Operational Record
- Committed
- 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
- Airborne
- 1326 hrs
- Returned
- 1531 hrs
- From
- Biferno
- Map
- ITALY - 1:100,000 Sheet 151 ALATRI
- Day / night
- Day
12 Baltimores detailed to attack L.A.A. GUN POSITIONS near GENNARO (G200579 & G165578) airborne at 1526 Hrs. Attack took place at 1632 Hrs from 12500' on a course of 125º. Owing to patches of cloud and impaired visibility in target area, the leader went for the briefed target for the second box, and scored a good pattern from G161579 to G166575, straddling road and railway line. The second box also attacked the same area, but the leader's bombs hung up and his Vic did not bomb. The second Vic of the second box dropped a stick from G171581 to G178576 with many direct hits on the road. The remaining three A/c bombed a road near PRATOLA on the way back from 12000' on a course of 155º at 1724 Hrs, without results. H.A.A. slight inaccurate from PALESTRINA & VALMONTONE. 5/10th Cu & Strata Cu in target area 9000' tops, visibility hazy. All A/c landed by 1731 Hrs.