Operational Record
- Target
- Dug-in positions at Abyad.
- Duty
- Medium level bombing attack on dug-in positions at Abyad
- Committed
- 5 Glenn Martin Baltimore
- Time of attack
- 0940 hrs.
- Airborne
- 0553 hrs
- Returned
- 0715 hrs
- From
- L.G. 98
- Map
- 1:250000 Egypt and Cyrenaica. Sheet 14. El Daba.
- Day / night
- Day
- Casualties
- Nil (Baltimores)
- Bombing
- Medium level bombing attack from 9000 ft. 30 x 250 G.P. 43 Det. with rods.
- Air defences
- Slight light Ack/Ack. No E/A encountered.
- Results
- Little MT but dug-in positions in target area. Guns firing from 876295. Battle on bomb line between 867287 and 875285. Considerable movement on pipe-line track East of bomb line. Little movement SW of bomb line.
All bombs in Abyad area. No observed results.
9,000ft.
Aircraft and crews
920
O – Oboe
- Jandrell, A. C. Officer Commanding
- Wheeler, H. C. Observer
- Morley, D. H. Airgunner
- Felton, L. J. Airgunner
121
R – Roger
- Rich, A. P. Pilot
- Moore, T. G. Observer
- Roberts, F. W. W/Op AG
- Lovell-Wright Airgunner
840
T – Tare
- Carr, J. D. Pilot
- Lombaard, H. P. T. Observer
- Toms, R. N. W/Op AG
- Wright, W. B. Airgunner
958
W – William
- Coppen, C. S. Officer Commanding
- Farrant, R. H. Observer
- Bradfield, A. G. Airgunner
- Balfour Airgunner
909
X – X-ray
- Heslop, D. G. Pilot
- Arnold, A. L. Observer
- Bernitz, S. W/Op AG
- Clack, P. E. Airgunner