Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA: STATION DI PALENA — H087682BB: 1458 Hrs LTBC: Medium level. Height 15000' Course 130º6 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 PistolBD: 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: NILBF: NILBG: Photos NOT taken, cloud obscured bursts.BH: Only movement, scattered MET on Rd PETTORANO — RIVISONDOLITarget appeared empty.AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.437H11 MAJOR ORD, LT HODGES, 2/LTs WALKER & DEVENISH467D LT LONGMORE, LT KENDAL, F/SGT THEUNISSEN, SGT MACKAY441P LT FROST, LT LAMBERT, F/SGT CARTER, SGT ALLAN586B CAPT SAUNDERS, P/O SMALLMAN, LT POTGIETER, SGT EARP-JONES426J CAPT JOB, LT OWEN-HUGHES, F/SGT JARVIS, LT SHAW341L LT WITTE, LT KERRITT, F/SGT EATON, SGT MARAIS167S CAPT SMIT, LT KAY, LT PURDON, SGT SCHOOMBIE181T LT BENNETT, LT HARLE, 2/LT STRYDOM, P/O GILDEN383W LT GREDER, LT ROSE. F., F/SGT GREYLING, SGT AIREY387R LT RICHARDS, LT ROSE. A., F/SGT ROBBERTSE, SGT MCCRINDLE240O LT ROBERTSON, LT HANNING, F/SGT DU PIESANIE, SGT LEISCHING445U LT HILL, LT PIETERS, F/SGT V.D. WESTHUIZEN, SGT JENKINSON
Transcriber's Notes
- LT
- Local Time.
- G.P
- General Purpose (bomb type).
- MET
- Motor Enemy Transport.
- Rd
- Road.
Expanded Abbreviations