Operational Record
- Committed
- 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
- Airborne
- 0615 hrs
- From
- Biferno
- Map
- ITALY - 1:100,000 Sheet 160 CASSINO
- Day / night
- Day
12 Balts (in two boxes) detailed to attack two gun positions near PONTECORVO with a load of 40lb frag bombs. Formation airborne from BIFERNO at 08.15 and bombed at 09.05. First box attacked gun position at G662177, pattern straddling target on a course of 320º from 13,000'. This was shortly afterwards the subject of a congratulatory message from the Army. Second box attacked position at G671127 on a course of 290º from 12,000', pattern resulting in a right error. No hit is claimed on target. Bombs of one a/c hung up. No enemy opposition encountered. Area cover provided.