Operational Record
- Target
- RDS AVELLINO – GROTTAMINARDA – O1065 – AVELLINO
- Duty
- ARMD RECCE RDS: AVELLINO – GROTTAMINARDA – O.1065 – AVELLINO
- Committed
- 4 Glenn Martin Baltimore
- Time of attack
- From 0440 Hrs LT to 0514 Hrs LT
- Airborne
- 0005 hrs
- Returned
- 0353 hrs
- From
- Cuticchi
- Map
- SICILIA 1:500000 NE36/12, MESSINA 1:500000 NE38/14, NAPOLI 1:500000 NE40/14
- Day / night
- Night
- Casualties
- Nil.
- Bombing
- Medium level bombing on various courses from 9500/10500' 24 x 250 G.P. 43 Det. 27 Pistols (Rods)
- Air defences
- 2 bursts H/A/A BATTIPAGLIA area – accurate.
- Results
- Large fire SOUTH border GROTTAMINARDA. 2 Flares seen area N. 7754 0430 Hrs and 2 EAST GROTTAMINARDA area 0505 Hrs. Large number lights and small fires MONTECORVINO area.
Cloud above and heavy haze below prevented visibility, 18 bombs dropped on or near roads and on lights in area AVELLINO – GROTTAMINARDA. 6 x 250 dropped area N.6470 N.M.S.
Aircraft and crews
586
B – Baker
- Saunders Pilot
- Booyse, F. A. Observer
- Moore W/Op AG
- Earp-Jones, A. C. Airgunner
226
H – How
- Ord, D. Officer Commanding
- Hodges, S. R. Observer
- Walker, A. W/Op AG
- Devenish, F. M. Airgunner
291
U – Uncle
- Hargrave, R. A. Pilot
- Rees, F. G. Observer
- Jensen, R. W/Op AG
- Valentine, M. G. Airgunner
356
Z – Zebra
- Eaton, T. W. Pilot
- Gould, D. W. Observer
- Freestone, H. K. W/Op AG
- van Rooyen, I. J. Airgunner