Sortie Report (Form 541)
SORTIE REPORT(Part A)R.A.F. Form 441 A.Y 48| [Header Columns] | [Content] ||---|---|| Sheet No. | 1 || Oprep. Ref. No. | 531 || Date | 25 Jan 44 || Squadron | 21 SAAF || Type of Aircraft | 12 Baltimores 1 Mk.3A, 11 Mk.4 || Aircraft No. | See over || Aircraft Letter | || Captain | LT/COL KOTZE || Crew | CAPT CARTER || | Formation Leader || Time Up | 1436 A Hrs 1st a/c || Time Down | 1625 A Hrs last a/c || Total Time | 19.00 Hours || Aerodrome or L.G. | TORTORELLA || Type of Cloud | Cu. ||---|---|| Amount of Cloud | 3/10 - 4/10 Target area || Base of Cloud | 8000' || Visibility | Good || General Weather | Good || Map or Chart Reference | ITALY 1:100,000 Sheet 146 POPOLI ||---|---|| Task or Duty | Road Junction - POPOLI - (G8696) ||---|---|| Time | Height | Place | Narrative ||---|---|---|---|| 1436 | | BASE | a/b || 1455 | 2000 | BASE | S/c TERMOLI || 1510 | 8000 | TERMOLI | Rv. with 223 Sqdn. || 1536 | 13200 | TARGET | Bombs dropped || 1609 | | BASE | Landed || 1625 | | | Last a/c landed |[Signature Block](Signed) [Signature unreadable - similar to "Lt Thompson"?]CaptSIO 21 Squadron, S.A.A.F.PART B (on reverse) to be completed according to relevant pro-forma in H.Q.R.A.F.,M.E.Instruction.34. P.T.O.
Transcriber's Notes
- Aircraft
- The formation included 1 Mk.3A and 11 Mk.4 Baltimores. The persistence of the single Mark 3A in the lineup suggests the squadron was stretching its resources to put maximum planes in the air, utilizing every serviceable airframe available.
- S/c
- Set Course.
- Rv
- Rendezvous.
- SIO
- Squadron Intelligence Officer. 69 Verification: Target File Verification: This document is the reverse side (Part B) of the Sortie Report for January 25th, 1944 (Sortie No. 531). Although there is no "Date" column on this side, the target "Rd Junction Northern portion of POPOLI Town" and the "Time over Target" of 1536 A Hrs match the Part A document from the previous image (269-1__68.jpg) dated Jan 25, 1944.
Abbreviations:
a/b: Airborne.