RR. AND M/YARDS BENEVENTO N6382 — Operations

Operational Record

Target: RR. and M/YARDS BENEVENTO N6382.
Duty: RR. M/YARDS BENEVENTO N6382
Committed: 6 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: From 2108 Hrs LT to 2123 Hrs LT.
Airborne: 1730 hrs
Returned: 2153 hrs
From: Cuticchi
Map: SICILIA 1:500000 NE36/12, MESSINA 1:500000 NE38/14, NAPOLI 1:500000 NE40/14
Day / night: Night
Casualties: Nil.
Bombing: Medium level bombing. Courses 040°/170° Height 8200/10500 ft. 24 x 500 G.P. 47 Dets. 27 Pistols.
Air defences: A/A NIL over target, 20 plus bursts H.A.A. 10 against one aircraft fairly accurate, from CASTELLAMARE, approximately 20 SALERNO, slight from VICO EQUENSE, SARNO, AVELLINA, BAIANA, and NE MT VESUVIUS area all inaccurate. 2 S/Ls NAPLES area.
Results: Large fire 10 miles EAST of LICOSA PT. Steady light at sea 1 1/2 miles WEST of NAPLES. 1 blue light SALINA Is. 2 Yellow LIPARI. 1 large vessel 15 miles N.W. LICOSA PT.

Target well identified - fire started at 2102 Hrs and 6 flares dropped, by other aircraft. 11 bombs dropped directly on M/Y, 4 in town SOUTH of EAST end of M/Y, others either side of RR. One explosion SOUTH of centre on side of M/Y and one building hit just off M/Y SOUTH of EAST end.