TROOPS AND GUNS MOVING SOUTH-EAST OF LANCIANO FROM C330025 — Operations

Operational Record

Target: TROOPS and GUNS MOVING SOUTH-EAST of LANCIANO from C330025.
Duty: To bomb GUNS and TROOPS moving SOUTH-EAST of LANCIANO in positions C330025
Committed: 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: 1300 Hrs
Airborne: 0903 hrs
Returned: 1004 hrs
From: Tortorella
Map: ITALY 1:100,000 Sheet 147. LANCIANO
Day / night: Day
Casualties: One a/c hit by A/A, (slightly damaged)
Bombing: Medium level bombing, 12000' – 220º/255º 24 x 500 MC 43 Det 27 Pistol 36 x 250 GP 43 Det 27 Pistol (Rods) (of which 2 x 500 MC and 3 x 250 jettisoned - 1303 - H6895 - 7000' safe.
Air defences: 100/150 bursts Heavy accurate A/A. Guns sited in positions C336069 - C252037 – C278073 and area C3110 C321031 and LANCIANO town.
Results: 3 explosions area MOZZAGROGNA white smoke coming from C350012 and C360012. 2 Shipping units in EAST portion of ORTONA harbour. 6 MET moving SOUTH into FOSSACESIA and 6 MET moving SOUTH out of ...

First box overshot due to evasive action, bombs falling in area C325020 and C328010 – NOT accurately pin-pointed. Second box bombed on 255º All bombs in area C329031