SULMONA RR. STN. – G924841 — Operations

Operational Record

Target: SULMONA RR. STN. – G924841
Duty: SULMONA RR. STN. – G914843
Committed: 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: 1408 A Hrs
Airborne: 1009 hrs
Returned: 1156 hrs
From: Tortorella
Map: ITALY 1:100,000 Sheet 146 SULMONA
Day / night: Day
Casualties: Nil.
Bombing: Medium level bombing 180º, 13000/13500' 24 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pistol 36 x 250 GP 53 Det 44 Pistol
Air defences: Nil.
Results: "H" near CASOLI very clear. Rds CARAMANICO area black from use – snow on Rd sides.

Target well identified and many bomb craters of mornings raid seen on arrival in RR Yards. Bombs dropped in medium stick and pattern of the boxes merged starting from just NORTh of RR with one or two deliberate undershoots and extending across target to main concentration around Lece Repair Shops. 3 explosions seen, yellow flame, near Repair Shops, at Coal Stores and SOUTH of Warehouse on EAST side of steam N.E. Repair shop 200/400'. NO overshoots seen.