Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA: C395049 — NORTH FOSSACESIABB: 1137 A HrsBC: Medium level bombing 10500' 270º24 x 500 MC 43 Set 27 Pistol36 x 250 GP do do (Rods) (1 x 250 jettisoned H6220937500' at 1142 Hrs)BD: First box overshot from C390050 on course in short stick. Bombsfalling NORTH of wadi WEST of town. Second box hit target areaC395050 to C392050. 3 direct hits on road. Bombs fell just NORTHof buildings, N.R.O.BE: 15 bursts H/A/A to NORTH in distance after bombingBF: NILBG: Verticals and Obliques of bomb bursts NorthernBH: Medium fire with yellow smoke flame in Western portion of town1 s/e A/C seen 500' below formation during bombing run, andbombing — interfered with Leader's bombing.AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.167S 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 AIREY387R LT RICHARDS, LT KIRBY, F/SGT ROBBERTSE, A/SGT McCRINDLE445U CAPT V. BREDA, LT NAUDE, F/SGT GRATTON, P/O GILDON181T LT HILL, LT PIETERS, F/SGT V.D.WESTHUIZEN, A/SGT JENKINSON586B CAPT SAUNDERS, P/O SMALLMAN, LT POTGIETER, A/SGT EARP-JONES545A LT ASKEW, LT LAMBERT, F/SGT GELDENHUYS, LT V.SCHALKWYK341L LT LONGMORE, LT KENDAL, F/SGT THEUNISSEN, A/SGT MACKAY426J LT WOOD, LT NEL, F/SGT JAMES, A/SGT ROBERTSON578G CAPT JOB, LT OWEN-HUGHES, F/SGT JARVIS, LT SHAW916K LT WITTE, LT RUSHFORTH, F/SGT EATON, A/SGT MARAIS
Transcriber's Notes
- N.R.O
- No Results Observed.
- H/A/A
- Heavy Anti-Aircraft fire (Flak).
Expanded Abbreviations
s/e A/C: Single-engine Aircraft.