Operational Record
- Duty
- Search for two boats from H.M.S. Latona.
- Committed
- 2 Glenn Martin Maryland
- Airborne
- 0438 hrs
- Returned
- 0712 hrs
- From
- L.G. 021
- Map
- Tobruk 1:500,000
- Day / night
- Day
- Casualties
- –
- Air defences
- –
- Results
- –
1) One Maryland took off at 0638 hours and for one and one half hours searched the area Sidi Barrani, Gulf Salum to 35 miles North of Bardia at height of 2000 - 4000 ft. 2) One Maryland too off at 1152 hours and searched the following area at similar height for 2 1/2 hours. 32 deg. 04' N. 32 deg. 40' N. and 24 deg. 04' E 25 deg. 04'E. The result proved negative in both searches.
4,000ft.
Aircraft and crews
1669
A – Apple
- van Heerden, W. H. J. Pilot
- Colenbrander, H. B. Observer
- Jones, N. K. Airgunner
- Kingwell, R. Airgunner
1667
S – Sugar
- Gillies, N. C. Pilot
- Hosford, D. M. Observer
- Boonzaaier W/Op AG
- Low, J. B. Airgunner