GUN POSITIONS AT H762980 — Operations

Operational Record

Target: Gun positions at H762980.
Duty: Bombing attack GUN POSITIONS H762980. (Latitude : 37° 40' 31'' N Longitude : 14° 51' 51'' E)
Committed: 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: 1532 hrs LT.
Airborne: 1159 hrs
Returned: 1439 hrs
From: Hal Far
Map: 1:100,000 PATERNO. Sheet 269.
Day / night: Day
Casualties: Nil.
Bombing: Medium level. Height 9000 ft. Course 100° 72 x 250 GP 53 Det 44 Pistol (Nose fused).
Air defences: HAA inaccurate 6/8 bursts NORTH of ADRANO.
Results: NMS (No movement seen) Roads.

Observers did not see the track NORTH from target but leader of formation identified the target by secondary road going SW. The are to the NORTH and SOUTH of the main track and across the cross roads was covered in a very good tight pattern and the target was left covered in bomb-bursts. NO results observed but flashes seen from SOUTH of road in target area.