Operation

BA: GUNS AND TROOPS — MOZZAGROGNA — C353009 BB: 1044 A Hrs BC: Medium level bombing 11000' 360º/020º 23 x 500 MC 43 Det 27 Pistol 36 x 250 GP do do (Rods) 1 x 500 MC do do Jettisoned J7525—2000'—safe—1126Hrs 1 x 500 MC do do Hang-up, brought to base BD: First box hit NORTH WEST portion of target from C352008 to C354014 Second box hit Eastern portion running from 0353006 to C355010 Direct hit seen on road otherwise N.R.O. BE: NIL BF: NIL BG: Verticals and Obliques of bomb bursts BH: NIL AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST. 356Z MAJOR STUART LT PAWSON W/O FREESTONE LT HALL 586B CAPT DIEU LT ROSE.F F/SGT BAILEY F/SGT DU RANT 181Y LT ROBERTSON LT HANNING F/SGT DU PIESANIE F/SGT VALENTINE 240O CAPT DUGMORE LT MASTERS 2/LT MAASDORP F/SGT ROGERS 387R LT RICHARDS LT KIRBY F/SGT ROBBERTSE A/SGT McCRINDLE 383W CAPT V. BREDA LT NAUDE F/SGT GRATTON P/O GILDON 341L LT WILLMOT LT BORCHERDS 2/LT LOOTS F/SGT WALBRIDGE 545A LT ASKEW LT LAMBERT F/SGT GELDENHUYS LT V. SCHALKWYK 426J LT WOOD LT NEL F/SGT JAMES A/SGT ROBERTSON 578G LT MURMAN LT WALTERS F/SGT ODENDAAL A/SGT STEWART 437H CAPT JOB LT OWEN-HUGHES F/SGT JARVIS LT SHAW 916K LT HEWITT LT HORWITZ F/SGT KIDNEY A/SGT BOWEN