SHIPPING (IF ANY) OR DOCKS – SIBENIK (YUGO-SLAVIA)

Operational Record

Target

SHIPPING (if any) or Docks – SIBENIK (YUGO-SLAVIA)

Duty

SHIPPING (if any) or Docks – SIBENIK (YUGO-SLAVIA)

Committed

12 Glenn Martin Baltimore

Time of attack

1207 A Hrs

Airborne

0747 hrs

Returned

1010 hrs

From

Tortorella

Map

Europe: 1:500,000 NE42/14 Target Chart No. S/39(1) SIBENIK HARBOUR

Day / night

Day

Casualties

Nil.

Bombing

Medium level bombing, 330º/360º, 11000'/12100' 48 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pistol One bomb dropped safe, 4 dropped in jettison over NORTH end of M/Y (Marshalling Yards) as did NOT drop on selection switches.

Air defences

Slight H/A/A, 10/15 bursts inaccurate but good for height. Slight L/A/A inaccurate at 9000' either from ship WEST of ZLARIN or ZLARIN itself.

Results

Shipping seen as follows:- a) 2 barges ZE41 - ZE42 alongside shore – 2 more further S.E. one in middle of bay and other near shore. b) Fishing smacks NORTH end of docks c) 1 M.V. 5000 tons U5164 in channel leading towards lake PROKLJANSKO – steam NOT up. d) 1 MV. 6000' U4856 lying N.E. 1 funnel amidships and 2 turrets one on either side of funnel, near to shore WEST ZLARIN Is. - consider to be Naval vessel. e) 1. V.S. U4757 lying S.E. f) 1 M.V. 5/6000 tons U7234 lying N.S. stationary. g) 1 M.V. U5838 stationary - sleek lines as Naval vessel. Large fire and much black and white smoke at SPLIT, 1212 Hrs.