Operational Record
- Target
- Dispersed MT in NW corner of rectangle formed by pp. 855300, 855288, 863280, 863300.
- Duty
- Medium level bombing attack on dispersed M.T.
- Committed
- 1 Glenn Martin Baltimore
- Time of attack
- 1553 hrs.
- Airborne
- 1155 hrs
- Returned
- 1325 hrs
- From
- L.G. 98
- Map
- 1:250000 Egypt and Cyrenaica. Sheet 14. El Daba.
- Day / night
- Day
- Casualties
- Nil (Baltimore).
- Bombing
- Medium level bombing attack. 6 x 250 G.P. 43 Det. with rods. (Baltimore)
- Air defences
- Slight heavy inaccurate Ack/Ack over target area. No E/A encountered.
- Results
- Ideal target concentrated at 860296. Looks like a laager of MT or tanks. Saw one MT on fire in target area. About 100 MT there are not well dispersed.
M.T. in rectangle 855300, 855280, 863280, 863300.
Aircraft and crews
121
R – Roger
- Rich, A. P. Pilot
- Moore, T. G. Observer
- Roberts, F. W. W/Op AG
- Lovell-Wright Airgunner