Sortie report Padua
Title
Sortie report Padua
Description
Provides some details of operation to Padua marshalling yards. Lists crew and gives details of bombing and other events.
Creator
Date
1945-03-12
Temporal Coverage
Coverage
Language
Type
Format
One sided typewritten document
Publisher
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Contributor
Identifier
SPowellNI1896919v10010
Transcription
[underlined] SORTIE REPORT. [/underlined]
Date:- 12th. March, 1945. 104 Squadron. P
F/O. Ward. Sgt. Powell. Sgt. McGowan. Sgt. Piper. F/O. Scott. Sgt. Scott. F/S Coles.
Off 17.07
Landed 22.10
Total 05.08. Foggia Main.
Weather: Hazy.
Target: Padua Marshalling Yards.
[indecipherable letter] Route markers not seen. Flares 19.45 over target. Target identify[missing letters] visually. TOT 19.49 – 19.51. TMB/R 19.46. (?).
19.50 8200 285 175 IAS. 4 x 1000 GPTI, 8 x 500 MCNI, aimed at markers and incends. Bursts seen beyond TI's. PFF wind good, MB heard. Bombing on target seen at 19.49. 2 small fires in target area 19.52
C. 4 accurate heavy from fork in rlwy line at target.
F. Gee u/s.
G. Photo with bombing.
K. 19.54, incends, seen jettisoned on 2nd leg after target, 1 lot to port and 1 to starboard, on route out.
Signed W.R. Pountney, F/O.
Date:- 12th. March, 1945. 104 Squadron. P
F/O. Ward. Sgt. Powell. Sgt. McGowan. Sgt. Piper. F/O. Scott. Sgt. Scott. F/S Coles.
Off 17.07
Landed 22.10
Total 05.08. Foggia Main.
Weather: Hazy.
Target: Padua Marshalling Yards.
[indecipherable letter] Route markers not seen. Flares 19.45 over target. Target identify[missing letters] visually. TOT 19.49 – 19.51. TMB/R 19.46. (?).
19.50 8200 285 175 IAS. 4 x 1000 GPTI, 8 x 500 MCNI, aimed at markers and incends. Bursts seen beyond TI's. PFF wind good, MB heard. Bombing on target seen at 19.49. 2 small fires in target area 19.52
C. 4 accurate heavy from fork in rlwy line at target.
F. Gee u/s.
G. Photo with bombing.
K. 19.54, incends, seen jettisoned on 2nd leg after target, 1 lot to port and 1 to starboard, on route out.
Signed W.R. Pountney, F/O.
Collection
Citation
W R Pountney, “Sortie report Padua,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed July 23, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/39480.
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