Complex sentence: A Ventura bomber of the South African Air Force flew from Cape Town to drop supplies on the beach for the survivors, then later, in an attempt to rescue women and children, landed on a nearby salt pan.
Split into simpler sentences: A Ventura bomber of the South African Air Force, therefore, was sent from Cape Town to drop supplies on the beach for the suvivors. In an attempt to rescue women and children, it then landed on a nearby salt pan.