Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA: Road and Railway defile - EAST of POPOLI from Grid G89 Easting, GridG99 Northing.BB: 1605 A HrsBC: Medium Bombing 075°/12800'22 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pistol28 x 250 GP do do5 x 250 GP 52 Det 37 Pistol (6 & 12 Hours Delay)NOTE. 2 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pistol2 x 250 GP do do1 x 250 GP 52 Det 37 Pistol (6 Hours Delay)Jettisoned 180° TERMOLI 15 miles.BD: Leading box dropped stick extending from G888990 to G896995, starting200/300 yds South of Road and extending across road towards Railwaytunnel.Second box bombed on leading box, line astern. One direct hit on RdG891992. Very few bombs NORTH of Rd. Remainder onside of hill, SOUTHof Rd.BE: NILBF: NILBG: Verticals and Obliques of bomb burstsBH: (i) Train with steam uppossibly moving between SULMONA and POPOLI RRstations(ii) Smoke from bridge G877989(iii) Rows of small buildings, possibly Army Barracks G9586AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.| | | | | | ||---|---|---|---|---|---|| 437N | LT/COL KOTZE | CAPT CARTER | 2/LT THOMPSON | LT TE WATER POHL | FL || 637C | LT WITTE | LT RUSHFORTH | F/SGT EATON | A/SGT MARAIS | || 645J | CAPT V.D.RIET | LT RIVE | F/SGT SAVAGE | A/SGT SCOTT | || 441F | LT FROST | LT WHITE | F/SGT CARTER | A/SGT ALLAN | VL || 412B | LT HEWITT | LT HORWITZ | F/SGT KIDNEY | A/SGT BOWEN | || 467D | LT ASHTON | LT STUART | F/SGT HARMSE | A/SGT BROUGH | || 460V | CAPT V.BREDA | LT NAUDE | F/SGT GRATTON | A/SGT LEISCHING | BL || 445O | CAPT DIEU | LT VANDE PUTTE | F/SGT BAILEY | F/SGT DU RANT | || 414P | LT HILL | LT PIETERS | F/SGT V.D.WESTHUIZEN | A/SGT JENKINSON | || 240G | CAPT DE WET | LT MELTZ | 2/LT DU PREEZ | A/SGT PEENS | VL || 383W | LT ASKEW | LT LAMBERT | F/SGT GELDENHUYS | A/SGT CRAWHALL | || 612T | LT V.D.MERWE | LT JORDAAN | F/SGT VERITY | A/SGT PIENAAR | |