARDS & de CONNICK, F/Sgt. ROBERTSE, Sgt. McGRINDLE.
Transcriber's Notes
- LT
- Local Time.
- GP
- General Purpose (bombs).
- Det
- Detonator.
- SE
- South-East.
- IAS
- Indicated Air Speed.
- MT
- Motor Transport.
Abbreviations and Technical Terms Expanded
ft: feet.
(RAF): Royal Air Force.
(Rhod): Rhodesian (referring to the Southern Rhodesian Air Force).
(NZAF): New Zealand Air Force (properly RNZAF, Royal New Zealand Air Force). Personnel and Tactical Coordination