Operational Record
- Committed
- 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
- Airborne
- 0637 hrs
- Returned
- 0917 hrs
- From
- Biferno
- Map
- ITALY 1:100,000 Sheet 158 LITTORIA
- Day / night
- Day
12 Baltimores took off from BIFERNO L/G between 0937 and 0947 Hrs to bomb Gun areas centre pp F905378. They set course with an escort of 6 Spitfires for the mouth of the VOLTURNO River and along the coast to ANZIO and target. 10/10 cloud at 7000' was encountered most of the way, with 5 to 6/10 cloud in target area 9000' tops. Visibility otherwise good. They bombed in two boxes from 14400' at 1110 Hrs on a course of 030º, the second box slightly to the right of the first box. 1st box bombs from F902380 to F907375, 2nd box from F903377 to F908380. One moderate A/A from target area, inaccurate. NO movements observed. The formation flew back along the coast to the VOLTURNO and direct home. All a/c landed back by 1217 Hrs.