M.T. AND FORTIFICATIONS IN MARETH-ZARET-WADI ZIGZAOU AREA — Operations

Operational Record

Target: M.T. and fortifications in MARETH-ZARET-WADI ZIGZAOU AREA.
Duty: Individual medium level bombing attack on M.T. and fortifications in MARETH-ZARAT-WADI ZIGZAOU area.
Committed: 10 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: From 0510 to 0530 hrs. (L.T.)
Airborne: 0035 hrs
Returned: 0416 hrs
From: Sertan Main
Map: 1 : 500,000 FRENCH NORTH AFRICA. Sheet N.1. 32 S.E. GABES
Day / night: Night
Casualties: Nil.
Bombing: Individual medium level bombing attack. 60 x 250 lb. G.P. 43 Det. (Rods)
Air defences: 5 A/C report slight inaccurate H.A.A. mostly to starboard and behind A/C. 3 single flashes seen from TZ 5810 6 flashes seen EAST of ROAD MARETH - ZARAT TZ 5608 2 flashes seen from YE 5598
Results: One light seen WEST of main GABES road and WEST of MARETH when first A/C entered target area, but this was later extinguished. OXYGEN Oxygen was carried in 3 A/C only. None available for balance.

5 A/C briefed to bomb area SOUTH of MARETH-ZARAT road and 5 A/C briefed to bomb the area NORTH of WADI ZIGZAOU to ZARET. Bombing runs were made on courses from 320 deg. to 058 deg. over this area. All bombs were seen to fall in the target area but observation of results obscured by ground haze.