Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA: WESTERN EDGE OF ROAD — C326042 — LANCIANOBB: 0920 A HrsBC: Medium level bombing — 11000' — 350º24 x 500 MC 43 Det 27 Pistol36 x 250 GP do do (Rods)BD: Bursts in good pattern between C321039 — 325040 — 328027 — 325025, majority between village and main road at cross-roads. Direct hits on road and buildings and fire started at C327030BE: 6 bursts H/A/A after bombing — accurate for height onlyBF: NILBG: Obliques and Verticals of bomb burstsBH: 10 MET C328033 moving NORTH and 10 MET C326034 moving SOUTH.Bostons caused fire in SOUTH-EAST area of townAIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.437H LT/COL KOTZE LT CARTER 2/LT PERKINS 2/LT VAN ROOYEN441P LT FROST LT WHITE F/SGT CARTER A/SGT ALLAN578G LT MURMAN LT WALTERS F/SGT ODENDAAL A/SGT STEWART586B LT LONGMORE LT KENDAL F/SGT THEUNISSEN A/SGT MACKAY545A LT ASKEW LT LAMBERT F/SGT GELDENHUYS A/SGT ROBERTSON916K LT HEWITT LT HORWITZ F/SGT KIDNEY A/SGT BOWEN167S CAPT SMIT LT KAY F/SGT JENSEN A/SGT SCHOOMBIE181Y LT ROBERTSON LT HANNING F/SGT DU PIESANIE F/SGT VALENTINE383W LT GREDER LT REES F/SGT GREYLING A/SGT AIREY356Z LT RICHARDS LT KIRBY F/SGT ROBBERTSE A/SGT MCCRINDLE181T LT HILL LT PIETERS F/SGT V.D. WESTHUIZEN A/SGT JENKINSON240O CAPT V. BREDA LT NAUDE F/SGT GRATTON P/O GILDEN
Transcriber's Notes
- H/A/A
- Heavy Anti-Aircraft fire.
- MET
- Motor Enemy Transport.
- LT/COL
- Lieutenant Colonel.
Expanded Abbreviations