Sortie Report (Form 541)
R.A.F. Form 441 A.SORTIE REPORT(Part A.)95Sheet No.Oprep. Ref. No. 361Date. 2 Aug 43Squadron. 21 SAAF ADVType of Aircraft. 12 BALTIMORES (2 Mk 3, 8 Mk 3A, 2 Mk 4)Aircraft No. ) as per listAircraft Letter. )Leader of Formation.Captain MAJOR JANDRELL.Crew. LIEUT. CHRISTIE.Time Up. 1110 hrs. LT. 1st aircraftTime Down. 1324 hrs LT last aircraftTotal Time. 24 hoursAerodrome or L.G. HALFARType of Cloud. S/CUAmount of Cloud. 3/10Base of Cloud. 12000 ftVisibility. 5/6 milesGeneral Weather. FairMap or Chart Reference.1: 500,000 SICILIANE 36/12Task or Duty. ADRANO VILLAGE| Time | Height | Place | Narrative ||---|---|---|---|| 1110 | | Halfar | Airborne || 1130 | 1600 | Malta | S/c PALAZZOLO || 1205 | 7600 | Palazzolo | Picked up 6 Spitfire escort. S/c SFERRO || 1217 | 12100 | Sferro | S/c TARGET. || 1221 | 11500 | Target | BOMBED || 1224 | 11000 | | S/c PALAZZOLO || 1256 | 4500 | Palazzolo | S/c MALTA. || 1312 | 1500 | Halfar | Over BASE. || 1312 | | | Landed. || 1324 | | | Last aircraft landed. |(Signature: J. S. Bester) Capt.SIO. 21 SQUADRON SAAF.
Transcriber's Notes
- R.A.F
- Royal Air Force.
- Oprep. Ref. No
- Operational Report Reference Number.
- SAAF ADV
- South African Air Force Advanced (Headquarters).
- Mk
- Mark (referring to the aircraft variant).
- LT
- Local Time.
- L.G
- Landing Ground.
- S/CU
- Stratocumulus (cloud type).
- S/c
- Set course (standard navigational shorthand).
- Sferro
- A frequently used Initial Point (IP) in the Catania plain. The formation utilized Sferro to align for their final bomb run, turning onto the target at 12,100 feet.
- SIO
- Squadron Intelligence Officer. Personnel and Command Observations
Abbreviations and Technical Terms Expanded
ft: feet.