ROAD AND RAILWAY DEFILE – EAST OF POPOLI FROM GRID G89 EASTING, GRID G99 NORTHING — Operations

Operational Record

Target: Road and Railway defile – EAST of POPOLI from Grid G89 Easting, Grid G99 Northing.
Duty: ROAD AND RAILWAY DEFILE North East of POPOLI.
Committed: 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: 1605 A Hrs
Airborne: 1159 hrs
Returned: 1357 hrs
From: Tortorella
Map: ITALY 1:100,000 Sheet 146 SULMONA
Day / night: Day
Casualties: Nil
Bombing: Medium Bombing 075º/12800' 22 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pistol 28 x 250 GP 49 Det 27 Pistol 5 x 250 GP 52 Det 37 Pistol (6 & 12 Hours Delay) NOTE: 2 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pistol 2 x 250 GP 49 Det 27 Pistol 1 x 250 GP 52 Det 37 Pistol (6 Hours Delay) Jettisoned 180º TERMOLI 15 miles.
Air defences: Nil
Results: i) Train with steam oppossibly moving between SULMONA and POPOLI RR stations. ii) Smoke from bridge G877989 iii) Rows of small buildings, possibly Army Barracks C9686

Leading box dropped stick extending from G888990 to G896995, starting 200/300 yds South of Road and extending across road towards Railway tunnel. Second box bombed on leading box, line astern. One direct hit on Rd G891992. Very few bombs NORTH of Rd. Remainder on side of hill, SOUTH of Rd.