Tuesday, 11 July 1944

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21 Squadron War Diary

1750 hrs Pescara, Italy
One raid to-day. Eleven Baltis airborne at 17.50 hours to attack a gun area 5 miles N.W. of AREZZO. Starting with a slight undershoot, patterns of both boxes overlapped and ran well into target. Fighter area cover provided. All aircraft down by 20.00 hours. Sortie Report No. 757.Steady rain fell during the night. Squadron R/O. No. 67/44.

Transcriber's Notes

N.W
North West.
R/O
Routine Order.

Pescara as a Heavy Bomber Haven:

Destruction of Pescara ("Mussolini's Pet Town"):

International Relations (The "Yank" Connection):

Abbreviations:

AIR 27/270 · The National Archives