Operational Record
- Committed
- 2 Glenn Martin Marauder
- Airborne
- 1152 hrs
- Returned
- 1505 hrs
- From
- Jesi
- Map
- ITALY - 1:100,000 Sheet 39 PORDENONE
- Day / night
- Day
2 Marauders airborne from JESI L/G at 1352 Hrs on an Anti-Flak Mission against HAA Gun positions defending TAGLIMENTO River crossings at CASARSA DELLA DELIZIA. The two 21 Squadron A/c flew with two of 30 Squadron in a box with 30 Squadron's Raid Formation to near target, where they lost height and flew away from formation to drop 372 x 20 lbs Frag. Bombs from 12000' and 13500' at 1544 hrs., bombing less than a minute ahead of the formation. First A/c bombed from C146082 to C143087 stick falling in an undershoot but scoring hits on Rail Diversion and adjacent bridge stick from second A/c fell from C134110 to C135115, in slight lateral error to right. Two clusters of 6 bombs hung-up and were jettisoned in sea at H.0532. Slight inaccurate HAA encountered over the target. Decrease in flak after bombing and no LAA seen when P.47's went in after last flak ship bombed. Window and Pamphlets dropped. Both A/c down by 1705 Hrs. Weather clear and visibility good.