Sortie Report (Form 541)
BA: GUN POSITIONS AT E 0671BB: 1107 Hrs LTBC: Medium Level Bombing from 10,000 feet. Courses 030º/050º72 x 250 lb. G.P. 43 Det. 27 Pistols with rods.BD: Approximately 15 bombs along Eastern edge, one stick betweenE.060702 and E.065710 and 10 bursts seen E.050700 to E.052703Direct hits on RR. and RD.BE: NIL.BF: NIL.BG: Obliques and Verticals from 10,000 feet, various courses.BH: Approximately 20 RR trucks in LOCRI STN. stationary. Slittrenches in orchard N.E.S.AIRCRAFT AND CREW LIST.356Z CAPT STUART. LT PAWSON. F/S MORLEY. 2/LT SCHUMANN221Y LT EATON LT GOULD SGT FREESTONE F/S VAN ROOYEN181T LT DUGMORE LT MASTERS 2/LT F/S MAASDORP F/S ROGERS256S CAPT SMIT LT KAY 2/LT PURDON 2/LT WRIGHT291U LT HARGRAVES LT REES SGT JANSEN F/S BEDFORD387R CAPT DIEU P/O EDMEADES F/S OSWALD 2/LT SHAW290C LT/COL. BRITZ. D.F.C. P/O SMALLMAN 2/LTs HARRISON & PICKUP916K LT FROST LT WHITE F/S CARTER SGT ALLEN206J LT WOOD LT NEL F/S JAMES SGT ROBERTSON586B CAPT SAUNDERS LT BOOYSE F/S MOORE SGT EARP-JONES903YY LT LONGMORE LT KENDALL F/S THEUNISSEN SGT MACKAY195G LT MURMAN LT WALTERS F/S ODENDAAL SGT STEWART
Transcriber's Notes
- Hrs LT
- Hours Local Time.
- Det
- Detonators.
- LOCRI STN
- Locri Station.
- N.E.S
- Likely "North East Side" or a specific grid sector.
- LT/COL
- Lieutenant Colonel.
- D.F.C
- Distinguished Flying Cross.
Abbreviations and Technical Terms Expanded
lb. G.P.: pound General Purpose (bombs).
Slit Trenches in Orchard: The observation of defensive "slit trenches" in an orchard near the station highlights the presence of Axis ground troops attempting to use natural cover to evade Allied air superiority. Historical Context: Operation BAYTOWN (D+2)