A Jerry recce. aircraft was stooging around this morning very high however and after taking his "happy snaps " – presumably – he sheered off.
Nine of our Marylands took part in a raid on enemy transport and tanks on the TRIGH CAPUZZO. The results were as good as could be expected with such a dispersal of vehicles. Two direct hits and many near misses were the result of our visit.
Jerry was again around this evening and dropped several bombs in the neighbourhood. Ack-ack opened at him but the bombs were far from the camp. There is no doubt, however, that the continual night by night bombing, is bound to have a psychological effect on the fellows in the long run. With the recce plane over every day and the moon waxing it seems that bombs can be expected every night of the moon period.
Parade cancelled owing to early flying. Eighteen aircraft - formation practice. Oprep No. 155
One other rank (R.A.F.) posted to No. 21 P.T.C. for Trooping to United Kingdom. Instructions received from Wing that all "A" Parties are to be ready to move, probably tomorrow, to TMIMI which is to be our B. L. G.
Capt. Dieu the Belgian officer who had flown one of the aircraft which crashed on the 3rd, accompanied by Lt. MacRitchie, the Assistant Adjutant, set off to locate the crashed aircraft and investigate the whereabouts of the crews, as information had been received that the area where the crash had occurred was now in Allied hands.
Aircraft took off at 08.40 hours to bomb the Western edge of the road at LANCIANO. Bombs fell in good pattern, the majority between the village and the cross roads.
Sortie Report No. 460
The target for the second raid was SCORCLOSA; the bombs fell in narrow pattern on either side of the road, six direct hits being observed, the aircraft returning to Base at 13.43 hours.
Sortie Report No. 461