Operational Record
- Target
- Careful Reconnaissance for shipping in area between pp. K 5115 and K 9172 and ten miles out to sea. (Alternative target: Coast road between the above pinpoints or sea road to leading to TUNIS)
- Duty
- Very careful offensive reconnaissance for shipping in area between K 5115 and K 9172 and ten miles out to sea.
- Committed
- 1 Glenn Martin Baltimore
- Time of attack
- From 2316 hrs. to 2340 hrs.
- Airborne
- 2000 hrs
- Returned
- 2306 hrs
- From
- Hazbub
- Map
- TUNISIA 1:500,000 TUNIS.
- Day / night
- Night
- Casualties
- The A/C, on account of undercarriage trouble, had to crash-land at base. None of the crew were hurt.
- Bombing
- Medium level bombing attack from 5000 ft. 6 x 250 lb. GP 43 Det. (Rods)
- Air defences
- 3 S/L and HAA firing up the beams encountered from HAMMAMET when going to & returning from the target. Fairly intense but very inaccurate. Inaccurate LAA from KORBA SOUTH L.G.
- Results
- Ack/Ack flashes and bomb-bursts seen from BIR BOU RIBKA L.G.
Owing to the very poor visibility and low cloud base, observation of this area was practically impossible. The A/C flew up the coast to a point 5 miles EAST of MENZEL T XXXX turned inland and bombed the road NORTH of NABUL through a break in the cloud. No results of bombing run were observed, and no movement was seen in the whole area.
5,000ft.
Aircraft and crews
940
V – Victor
- Coppen, C. S. Officer Commanding
- Farrant, R. H. Observer
- Bradfield, A. G. Airgunner
- Lyne, J. L. Airgunner