Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA: PALESTRINA TOWN G0860BB: 1013 A HrsBC: Medium level bombing attack 240°/260° 12000/12400'24 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pistol36 x 250 GP do doBD: Boxes bombed in line astern on leader. Medium stick starting fromN.E. of town [crossed out text] G081604 across Northern part of town toG077601. Two fires were seen to be burning in town, one with brownsmoke, the other with yellow smoke.BE: NILBF: NILBG: Verticals and Obliques of bomb burstsBH: 20 + MET stationary on Rd ALATRI to GUARCINO and in ALATRI. Rd clearof snow.10 + MET moving both ways G22733 + MET moving both ways G1372MT on Rds from GUARCINO to PALESTRINA and FROSINONE to VALMONTONEat 2miles interval moving WEST.15 + MET stationary on Rd between S. VINCENZO and SORAAIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.643H MAJOR ORD LT HODGES F/SGT BOUCHER CAPT HALL FL467D LT LONGMORE LT KENDAL F/SGT THEUNISSEN A/SGT MACKAY637C LT WITTE LT RUSHFORTH F/SGT EATON A/SGT MARAIS441F LT FROST LT WHITE F/SGT CARTER A/SGT ALLAN VL576O LT MURMAN LT WALTERS F/SGT ODENDAAL A/SGT STEWART545A CAPT V.D.RIET LT RIVE F/SGT SAVAGE A/SGT SCOTT412B CAPT VISSER LT ELLIOTT LT POTGIETER LT V.D.WESTHUIZEN BL383W LT GREDER LT KIRBY F/SGT GREYLING A/SGT AIREY167S LT V.D.MERWE LT JORDAAN F/SGT VERITY A/SGT PIENAAR612T CAPT JOB LT NAUDE F/SGT GRATTON A/SGT LEISCHING VL414P LT ROWE LT JANSEN 2/LT HEYNS A/SGT PECKITT649U LT RICHARDS LT RABINOWITZ F/SGT ROBBERTSE A/SGT McCRINDLE
Transcriber's Notes
- FL
- Formation Leader.
- VL
- Vic Leader (Leader of a "V" formation of three aircraft).
- BL
- Box Leader (Leader of the second box of six aircraft). 106 Verification: Target File Verification: The document is an "APPENDIX 'H'" containing "Squadron Routine Orders No. 9/44" dated 12th February, 1944.
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