DEFENDED POSITIONS EAST OF GUARDIAGRELE – H205986

Operational Record

Target

DEFENDED POSITIONS EAST OF GUARDIAGRELE – H205986

Duty

DEFENDED POSITIONS H205986 – EAST of GUARDIAGRELE

Committed

6 Glenn Martin Baltimore

Time of attack

1528 A Hrs

Airborne

1145 hrs

Returned

1322 hrs

From

Tortorella

Map

ITALY 1:100,000 Sheet 147. LANCIANO

Day / night

Day

Casualties

Nil

Bombing

Medium level bombing – 13000' 315º 12 x 500 MC 43 Det 27 Pistol 18 x 250 GP 43 Det 27 Pistol (Rods)

Air defences

5/6 inaccurate H/A/A in distance – Bostons formation following seemed to get considerable H/A/A

Results

16 Motor boats between PENNA PT and SANGRO RIVER moving NORTH and 5 moving SOUTH to TERMOLI.