Operational Record
- Committed
- 12 Glenn Martin Marauder
- Airborne
- 0620 hrs
- Returned
- 0830 hrs
- From
- Jesi
- Map
- ITALY - 1:100,000 Sheet 77 BOLOGNA
- Day / night
- Day
12 Marauders (4-4-4) airborne from JESI L/G between 0820 - 1030 Hrs. to attack enemy dug-in positions in area bounded by the following pp. M012544 - M015543 - M010533 - M006536. One A/c due to engine trouble returned early with full bomb load. The Formation attacked at 0937 Hrs on a course of 290º from 11000'. The first and third boxes with excellent patterns had 90%± bombs in target area. The second box had a 200 yards undershoot but one A/c in this box released late and bombs fell across the Southern edge of target. No enemy opposition encountered. Weather; Target clear with patches of cirrus at 25000'. Vis. fair to hazy.