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Operation No. 959

Sunday, 11 March 1945

Time: 13:30 hrs

Sortie Report (Form 541)

21 SQUADRON S.A.A.F. OPREP NO. 960. DATE 11th March 1945RAID ON CASARSA MARSHALLING YARDS pp C 103077 REF MAP ITALY 1,100,000 Sheet [65]✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓TAKE OFF 1330 HRS. OPERATION NUMBER 165/21S/M.✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓B. 561 Capt. MUSGROVE GOBLE JORDAAN RABIE JONES COOK.QUAIFE✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓W 545 F/O. HANNA PARSONS DICKINSON OLDFIELD van der BERG RAS.✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓C. 550 LT. FRASER MICKIE WATERMEYER HARLE JENNER BARROW RICHARDSON T.D.✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓G. 537 LT. MUIR DALE LISTER FOSTER JONES ROUKE.✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓A. 575 LT. BATLEY LONG ADAMS GILBANK BUTLER EAVE.U✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓V. 539 LT. QUAIL LOUWRENS KROS DOUGLAS WILSON SOLOMON.✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓S 583 LT. BECKE MEYER JOHNSTONE HEALE GIDLOW Mc CAUSLAND.✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓P. 513 LT. NAPIER PRETORIUS Mc DONALD BENADE JORDAAN STUBBS MOIR.✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓J 572 LT. GOUGH HORNE RYAN OVEREE SMITH T.M. MATHEW.✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓YY 471 LT. FRANCIS. van HOLDT ALBERTYN ANDREWS LAIRD RENNIE.TIMES :- 2.35.REMARKS.Handwritten Marginalia / Stamps:
Folio Number: 163 (Handwritten, Top Right).
Marginalia: The name "QUAIFE" is handwritten in block letters above "PARSONS" in the crew list for aircraft W 545.
Marginalia: A handwritten "U" appears above the aircraft designation "V. 539".
Strike-throughs: The name "PARSONS" is struck through in the crew list for aircraft W 545.
Strike-throughs: The name "MICKIE" is struck through in the crew list for aircraft C. 550.
Strike-throughs: The name "PRETORIUS" is struck through in the crew list for aircraft P. 513.
Strike-throughs: A name (possibly "RYAN") is partially struck through in the crew list for aircraft J 572.
Tick Marks: Systematic check marks (✓) appear above almost every crew position and aircraft number, signifying administrative confirmation of flight logs.
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Transcriber's Notes

OPREP
Operational Report. OPREP No. 960 details the administrative and tactical outcome of Operation 165/21S/M.

MC/GP (Medium Capacity / General Purpose): Standard high-explosive ordnance (typically 250lb or 500lb) carried by Baltimore crews for the interdiction of logistical infrastructure.