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Operation No. 644

RAIL

12 aircraft

Operational Record

Committed
12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Airborne
0618 hrs
Returned
0850 hrs
From
Biferno
Map
ITALY 1:100,000 Sheet 131 FOLIGNO
Day / night
Day
12 Baltimores airborne at 0818 Hrs to bomb FOLIGNO M/Yds at A949843. with 223 Sqdn leading, formation set course at 0853 Hrs with a close escort of 16 Spitfires. Boxes bombed line astern from 11500' on a course of 040º at 0930 Hrs. Pattern straddled Southern portion of target from A947838 to 951840, with direct hits on railway and building on Western side. NO enemy opposition. Target clear and visibility good. All a/c returned by 1050 Hrs.