Sortie Report (Form 541)
21 SQUADRON S.A.A.F. OPREP NO. 973 Operation 175/21S/MRAID ON CASARSA M/Yards SHEET 39 ) T/off:- 0815hrs.575 P : Maj. Dieu Parsonson Hatswell Mitchell Durrant Peckitt471 R : Lt. Collender Gillam Deane Benson Banfield Suter539 T : P/O Markham Rapp Dickenson Goodwin McHugh Dodson566 S : Lt. Becke Meyer Bailey Heale McCausland Gidlow.--- ---561 B : Lt. Isted Williams Gelb Bedford Botha Collins474 D : Lt. Gough Horne Ryan Overee Smith TR Mathew519 G : Lt. Hussey Quaife Wells Boast Kennedy Pienaar513 Hv: F/O Hanna Ross Naude Oldfield van de Berg Paxton.--- ---577 U : Lt. Muir Dale Lister Malan Foster Rourke583 V : Lt. von Heldt Dore Main King Brown Stephan572 J : P/O Goble Watermeyer OwenHughes Trivett Venter Wilding--- ---W/Finding:-429 A : Lt. Reyneke Cordell Masters Winn Hennesey Cloete Tennant.Times:- All A/C 3.00 hrs. except Wind A/C. . .3.30 Hrs.Handwritten Marginalia / Stamps:
Folio Number: 172 (Handwritten, Top Right).
Reference Stamp:
Transcriber's Notes
- OPREP
- Operational Report. OPREP No. 973 details the administrative and tactical outcome of Operation 175/21S/M.
MC/GP (Medium Capacity / General Purpose): Standard high-explosive ordnance (typically 250lb or 500lb) carried by Baltimore crews for the destruction of rail infrastructure.