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Operation No. 102

MT AND DUG-IN POSITIONS FROM COAST WEST OF SIDI ABD EL RAHMAN, SOUTH TO PP. 860296

Over target: 0912 hrs 6 aircraft 24 aircrew

Operational Record

Target
MT and dug-in positions from coast West of Sidi Abd el Rahman, South to pp. 860296.
Duty
Medium level bombing attack on MT and dug-in positions
Committed
6 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack
0912 hrs.
Airborne
0517 hrs
Returned
0645 hrs
From
L.G. 98
Map
1:250000 Egypt and Cyrenaica Sheet 14. El Daba.
Day / night
Day
Casualties
Nil (Baltimores)
Bombing
Medium level bombing attack. 36 x 250 G.P. 43 Det. with rods.
Air defences
Ack/Ack: Medium, heavy, not accurate. No E/A encountered.
Results
Concentration of about 100 MT in triangle 865308, 873303, 863300. Four fires and much activity in that area. Ack/Ack positions: 1 Battery heavy between 861311 and 858303. 6 guns at 867298.
Direct hits observed on road. All bombs in target area. Cloud interfered with observation of results.

Aircraft and crews