Operational Record
- Committed
- 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
- Airborne
- 0910 hrs
- Returned
- 1048 hrs
- From
- Biferno
- Map
- ITALY 1:100,000 Sheet 141 CHIETI
- Day / night
- Day
12 Balts airborne by 11.10 hrs from Biferno to attack STORES DUMP between B990247 and C001252 (near Loreta). After R/v with 223 Sqdn over base, formation set course at 11.44 (21 leading) and bombed on box leaders at 12.11 hrs from 12000 ft. Pattern of first box resulted in a right lateral error from B992246 to B996248; second box also right lateral error finishing in eastern portion of target. All A/C down by 12.48 hrs. No escort. No enemy opposition. Target clear, visibility good.
12,000ft.