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Table 1: SAAF rotation through the forward airfield K·16: an example 36
Date Targets
(Duration) Airfield Pilots (Mission) Claims Remarks
13 May K-10 Capt G.Kotze Supply dumps Nil Target area
(1:40) K-16 Lt I. Gow Ops Hotpants Bombs covered by
Lt A.B. de Wet (1863) jettisoned bad weather,
Lt M. Frost Inchon Bay crossed
bombline
13 May K-16 Capt G.Kotze Camouflaged Destroyed: Second
(0:55) K-16 Lt I. Gow supply 1X supply mission on 13
Lt A.B. de Wet dumps, Ops dump May
Lt M. Frost Hotpants
(1823)
14 May K-16 Capt G.Kotze Buildings Damaged:
(0:50) K-16 Lt I. Gow and supply 2X buildings
Lt A.B. de Wet stacks Ops 1X large POL
Lt M. Frost Windburn dump
(1802)
14 May K-16 Capt G.Kotze Camouflaged Poor visibility Second
(0:55) K-16 Lt I. Gow supply prevented mission on 14
Lt A.B. de Wet dumps, Ops assessment May
Lt M. Frost Windburn
(1809)
15 May K-16 Capt G. Kotze Village Destroyed: Bekker
(1:20) K-16 Lt F. Bekker Caves 2X vehicles replaces Gow
Lt A.B. de Wet Vehicles Damaged:
Lt M. Frost (1807) 1X villiage
1X POL
dump
15 May K-16 Capt G. Kotze Village Destroyed: Second
(1:20) K-16 Lt F. Bekker Vehicles 2X vehicles mission on 15
Lt A.B. de Wet (1823) Damaged: May
Lt M. Frost 1X vehicle
1X village
16 May K-16 Capt G. Kotze Caves Damaged: -
(1:20) K-16 Lt F. Bekker Vehicles 1X vehicle
Lt A.B. de Wet (1807)
Lt M. Frost
16 May K-16 Capt G. Kotze Supply dumps Fires started -
(1:35) K-16 Lt F. Bekker in wood
Lt A.B. de Wet (1802)
Lt M. Frost
16 May K-16 Capt G. Kotze Supplies Destroyed: Third mission
(1:30) K-16 Lt F. Bekker in dug-out 1X supply on 16 May
Lt A.B. de Wet highway dump
Lt M. Frost bridge Damaged:
(1815) 1X highway
bridge
17 May K-16 Capt G. Kotze Village Poor visibility Last mission
(2:00) K-10 Lt F. Bekker (1802) prevented of rotation
Lt A.B. de Wet assessment through K-16
Lt M. Frost – return to
K-10

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SAMAD, SAAF220, Debriefing Forms, 13-17 May 1951.