COLLEFERRO RR. STATION G170490 — Operations

Operational Record

Target: COLLEFERRO RR. STATION G170490
Duty: COLLEFERRO RR. STATION G170490
Committed: 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: From 1132 Hrs to 1135 A Hrs
Airborne: 0731 hrs
Returned: 0938 hrs
From: Tortorella
Map: ITALY 1:100,000 Sheet 151 ALATRI
Day / night: Day
Casualties: Nil
Bombing: Medium level bombing attack 280º/300º 13400/14300' 22 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pistol 33 x 250 GP 49 Det 27 Pistol 2 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pistol) Hung-up jettisoned C310594 N.R.O. 3 x 250 GP 49 Det 27 Pistol) 1 x 250 GP 49 Det 27 Pistol ) Dropped late at PALIANO Aircraft "P" returned after T.O. (Take off) (20 mins) due to engine trouble. Aircraft "L" took off to replace "P" but returned after 50 mins being unable to contact formation.
Air defences: Nil
Results: Roads SULMONA to ISERNIA and PESCARA to ISERNIA snowbound. At ROCCAPIA G9771 Rds in village in use, but secondary Rds snowbound. Road from AVEZZANO to SORA clear. At COLLELONGO G6565 Roads in and out of town in use – 14 M.T. in town. All Rds open around target area.

Boxes dumped independently on respective box leaders, second box slightly astern and to left of leading box. Stick across N.W. portion of M/Yds. Numerous direct hits on track, sticks extending into buildings beyond. Direct hit, followed by billowing white smoke, on large building WEST of main Road leading to station.