Operational Record
- Committed
- 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
- Airborne
- 0635 hrs
- Returned
- 0906 hrs
- From
- Biferno
- Map
- YUGOSLAVIA 1:100,000 Sheet 94 SPLIT
- Day / night
- Day
12 Baltimores airborne from BIFERNO at 0855 hrs to bomb harbour installations in the Eastern part of SPLIT HARBOUR. Formation set course from PENNA point at 0936 with a close escort of six Spitfires. Attack took place from 12300' on a course of 345º at 1013 hrs. First box covered portion U972376 to U972380, second box from U972378 to U971385. Good pattern of about 75 yds width, between M/Yds and edge of quays, with numerous D/Hits on buildings, M/Yds and jetties. Very near misses on wrecks North and South of DUJAK JETTY. Very few bombs in water. Light brown smoke from target area. One explosion with red flash on Western edge of M/Yds. H.A.A. moderate fairly accurate for the second box from target area. 2 gun flashes at U590384. 4 gun flashes U978420 are reported. No cloud over target, visibility good. All a/c landed by 1106 Hrs.