Operation

BA: STATION DI PALENA — H087682 BB: 1458 Hrs LT BC: Medium level. Height 15000' Course 130º 6 x 250 G.P. 52 Det 37 Pistol ( 6 Hour Delay) 2 x 250 G.P. 52 Det 37 Pistol (12 Hour Delay) 64 x 250 G.P. 43 Det 27 Pistol BD: Cloud over target made run up difficult. Formation attacked in boxes of six aiming on leaders, bombs fell from H 085686 to 095677. NO results observed. BE: NIL BF: NIL BG: Photos NOT taken, cloud obscured bursts. BH: Only movement, scattered MET on Rd PETTORANO — RIVISONDOLI Target appeared empty. AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST. 437H11 MAJOR ORD, LT HODGES, 2/LTs WALKER & DEVENISH 467D LT LONGMORE, LT KENDAL, F/SGT THEUNISSEN, SGT MACKAY 441P LT FROST, LT LAMBERT, F/SGT CARTER, SGT ALLAN 586B CAPT SAUNDERS, P/O SMALLMAN, LT POTGIETER, SGT EARP-JONES 426J CAPT JOB, LT OWEN-HUGHES, F/SGT JARVIS, LT SHAW 341L LT WITTE, LT KERRITT, F/SGT EATON, SGT MARAIS 167S CAPT SMIT, LT KAY, LT PURDON, SGT SCHOOMBIE 181T LT BENNETT, LT HARLE, 2/LT STRYDOM, P/O GILDEN 383W LT GREDER, LT ROSE. F., F/SGT GREYLING, SGT AIREY 387R LT RICHARDS, LT ROSE. A., F/SGT ROBBERTSE, SGT MCCRINDLE 240O LT ROBERTSON, LT HANNING, F/SGT DU PIESANIE, SGT LEISCHING 445U LT HILL, LT PIETERS, F/SGT V.D. WESTHUIZEN, SGT JENKINSON