Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA: GUNS, TROOPS & MET — STAZ DI PALENA (H087682)BB: 1107 A HrsBC: Medium level bombing; 14500'/240º28000 Pamphlets6 x 250 G.P. 52 Det 37 Pistol (12 Hour Delay)6 x 250 do do do (6 Hour Delay)59 x 250 do do do (Rods)1 x 250 do do do do hang up.BD: Bomb bursts between H082675, H090684 and H084681 with overshoot on ploughed field and slope of high ground. 3/4 bombs hit station buildings. 2 bombs hit RR. in station area near platform.BE: NILBF: NILBG: Obliques and Verticals of bomb burstsBH: Odd MET on main Rd SOUTH of target stationary. 10 dispersed MET in area H0758. 2 yellow smoke explosions ALFEDENA. Target appeared empty.AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.356Z MAJOR STUART LT PAWSON W/O FREESTONE LT HALL181T LTs BENNETT & HARLE 2/LT STRYDOM P/O GILDON240O CAPT DUGMORE LT MASTERS 2/LT MAASDORP F/SGT ROGERS167S CAPT SMIT LT KAY LT PURDON SGT SCHOOMBIE445U CAPT V. BREDA LT NAUDE F/SGT GRATTON SGT ROBERTSON387R LTs RICHARDS & ROSE. A. F/SGT ROBBERTSE SGT McCRINDLE181Y MAJOR COULL LT McARAVEY 2/LTs PERKINS & VAN ROOYEN467D LTs HEWITT & HORWITZ F/SGT KIDNEY SGT BOWEN545A LTs MURNAN & WALTERS F/SGT ODENDAAL SGT STEWART341L LTs WILLMOTT & BORCHERDS 2/LT LOOTS F/SGT WALBRIDGE441F LTs WITTE & RUSHFORTH F/SGT EATON SGT MARAIS426J CAPT JOB LT OWEN-HUGHES F/SGT JARVIS LT SHAW
Transcriber's Notes
- MET
- Motor Enemy Transport.
- STAZ DI PALENA
- Stazione di Palena (Palena Station).
- A Hrs
- Army Hours (Standard military time used in the Mediterranean).
- G.P
- General Purpose (bomb type).
- RR
- Railroad.
- Rd
- Road.
Expanded Abbreviations