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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