Operational Record
- Committed
- 12 Glenn Martin Marauder
- Airborne
- 1405 hrs
- Returned
- 1621 hrs
- From
- Pescara
- Map
- ITALY - 1:100,000 Sheet 101 RIMINI
- Day / night
- Day
12 Marauders in 3 boxes of 4 A/c each, briefed to attack on Enemy Strong Point with its centre at R808933. Each A/c carried 192 x 20 frag. cluster bombs. Last A/c was airborne from PESCARA at 1605 hrs. One A/c of the first Box returned early with all bombs, having lost sight of formation due to cloud en route to target. Remaining three were over target at 1706 hrs. and a pattern about 1000 yards long fell 500 to 600 yards N.E. of briefed pin points. Second Box returned with all bombs due to encountering 10/10 layer cloud before reaching ANCONA. Third Box after a dummy run bombed at 1727 hrs. a pattern of about 800 x 500 yards commencing in centre of briefed area and running out, majority of bombs in Target. Slight to moderate H.A.A. from Target area (3 A/c holed) Weather: En route 10/10 cloud 5000 to 10000 feet from base to beyond ANCONA improving to Target area. Target area clear but visibility hazy. Last A/c down by 1821 hrs.
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