Operational Record
- Target
- NORTH WEST area RANDAZZO Village.
- Duty
- NORTH WEST corner of RANDAZZO Village.
- Committed
- 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
- Time of attack
- 1427 hrs LT.
- Airborne
- 1055 hrs
- Returned
- 1335 hrs
- From
- Hal Far
- Map
- 1:500,000 SICILIA NE 36/12 TARGET CHART 2/209/NA
- Day / night
- Day
- Casualties
- One aircraft minor damage by HAA.
- Bombing
- Medium level bombing. Height 13000 ft. Course 075° 30 x 250 GP 47 Det 27 Pistols (Nose fused.) 28 x 500 GP 47 Dets 28 Pistols (Tail fused).
- Air defences
- i) Moderate HAA accurate for height only. 3 Guns firing from C9220. (Latitude :** 37.87222° **Longitude :** 15.04635°**) ii) HAA guns from MALETTO fired half-a-dozen inaccurate bursts at formation after leaving target.
- Results
- HAA bursts appeared in pairs.
Formation bombed SOUTH of target. Bombs fell from across the Railway crossing WEST of cemetery among scattered buildings towards the Railway station. NO results observed.
13,000ft.
Aircraft and crews
290
C – Charlie
- Blieden, B. Pilot
- Rose, A. Observer
- Perkins, G. W/Op AG
- Jarvis, R. D. Airgunner
240
D – Dog
- Dugmore, G. F. Pilot
- Masters, O. R. Observer
- Maasdorp W/Op AG
- Rogers, C. L. Airgunner
FA 271
F – Fox
- Guard, S. J. Pilot
- Webber, E. G. Observer
- de Villiers Airgunner
- Green, C. E. O. Airgunner
195
G – George
- A'Bear, J. E. Pilot
- Owen-Hughes, M. E. J. Observer
- Harrison, J. R. W/Op AG
- Pickup, J. B. Airgunner
226
H – How
- Ord, D. Officer Commanding
- Hodges, S. R. Observer
- Walker, A. W/Op AG
- Devenish, F. M. Airgunner
387
R – Roger
- Greder, O. Pilot
- Gould, D. W. Observer
- Greyling, B. M. W/Op AG
- Groenewald, G. W. Airgunner
916
SS – Double Sugar
- Murman, H. C. Pilot
- Walters, W. S. Observer
- Odendaal W/Op AG
- Stewart, L. P. Airgunner
FA 181
T – Tare
- Bennett, C. Pilot
- Harle, J. O. Observer
- Strydom W/Op AG
- Oswald, V. Airgunner
383
W – William
- Smyth, W. P. Pilot
- Hanning, F. W. Observer
- du Piesanie, G. S. W/Op AG
- Leisching, P. L. Airgunner
221
Y – Yoke
- Eaton, T. W. Pilot
- McDermot Observer
- Freestone, H. K. W/Op AG
- van Rooyen, I. J. Airgunner
176
YY – Double Yoke
- Jandrell, A. C. Officer Commanding
- Christie, J. W. Observer
- Pearce, J. W/Op AG
- le Roux, R. Airgunner
356
Z – Zebra
- Saunders Pilot
- Booyse, F. A. Observer
- Earp-Jones, A. C. Airgunner
- Moore, J. Airgunner