Operational Record
- Target
- Sciacca L.G. Sicily.
- Duty
- Medium level bombing attack on SCIACCA L.G.
- Committed
- 4 Glenn Martin Baltimore
- Time of attack
- 0402/0415 hrs LT.
- Airborne
- 0020 hrs
- Returned
- 0410 hrs
- From
- Soliman Ben Hagen
- Map
- SICILIA 1:500,000. Sheet No. NE 36/12
- Day / night
- Night
- Casualties
- Nil.
- Bombing
- Medium Level. 7600 ft to 13000 ft. 24 x 250 GP Rods 43 Det. 90 x 4 lb incendiaries. 5 flares 4.5 Mk 5 Capsules. 3 No. 10 and 2 No. 6.
- Air defences
- Slight inaccurate HAA and LAA from target area. Flashes seen N of SCIACCA Town and MENFI village. NO searchlights.
- Results
- (i) Steady light at Cape S. MARCO. (ii) This Squadron's Pathfinder dropped flares from 0349 hrs to 0411 hrs, and himself bombed at 0415 hrs. The flares lasted from 2 to 3 minutes and the target was not very well illuminated.
Three aircraft identified the target and straddled the LG with their bombs and incendiaries. One aircraft bombed on ETA. An explosion giving off orange flash was seen SW of LG, but no fire developed. There was a small fire burning between SCIACCA Town and the LG. Many bomb bursts were observed mostly WEST of the Target.
7,600ft.
Aircraft and crews
903
B – Baker
- Cormack, C. Pilot
- Lombaard, H. P. T. Observer
- Finberg, P. W/Op AG
- Viljoen, W. V. Airgunner
AH 108
O – Oboe
- Stuart, A. L. Pilot
- Pawson, R. F. Observer
- Schumann, M. Airgunner
- Morley, D. H. Airgunner
AG 951
V – Vic
- Coppen, C. S. Officer Commanding
- Farrant, R. H. Observer
- Bradfield, A. G. Airgunner
- Lyne, J. L. Airgunner
221
Y – Yoke
- Eaton, T. W. Pilot
- McDermot Observer
- Freestone, H. K. W/Op AG
- van Rooyen, I. J. Airgunner