Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA: GUN POSITIONS CASTEL FRETANO M315995BB: 1100 HoursBC: Medium level bombing. 11250' 135º/160º (Course of each box)23 x 500 M.C. 43 Dets 27 Pistols36 x 500 G.P. do do Rods1 x 500 M.C. do do (% Hung up and brought to Base)BD: Target area straddled. 4 bombs hit Rd at C310000. Hit on track junction. Bursts extended as far as M318990 in good pattern. 2 small explosions at M315997 - grey smoke hanging in air. Otherwise N.R.O.BE: NO E/A. Approximately 20 bursts H/A/A during and after bombing run, accurate for height only. Slight L/A/A inaccurate.BF: NILDG: Obliques and Verticals of bomb burstsBH: 20/30 MET C2606 moving NORTH, badly dispersed, on secondary Rd. Otherwise N.R.O.AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.167S CAPT SMIT LT KAY LT PURDON A/SGT SCHOOMBIE181T LT BENNETT LT HARLE F/SGT STRYDOM P/O GILDEN383W LT GREDER LT ROSE.F. F/SGT GREYLING A/SGT AIREY445U LT HARGRAVE LT REES F/SGT JENSEN F/SGT VALENTINE VL181Y CAPT V. BREDA LT NAUDE F/SGT GRATTON A/SGT ROBERTSON387R LT ROBERTSON LT HANNING F/SGT DU PIESANIE A/SGT LIESCHING437H MAJ ORD LT HODGES F/SGT WALKER S/SGT DEVENISH BL426J LT HEWITT LT HORWITZ F/SGT KIDNEY A/SGT BOWEN586B LT LONGMORE LT KENDAL F/SGT THEUNISSEN A/SGT MACKAY341L LT WILLMOTT LT BORCHERDS F/SGT LOOTS F/SGT WALBRIDGE VL916K CAPT JOB LT OWEN-HUGHES F/SGT JARVIS LT SHAW545A LT WITTE 2/LT RUSHFORTH F/SGT EATON A/SGT MARAIS.
Transcriber's Notes
- Rd
- Road.
- N.R.O
- No Results Observed.
- E/A
- Enemy Aircraft.
- MET
- Motor Enemy Transport.
Expanded Abbreviations