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
240
D – Dog
- Dugmore, G. F. Pilot
- Masters, O. R. Observer
- Maasdorp W/Op AG
- Rogers, C. L. Airgunner
FA 271
F – Fox
- Guard, S. J. Pilot
- Webber, E. G. Observer
- de Villiers Airgunner
- Green, C. E. O. Airgunner