CELLULOID FACTORY AT C11118 — Operations

Operational Record

Target: Celluloid Factory at C11118
Duty: CELLULOID FACTORY AT C1118
Committed: 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: 1030/1032 Hrs
Airborne: 0624 hrs
Returned: 0822 hrs
From: Tortorella
Map: ITALY 1:100,000 Sheet 141 CHIETI
Day / night: Day
Casualties: 4 a/c slightly holed.
Bombing: Medium level bombing attack 340º/360º 14000/14500' 18 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pistol) Brought back, observer did NOT bomb 136 x 30 Incendiaries) 2 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pistol) Hang-up A/C J & G. 24 x 30 Incendiaries
Air defences: H/A/A intense, accurate from NORTH of CHIETI and from around target. 2 guns C115203 2 guns C105170 2 guns C105178 2 guns C122202 Guns along Rd C105179 to C113173 NO enemy fighters encountered.
Results: 3 M.T. moving NORTH on bridge C148238. Some stationary M.T. at S. VALENTINO H9804.

Vics bombed independently on their respective leaders. Five A/C out of the 1st Box dropped short stick in target area (Hang-ups, a/c J & G) The remaining a/c brought bombs back. 2nd Box leader lost his bomb load when opening bomb doors undershooting target C120167, two other a/c bombed on him. Two a/c dropped bombs on target C116184 to C117187. The last a/c brought bombs back. Direct hits claimed on buildings C115187 ( large cloud of white smoke)