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Operation No. 371

ROADS AREA RANDAZZO-LINGUAGLOSSA-NOVARA

Monday, 9 August 1943

Over target: 2132 hrs 1 aircraft 4 aircrew

Operational Record

Target
Roads area RANDAZZO-LINGUAGLOSSA-NOVARA
Duty
Bombs Roads area RANDAZZO-LINGUAGLOSSA-NOVARA
Committed
1 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack
2132 hrs LT.
Airborne
1830 hrs
Returned
2055 hrs
From
Hal Far
Map
1:500,000 SICILIA NE/36/12
Day / night
Night
Casualties
Nil.
Bombing
Intruder bombing. Height 8000 ft Course 260° 6 x 250 GP 43 Det 27 Pistols. Rods.
Air defences
8/10 bursts HAA inaccurate from W of RANDAZZO. Guns seen flashing.
Results
Nil.
Bombed in square C9211 (Latitude :** 37.79109° **Longitude :** 15.04516°**) in long stick. All bombs exploded but NO results observed.

8,000ft.

Aircraft and crews