Operational Record
- Committed
- 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
- Airborne
- 0510 hrs
- Returned
- 0620 hrs
- From
- Pescara
- Map
- ITALY - 1:100,000 Sheet 117 IESI
- Day / night
- Day
12 Baltimores airborne at 0710 to attack a GUN AREA on the coast 5 miles West of ANCONA. Formation set course from PESCARA at 0739 and bombed in boxes line astern at 0820 from 11000' on a course of 240º. Pattern of both boxes merged through centre of area contained between pin points S534480 – S533476 – S526470 – S527484. No enemy opposition. Fighter area cover provided. Weather: 2-3/10th cloud at 2000' in area but target clear, visibility fair. All A/c down by 0820.