MANOPELLO RR STATION & YDS C051113 — Operations

Operational Record

Target: MANOPELLO RR Station & Yds C051113
Duty: MANOPELLO RR STATION (R C051113)
Committed: 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: 1442/1445 A Hrs
Airborne: 1048 hrs
Returned: 1235 hrs
From: Tortorella
Map: ITALY 1:100,000 Sheet 147 LANCIANO
Day / night: Day
Casualties: Nil
Bombing: Medium level bombing attack 360º/010º 10100/10400' 24 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pistol 36 x 250 GP 49 Det 27 Pistol
Air defences: Nil
Results: 15/20 bursts H/A/A target area directed at 223 Sqdn 5 Railway trucks stationary in S. VALENTINO 4 Railway trucks stationary C002058 10/12 M.T. stationary facing NORTH on Rd GUARDIAGRELE – MANOPELLO 5 M.T. stationary CATIGMANO Scattered M.T. on Rd facing NORTH C037135 Some M.T. moving SOUTH C860150 2 M.T. moving SOUTH S9905

Boxes bombed independently on their respective Leader, almost line astern. Bombs from C051112 to C052116 4 direct hits on Railway track One direct hit cross-roads C052116 Good concentration of bombs on Rd and nearby buildings.