Operation

BA: C395049 — NORTH FOSSACESIA BB: 1137 A Hrs BC: Medium level bombing 10500' 270º 24 x 500 MC 43 Set 27 Pistol 36 x 250 GP do do (Rods) (1 x 250 jettisoned H622093 7500' at 1142 Hrs) BD: First box overshot from C390050 on course in short stick. Bombs falling NORTH of wadi WEST of town. Second box hit target area C395050 to C392050. 3 direct hits on road. Bombs fell just NORTH of buildings, N.R.O. BE: 15 bursts H/A/A to NORTH in distance after bombing BF: NIL BG: Verticals and Obliques of bomb bursts Northern BH: Medium fire with yellow smoke flame in Western portion of town 1 s/e A/C seen 500' below formation during bombing run, and bombing — interfered with Leader's bombing. AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST. 167S CAPT SMIT, LT KAY, F/SGT JENSEN, A/SGT SCHOOMBIE 181Y LT ROBERTSON, LT HANNING, F/SGT DU PIESANIE, F/SGT VALENTINE 383W LT GREDER, LT REES, F/SGT GREYLING, A/SGT AIREY 387R LT RICHARDS, LT KIRBY, F/SGT ROBBERTSE, A/SGT McCRINDLE 445U CAPT V. BREDA, LT NAUDE, F/SGT GRATTON, P/O GILDON 181T LT HILL, LT PIETERS, F/SGT V.D.WESTHUIZEN, A/SGT JENKINSON 586B CAPT SAUNDERS, P/O SMALLMAN, LT POTGIETER, A/SGT EARP-JONES 545A LT ASKEW, LT LAMBERT, F/SGT GELDENHUYS, LT V.SCHALKWYK 341L LT LONGMORE, LT KENDAL, F/SGT THEUNISSEN, A/SGT MACKAY 426J LT WOOD, LT NEL, F/SGT JAMES, A/SGT ROBERTSON 578G CAPT JOB, LT OWEN-HUGHES, F/SGT JARVIS, LT SHAW 916K LT WITTE, LT RUSHFORTH, F/SGT EATON, A/SGT MARAIS