Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA: PRETORO TOWN - C1201BB: 1405 A HrsBC: Medium level bombing 350°/050° 13500/14500'22 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pistol ) 2 x 500, 3 x 250 brought to base -33 x 250 GP do do ) bomb doors NOT fully openedBD: Circuit of target done to identify in bad map reading conditionsdue to snow. Bursts seen from leading box to SOUTH-EAST of targetand from second box to NORTH-EAST. Area covered C120012, C1200212 direct hits on Rd. and one on building C120020. Bombs dropped inshort sticks 300 yards away from main part of townBE: Slight H/A/A good for height only and L/A/A, inaccurate.5 L/A/A guns sited from flashes C124016 and C122017BF: NILBG: Verticals and Obliques of bomb burstsBH: NO smoke seen H269988Rd GUARDIAGRELE - ORSOGNA cleared of snow"X" in rectangle green against background of snow H2159354 P47s 3000/4000' above formation on run-upAIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.| | | | | | ||---|---|---|---|---|---|| 586H | MAJOR ORD | LT HODGES | LT WALKER | A/SGT BRIDGER | FL || 441F | LT WILLMOTT | LT BORCHERDS | 2/LT LOOTS | A/SGT EARP-JONES | || 467D | LT LONGMORE | LT KENDAL | F/SGT THEUNISSEN | A/SGT MACKAY | || 578G | LT MURMAN | LT WALTERS | F/SGT ODENDAAL | A/SGT STEWART | VL || 545A | LT MUSGROVE | LT GILDENHUYS | LT V.SCHALKWYK | A/SGT LEIPOLDT | || 637C | LT ASHTON | LT STUART | F/SGT HARMSE | A/SGT BROUGH | || 460V | CAPT V.BREDA | LT MAUDE | F/SGT GRATION | A/SGT LEISCHING | BL || 649Q | LT ASKEW | LT LAMBERT | A/SGT GELDENHUYS | A/SGT CRAWHALL | || 383W | CAPT DE WET | LT MELTZ | LT DU PREEZ | A/SGT PEENS | || 412K | CAPT DALLING (DFC) | LT BESTER | F/SGT FORRESTER | A/SGT BUCHLER | VL || 445O | CAPT DIEU | LT RABINOWITZ | F/SGT BAILEY | F/SGT DU RANT | || 414P | LT RICHARDS | LT HORWITZ | F/SGT ROBBERTSE | A/SGT McCRINDLE | |