Operational Record
- Target
- Radio Location Station at Cape SPARTIVENTO.
- Duty
- Medium level bombing, Radio Location Station, Cape Spartivento.
- Committed
- 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
- Time of attack
- 1145 Hrs LT.
- Airborne
- 0830 hrs
- Returned
- 1036 hrs
- From
- Cuticchi
- Map
- 1:500,000 MESSINA NE/38/14
- Day / night
- Day
- Casualties
- Nil.
- Bombing
- Medium level bombing attack, 9500, 10000 feet. Courses 310°/320° 44 x 500 50% G.P. 50% M.C. 49 Dets. 28 Pistols. (4 x 500 G.P. & M.C. jettisoned at D5000. Engine Trouble.)
- Air defences
- Nil.
- Results
- Nil.
Formation attacked in Two boxes of six. Bombs started in the sea and on the beach. Direct hits on main road and rail track. Bursts among railway buildings and into target area, where an explosion took place among buildings immediately S.E. of tall Radio Tower.
10,000ft.
Aircraft and crews
586
B – Baker
- Britz, J. F. Officer Commanding
- Smallman, S. O. Observer
- Harrison, J. R. W/Op AG
- Pickup, J. B. Airgunner
FA 271
F – Fox
- Guard, S. J. Pilot
- Webber, E. G. Observer
- Finberg, P. W/Op AG
- de Villiers Airgunner
195
G – George
- Murman, H. C. Pilot
- Walters, W. S. Observer
- Odendaal W/Op AG
- Stewart Airgunner
206
J – Jug
- Wood, B. O. Pilot
- Nel, C. G. B. Observer
- James, T. L. W/Op AG
- Robertson, J. F. P. Airgunner
916
K – King
- Frost, P. W. Pilot
- White, B. T. Observer
- Carter, J. E. W/Op AG
- Allan, L. W. Airgunner
341
L – Love
- Willmot, K. E. Pilot
- Borcherds, R. H. Observer
- Loots, F. W/Op AG
- Walbridge Airgunner
387
R – Roger
- Richards, V. C. Pilot
- de Connick Observer
- Robbertse W/Op AG
- McCrindle, D. R. Airgunner
FA 181
T – Tare
- Bennett, C. Pilot
- Harle, J. O. Observer
- Strydom W/Op AG
- Gildon, S. L. Airgunner
291
U – Uncle
- Hargrave, R. A. Pilot
- Rees, F. G. Observer
- Jensen, R. W/Op AG
- Bedford, J. G. E. Airgunner
221
Y – Yoke
- Eaton, T. W. Pilot
- McDermot Observer
- Freestone, H. K. W/Op AG
- van Rooyen, I. J. Airgunner
903
YY – Double Yoke
- Jandrell, A. C. Officer Commanding
- Christie, J. W. Observer
- le Roux, R. Airgunner
- Viljoen, W. L. Airgunner
356
Z – Zebra
- Greder, O. Pilot
- Gould, D. W. Observer
- Greyling, B. M. W/Op AG
- Groenewald, G. W. Airgunner