GUN POSITIONS AND MT AT BOU FICHA VILLAGE — Operations

Operational Record

Target: Gun positions and MT at BOU FICHA Village.
Duty: Gun positions and MT at BOU FICHA Village.
Committed: 18 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: 1524 hrs.
Airborne: 1220 hrs
Returned: 1400 hrs
From: El Djem Main
Map: TUNISIA 1:500,000 Sheet NJ.32. SE. TUNIS.
Day / night: Day
Casualties: 2 A/C holed. Minor damage.
Bombing: Medium level bombing from 8500 ft. 108 x 250 lb. GP 43 Det. (Rods)
Air defences: Moderate HAA, fairly accurate, started on crossing the bomb line and increased in intensity near BOU FICHA and after formation had turned out to sea. 4 HAA positions at K3803 2 HAA positons at K 3804 3 HAA positions at K 3703 3 HAA positions at K 299050 (at solitary white house.)
Results: Nil.

The formation was briefed to attack guns and positions in area bounded by pp. P 3399, 3395, 3699, 3695, but if the leader considered the target poor, the formation had to attack MT on the road to BOU FICHA or the village itself. Formation flew across P 3193 towards BOU FICHA. As only moderate HAA was encountered in the area, the road SOUTH of the village, the village itself and the road to REYVILLE were bombed. Two large building in the NE corner of the village were hit and two MT parked nearby were covered in bomb bursts. Direct hits were scored on the roads.