POPOLI CHEMICAL FACTORY (G870991) — Operations

Operational Record

Target: POPOLI CHEMICAL FACTORY (G870991)
Duty: POPOLI CHEMICAL FACTORY (G870991)
Committed: 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: 1026 A Hrs to 1038 A Hrs (Two runs)
Airborne: 0631 hrs
Returned: 0834 hrs
From: Tortorella
Map: ITALY 1:100,000 Sheet 146 SULMONA
Day / night: Day
Casualties: Nil.
Bombing: Medium level bombing attack 1st Box 265º 12100' 2nd Box 260º 11000' 24 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pistol 192 x 30 Incendiaries. NOTE. 16 x 30 Incend. hang-up (Container lead NOT plugged in on 2 containers)
Air defences: Nil.
Results: At 1040 Hrs 4 MT stationary PRATOLA Town. At 1040 Hrs One MT moving, One MT stationary G859955 5 plus MT moving NORTH on Rd towards CASTEL VECCHIO. 8/12 MT heading NORTH on various Rds CARAMANICO area. 4 Railway trucks TORRE DE PASSERI station – at 1030 Hrs 20/25 bursts. H/A/A directed at 4 fighters over PESCARA – Inaccurate.

Independent bombing by each of the 4 Vics. 1st Vic from G880993 to G872992 2nd Vic from G877993 to G873992 3rd Vic from G878991 to G871991 4th Vic from G878993 to 871990 One direct hit on building G876992 – Column of brown smoke One direct hit on building G873992 – Set on fire – Black smoke One direct hit on Rd G878991 Some of the incendiaries badly overshot G882989. One of the bars from one of the incendiaries containers in Baltimore Mk. 4 "U" hit "S" denting Top Gunner's turret.