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Operation No. 373

ROAD FROM LINGUAGLOSSA TO D0048

Over target: 2355 hrs 2 aircraft 8 aircrew

Operational Record

Target
Road from LINGUAGLOSSA to D0048.
Duty
Bomb road from LINGUAGLOSSA to D0048. (Latitude : 38° 07' 26'' N Longitude : 15° 08' 29'' E)
Committed
2 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack
From 2355 hrs to 0031 hrs LT.
Airborne
2100 hrs
Returned
2335 hrs
From
Luqa
Map
1:500,000 SICILIA NE/36/12
Day / night
Night
Casualties
Nil.
Bombing
Medium level bombing attack. Heights 11500/13000 ft. NE courses. 64 x 40 lbs. 3 Recce Flares No. 4.
Air defences
A few bursts of HAA from MAZZARRA area. Inaccurate.
Results
Artillery fire WEST and EAST of MOUNT ETNA.
Target area was located and bombed at C9830 (Latitude :** 37.96172° **Longitude :** 15.11599°**) where two flares were dropped and at C9945 (Latitude :** 38.09683° **Longitude :** 15.12952 °**) across a wadi where one flare was dropped. NO movement seen. NO results observed.

13,000ft.

Aircraft and crews