Operational Record
- Committed
- 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
- Airborne
- 0555 hrs
- Returned
- 0740 hrs
- From
- Biferno
- Map
- ITALY - 1:100,000 Sheet 151 ALATRI
- Day / night
- Day
12 Baltimores airborne from BIFERNO at 0755 hrs to create a road block near CAPISTRELLO (G500728). Attack took place at 0856 hrs from 12000' on a course of 355º. The majority of bombs from the first box fell in a concentrated pattern from G502727 to G502729, whilst bombs from the 2nd box fell from G501727 to G501729, lateral error to the right. One or two direct hits on road at G503727, and a few bombs carried along the road beyond the main pattern. Weather clear. No enemy opposition. Area cover was provided. All A/c landed by 0940 hrs.