At 09.38 hours a formation of twelve of our aircraft took off to attack defended positions in the SAN AMBROGLIO area; one aircraft returned early due to the engine overheating. The first box undershot with 2-3 bursts short of the river, the balance falling along the Eastern edge of the Southern portion of the target. The weather was good but intensely cold.
Sortie Report No. 470.
Squadron Routine Order No. 93/43.
Capt. Dieu and Lieut. MacRitchie arrived back in Camp from AGNONE where they had been to investigate, and ascertain the whereabouts of the two aircraft which had crashed on the 3rd of last month. Lieut. MacRitchie submitted his report to the Adjutant who immediately forwarded it to the authorities concerned. From the evidence it would appear that there was very little hope of any of the aircrews having survived.