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BA: RD & RR EAST of CASTEL FRENTANO - H305988 BB: 1228 A Hrs BC: Medium level bombing, 12000' Courses 030º and 355º 24 x 500 MC 43 Det 27 Pistol 36 x 250 GP do do (Rods) BD: First box slightly under-shot, bombs bursting at H305985 and ending near RR. Second box hit Eastern portion of Target area, most bombs falling between RR and RD as far as H306991 N.R.O. BE: 30/40 bursts H/A/A LANCIANO area accurate BF: 3 a/c damaged - one badly which force landed at base - Observer and one A/G killed, Pilot and other A/G wounded, all by A/A. The other A/G since died. Pilot : Lt WOOD, D.G. Wounded Observer: Lt NEL, G.G.B. Killed WOP/AG : F/SGT JAMES, T.L. Killed A/G : A/SGT ROBERTSON, J.F. Wounded (Since died) BG: Verticals and Obliques of bomb bursts BH: NIL. AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST. 437H LT/COL KOTZE LT CARTER 2/LTs PERKINS AND VAN ROOYEN 545A CAPT JOB LT OWEN-HUGHES F/SGT JARVIS LT SHAW 426J LT WOOD LT NEL F/SGT JAMES A/SGT ROBERTSON 341L LT WILLMOT LT BORCHERDS 2/LT LOOTS F/SGT WALBRIDGE 441F LT LONGMORE LT KENDAL F/SGT THEUNISSEN A/SGT MACKAY 916K LT HEWITT LT HORWITZ F/SGT KIDNEY A/SGT BOWEN 167S Capt DUGMORE LT MASTERS 2/LT MAASDORP F/SGT ROGERS 383W LT GREDER LT REES F/SGT GREYLING A/SGT AIREY 445U LT ASKEW LT LAMBERT F/SGT GELDENHUYS LT V. SCHALKWYK 387R LT RICHARDS LT KIRBY F/SGT ROBBERTSE A/SGT MCCRINDLE 586B LT FROST LT WHITE F/SGT CARTER A/SGT ALLAN 181T LT HILL LT PIETERS F/SGT V.D. WESTHUIZEN A/SGT JENKINSON