Operational Record
- Committed
- 10 Glenn Martin Marauder
- Airborne
- 0735 hrs
- Returned
- 0935 hrs
- From
- Jesi
- Map
- ITALY - 1:100,000 Sheet 40A GORIZIA
- Day / night
- Day
10 A/c briefed to attack the GORIZIA M/Yards (main) at C718075, each A/c carrying 6 x 500 and 4 x 250 lbs. bombs demo fused. In one box of four A/c and two Vics formation set course from base at 0935 hrs and picked up a close escort of 8 Spits at Porto Corsini. Respective boxes bombed on leaders at 1038 hrs from 13000' on courses between 030 and 050, using a wind of 030/35 which had been passed by a special windfinding A/c. Result: First Box slight right error along the Eastern edge of yards, with possible D/H's on branchlines. Second box left error with numerous D/H's on large barracks West of the target. Third box straddled centre of M/Yards with an excellent pattern. No enemy opposition encountered. Window and pamphlets dispensed in target area. Weather; 2-3/10 patchy Cu. at 12000' in target area. Visibility fair in slight haze. One special A/c airborne between 0845 - 1135 (with an escort of 4 Spits) to find a wind in GORIZIA and pass to following 3 Wing formations. This A/c subsequently bombed a stores Dump at M304669, pattern resulting in a right error of about 150 yards. Ten bursts of inaccurate H/A/A encountered.