Sortie Report (Form 541)
- Duty
- AMMO & STORES AREA - H274278 - 282271 - 282274 | Height. | Place. |
R.A.F. Form 441 A.SORTIE REPORT(Part A.)No. 1Oprep. Ref. No. 423Date. 26/10/43Squadron. 21 SAAFNo. of Aircraft. 12 Baltimores(1 Mk.3, 5 Mk.3A, 6 Mk.4)Aircraft No. See listAircraft Letter.Captain. MAJOR STUARTCrew. LT PAWSONOther a/c followed on courseUp. 0900 A Hrs 1st A/CDown. 1057 A Hrs Last A/CTime. 21.00 HoursAerodrome or L.G. TORTORELLA L/GType of Cloud. St.Cu (BORANO—2 miles EAST of targetAmount of Cloud. 10/10 Broken Cu to NW)Base of Cloud. 10,000' TopsVisibility. GoodGeneral Weather. FairMap or Chart Reference.ITALY 1:250,000Sheets 35, 36, 37ITALY 1:100,000Sheets 161, 162Target or Duty. AMMO & STORES AREA - H274278 - 282271 - 282274| Height. | Place. | Narrative. ||---|---|---|| | Base | airborne || 6000 | FOGGIA | Picked up fighters || 8000 | | S/c Target || 14000 | Target | Dummy run || 13000 | | Bombed || 10000 | BIONO | S/c Base || 3000 | Base | || | | Landed || | | Last A/C Landed |(Sgd) W. Thompson Capt.SIO 21 Squadron, SAAF
Transcriber's Notes
- R.A.F
- Royal Air Force.
- Oprep. Ref. No
- Operational Report Reference Number.
- SAAF
- South African Air Force.
- L.G
- Landing Ground.
- St.Cu
- Stratocumulus (cloud type).
- Cu
- Cumulus (cloud type).
- NW
- Northwest.
- AMMO
- Ammunition.
- S/c
- Steered course.
- Sgd
- Signed.
Expanded Abbreviations:
a/c: Aircraft.
Observations on Individuals:
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