Operational Record
- Committed
- 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
- Airborne
- 1425 hrs
- Returned
- 1600 hrs
- From
- Biferno
- Map
- ITALY - 1:100,000 Sheet 152 SORA
- Day / night
- Day
12 Balts airborne by 1625 Hrs to bomb an AMMO DUMP at G688487 (Latitude : **41° 44' 27'' N **Longitude : **13° 37' 29'' E**) near SORA. One a/c returned after 40 minutes. After R/v with 223 Sqdn (leading) formation set course at 1645 Hrs. On arrival in target area at 1717 Hrs 10/10 cloud was encountered at 11000'. After cruising around formation failed to find gaps in cloud and returned with bombs. Two a/c jettisoned bombs in sea near base as a precaution against inexperienced pilots landing with bomb load. Last a/c down at base at 1800 Hrs. 8 Spitfires area cover.