M/V - 4000/5000 TONS - U5471 - WEST OF ZIRTE IS — Operations

Operational Record

Target: M/V - 4000/5000 tons - U5471 - WEST of ZIRTE Is.
Duty: M/V - 4/5000 tons - U5471 - WEST of SKRADIN
Committed: 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: 1408 Hrs
Airborne: 0940 hrs
Returned: 1235 hrs
From: Tortorella
Map: Europe: 1:500,000 CHIETI (NE42/14)
Day / night: Day
Casualties: Nil.
Bombing: Medium level bombing. 12000'/110º 23 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pistol 34 x 250 GP 49 Det 27 Pistol 1 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pistol (Jettisoned after hang up U0020-safe-8000') 1 x 250 GP 49 Det 27 Pistol) -1420 1 x 250 GP 49 Det 27 Pistol (Jettisoned after hang up J8530-live-5000'- 1515 Hrs)
Air defences: 5/10 bursts H/A/A inaccurate to port on run up and turn off.
Results: Harbours empty - SIBINIK particularly seen - N.M.S.

M/V seen in approximately N/S direction. Bombs overshot in very bumpy weather and fell on land 200 yards SOUTH of M/V. 1 x 500 undershot 50/75 yards WEST of M/V N.R.O.