Operational Record
- Target
- REGALBUTO Village.
- Duty
- Medium level bombing attack on REGALBUTO village.
- Committed
- 11 Glenn Martin Baltimore
- Time of attack
- 0941 hrs LT.
- Airborne
- 0633 hrs
- Returned
- 0902 hrs
- From
- Hal Far
- Map
- SICILIA 1:500,000. NE 36/12 Target Chart 2/107/NA
- Day / night
- Day
- Casualties
- Nil.
- Bombing
- Medium level attack. 10000 ft. 345° Course. 66 x 250 GP 47 Det 27 Pistols (Nose fused)
- Air defences
- Nil.
- Results
- 10 MT dispersed moving from CENTURIPE to REGALBUTO.
Formation leader set course from CALTAGIRONE to target and on approaching the cross-roads at CATENANUOVA from slightly SE tracked along the road to CENTURIPE VILLAGE and bombed the EASTERN half of the village, one stick going through the centre of the town. NO results observed.
10,000ft.
Aircraft and crews
903
B – Baker
- Cormack, C. Pilot
- Lombaard, H. P. T. Observer
- Finberg, P. W/Op AG
- Viljoen, W. V. Airgunner
290
C – Charlie
- Willmot, K. E. Pilot
- Borcherds, R. H. Observer
- Loots, F. W/Op AG
- Walbridge Airgunner
FA 271
F – Fox
- Guard, S. J. Pilot
- Webber, E. G. Observer
- de Villiers Airgunner
- Green, C. E. O. Airgunner
195
G – George
- Wood Pilot
- Nel, C. G. B. Observer
- James, T. L. W/Op AG
- Buchler, F. R. Airgunner
136
M – Mike
- Dugmore, G. F. Pilot
- Masters, O. R. Observer
- Maasdorp W/Op AG
- Rogers, C. L. Airgunner
173
P – Peter
- Saunders Pilot
- Booyse, F. A. Observer
- Moore W/Op AG
- Earp-Jones, A. C. Airgunner
167
S – Sugar
- Richards, V. C. Pilot
- de Connick Observer
- Robbertse W/Op AG
- McCrindle, D. R. Airgunner
291
U – Uncle
- Simpson, R. A. E. W. Pilot
- Harle, J. O. Observer
- Roberts, V. P. W/Op AG
- Shepperson, K. O. Airgunner
AG 951
V – Vic
- Smyth, W. P. Pilot
- Hanning, F. W. Observer
- du Piesanie, G. S. W/Op AG
- Leisching, P. L. Airgunner
FA 344
X – X-ray
- Coull, R. Pilot
- Smallman, S. O. Observer
- Strydom W/Op AG
- Shaw, D. C. Airgunner
176
YY – Double Yoke
- Smit, A. C. Pilot
- Kay, G. S. Observer
- Wright Observer
- Pearce, J. W/Op AG