Operational Record
- Duty
- Bomb enemy M.T Acroma to road junction 390407
- Committed
- 9 Glenn Martin Maryland
- Airborne
- 0908 hrs
- Returned
- 1015 hrs
- From
- L.G. 76
- Map
- Salum - Tobruk 1:250,000
- Day / night
- Day
- Casualties
- –
- Air defences
- –
- Results
- 69 x 250 lbs. = 17250 lbs. Screamers were used.
Nine Marylands took off at 1135 hours, followed by nine from 12 Squadron to rendezvous at L.G. 122 with Fighters. After following the main road from El-Duda to Acroma, they selected individual targets on and near the Acroma-Derna road, as far as the junction. Comparatively the M.T. were generally on the road, going in both directions. Groups of tents and M.T., and what appeared to be a dump, were found in wadis near the escarpment. Two runs were made from South to North and vice versa - and individual targets were selected. The above mentioned dump was hit, causing a big fire with much black smoke, one burst was seen right amongst a close group of large M.T. or tanks, and at least two tents were demolished. These results were all obtained by one Maryland. Other bursts were in vicinity of dumps and M.T. It was noticed that there was only a moderate amount of M.T. (50) on the El-Adem - Acroma road, moving each way. A large number of M.T. was seen some 19 miles East of the junction on the Derna road, mostly stationary, and much dispersed M.T. South West of Acroma. No movement was seen East of El-Adem. 20 small aircraft seen on Sidi Rezegh L. G.