Sortie Report (Form 541)
List of Aircraft and Aircrews attached to Sortie Reports Nos. 238 and 238 A dated Night 24/25 March 1943 - 21 Squadron, S.A.A.F. -------------------------------------------------------------------------
* 940 V Lt.Col. C.S. Coppen, D.F.C., Capt. R.R. Farrant, F/Sgt. Bradfield A. and F/Sgt. Lyne J.L. * 930 K Maj. M. Barnby, D.F.C., Lt. G.A. Evans, Lt. R.S. Sandilands, F/Sgt. Lotter W.G. * 900 F Capt. J.A. Mouton, Lt. H. Simon, F/Sgt. Carr G.W. and F/Sgt. Wisenberg N. * 904 BB Capt. A.G.M. Budd, Sgt. Smallman S.O. (R.A.F.), F/O Cornelius W.G. and F/Sgt. Woods C.R. * 877 J Lt. E.P. Gardener, Lt. A. Kerr, F/Sgt. Pearce J. and F/Sgt. Green C.E.G. * 956 C Lt. Meredith, Lt. W.H. Sass, F/Sgt. Smith S.C. and F/Sgt. O'Regan B.S. * 942 G Lt. J.F. Carlisle, Lt. S. Webber, F/Sgt. Schumann and F/Sgt. Waldek V. * 862 D Lt. E.P. Hamilton, Lt. S.B. Whittle, F/Sgt. Rogers F.D. and F/Sgt. Phelan D. ~~9. [Strike-through of entire typed line: 924 L Lt. J.G. Meredith, Lt. W.H. Sass, F/Sgt. Smith S.C. and F/Sgt. O'Regan B.S.]~~ * 176 YY Major A.C. Jandrell, Lt. Christie, F/Sgt. Morley D.E. and F/Sgt. Abraham W. * 850 X Capt. A.C. Smit, Lt. G.S. Kay, F/Sgt. Perkins G. and F/Sgt. van Rooyen I.J. * 126 U Capt. G.L. McBride, Lt. H.A. Gibson, F/Sgt. Daniels W.C. and F/Sgt. White A.M. * 916 SS Lt. Smith J.H., Lt. A. Arnold, Sgt. Freestone R.K. (R.N.A.F.), F/Sgt. Viljoen W.L. * 142 P Lt. G.A. Liddiard, Lt. J. Pickerill, F/Sgt. Zaaiman M. and F/Sgt. Carbarne * 151 Y Lt. J.D. Carr, Lt. R.P.T. Lombard, F/Sgt. Toms R.S. and F/Sgt. Wright G.D. * 957 W Lt. B.G. Wood, Lt. B.L. Gould, F/Sgt. Groenewald and F/Sgt. Purdon A.R.
Transcriber's Notes
- 21 Squadron, S.A.A.F
- No. 21 Squadron of the South African Air Force, an operational light bomber unit then utilizing the Martin Baltimore Mark III.
- D.F.C
- Distinguished Flying Cross, a high-level decoration for valor in air operations, held by mission leaders Lt.Col. Coppen and Maj. Barnby.
Sortie Reports Nos. 238 and 238 A: The official administrative records documenting two distinct waves of night-bombing operations conducted by the unit during the 24-hour reporting period.