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Operation No. 394

S.E. PORTION COSENZA - RR & RD BRIDGES

Friday, 3 September 1943

Over target: 0855 hrs 12 aircraft 48 aircrew

Operational Record

Target
S.E. Portion COSENZA - RR & RD Bridges.
Duty
COSENZA – SOUTH-EAST PORTION – RR and RD BRIDGES.
Committed
12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack
0855 Hrs LT.
Airborne
0518 hrs
Returned
0815 hrs
From
Cuticchi
Map
SICILIA 1:500000 NE36/12, MESSINA 1:500000 NE38/12
Day / night
Day
Casualties
Nil.
Bombing
Medium level bombing attack 10000/11000 feet. Course 030° 24 x 500 G.P 47 Dets. 28 Pistols. 24 x 500 M.C. 47 Dets. 28 Pistols.
Air defences
20/30 bursts H.A.A. inaccurate - location NOT accurately identified.
Results
2 trains with engines and 13 plus trucks in Stn. NORTH of SAVUTO RIVER. 15/20 plus trucks each at FIUMEFREDDO, PAOLA and FUSCALO 20 M.E.T. stationary RD PAOLA – RENDE. Buildings marked as "Barracks" N.E. of town have Red Crosses on the roof.
Target area well hit. Near misses or hits on both bridges, and some bombs dropped across RR Stn. and RR M/Yds.

11,000ft.

Aircraft and crews