DI PALENA STATION (H087682) — Operations

Operational Record

Target: DI PALENA STATION (H087682)
Duty: DI PALENA STATION H087682
Committed: 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: 1151 Hrs LT
Airborne: 0805 hrs
Returned: 1000 hrs
From: Tortorella
Map: 1:100,000 AGNONE Sheet 153 1:500,000 NAPOLI Sheet NE 40/14
Day / night: Day
Casualties: Nil.
Bombing: Medium level. Height 14000', Course 230° 24 x 500 MC 43 Det. 27 Pistol 30 x 250 GP 43 Det 27 Pistol (Rods) 3 x 250 GP 52 Det 37 Pistol (6 Hour Delay) 3 x 250 GP 52 Det 37 Pistol (12 Hour Delay)
Air defences: 2 HAA bursts, inaccurate.
Results: Village smoking in CANTALUPO area. Large fires in PESCO PENNATARO, CANTALUPO, MONTAGNOLA.

Formation attacked in two boxes of six aircraft. No. 1 box started long pattern from H091684 and across target. No. 2 box bombed in close pattern from H088686 to 085677. Two hits were scored on the Rail Road SOUTH of the target, causing explosions, one a bright flash which started a fire with a large column of smoke. Six bursts were observed in Rly. yards, one being a direct hit on tracks, others were near to Station buildings.