BATTERY POSITIONS NOS. 19 & 19 A (REF. MAP: PANTELLERIA MAP : SUBSTITUTE SHEET 1A.) — Operations

Operational Record

Target: Battery positions Nos. 19 & 19 A (Ref. Map: PANTELLERIA Map : Substitute Sheet 1A.)
Duty: Battery positions 19 & 19 A
Committed: 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: 0916 hrs. L.T.
Airborne: 0625 hrs
Returned: 0810 hrs
From: Soliman North
Map: 1:500,000 FRENCH NORTH AFRICA Sheet NJ.32.SE TUNIS PANTELLERIA Map Substitute Sheet 1A.
Day / night: Day
Casualties: One A/C Cat. II (HAA) 930 K. Two A/C Cat. I (Enemy fighter action) 291 U & 181 T. Sgt. W.C. McQueen R.C.A.F. No. 87601 seriously wounded in A/C 291 U.
Bombing: Medium level bombing attack from 6750 ft. Course 125 deg. 12 x 500 lb. S/A/P 49 Det. .025 delay - tail fused. 12 x 500 lb. GP 49 Det. .025 delay. Tail fused. 25 x 500 lb. M/C 49 Det. .025 delay. Tail fused.
Air defences: Moderate HAA and LAA, with an increasing volume of bursts over target. Inaccurate. (See also bomber combat report.)
Results: ME 109 F seen smoking after dog-fight. One unidentified A/C appeared to be out of control in spiral 4 miles NORTH of target. One twin-engined A/C flying low Northwards NORTH of target at...

The formation attacked the target from the sea in two boxes of No. 2 box being slightly below and to the starboard of the lead box. The first box undershot the target and the bombs fell into the sea and on the beach towards the target. No. 2 box hit the Southern edge of the target in a tight pattern. No results observed.