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Operation No. 368

NORTH WEST AREA RANDAZZO VILLAGE

Over target: 1427 hrs Landed: 1535 hrs Time: 12:55 hrs

Sortie Report (Form 541)

R.A.F. Form 441 A.SORTIE REPORT(Part A.)2nd OPERATIONG 100Sheet No.Oprep. Ref. No. 368Date. 7 Aug 43Squadron. 21 SAAF ADVType of Aircraft. 12 BALTIMORES (4 Mk 3, 6 Mk 3A, 2 Mk 4)Aircraft No. ) as per listAircraft Letter. )Leader of Formation.Captain MAJOR JANDRELL.Crew. LT. CHRISTIE.Time Up. 1255 hrs LT 1st aircraft.Time Down. 1535 hrs LT last aircraft.Total Time. 29 hoursAerodrome or L.G. HALFARType of Cloud. S/CuAmount of Cloud. 1/10Base of Cloud 9000'Visibility. 5/10 milesGeneral Weather. HazyMap or Chart Reference.1:500,000 SICILIA NE 36/12.TARGET CHART 2/209/NATask or Duty. NORTH WEST CORNER OF RANDAZZO VILLAGE.| Time | Height | Place | Narrative ||---|---|---|---|| 1255 | | Halfar | Airborne. || 1326 | 1500 | Malta | S/c PACHINO || 1347 | 2100 | Pachino | || 1401 | 6300 | | S/c TARGET || 1422 | 14300 | Mt Etna Top | Left hand, then right hand turns on to TARGET || 1427 | 13200 | Randazzo | Bombed. || 1432 | 10600 | Mt Etna | S/c PACHINO || 1447 | 2500 | Pachino | S/c MALTA || 1508 | 1700 | Malta | Over Base. || | | Halfar | Landed. || 1535 | | | Last aircraft landed. |(Signature: J. S. Bester) Capt.SIO. 21 SQUADRON SAAF.

Transcriber's Notes

R.A.F
Royal Air Force.
Oprep. Ref. No
Operational Report Reference Number.
SAAF ADV
South African Air Force Advanced (Headquarters).
Mk
Mark (referring to the aircraft variant).
LT
Local Time.
L.G
Landing Ground.
S/Cu
Stratocumulus (cloud type).
S/c
Set Course.
Pachino
A coastal town in southern Sicily used as a standard assembly and exit point for missions launched from Hal Far, Malta.
SIO
Squadron Intelligence Officer. Personnel and Command Observations

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