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Operation No. 351

REGALBUTO VILLAGE

Over target: 0953 hrs 12 aircraft 48 aircrew

Operational Record

Target
REGALBUTO Village.
Duty
REGALBUTO Village.
Committed
12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack
0953 hrs LT.
Airborne
0628 hrs
Returned
0921 hrs
From
Hal Far
Map
SICILIA 1:500,000. NE 36/12
Day / night
Day
Casualties
Nil.
Bombing
Medium level bombing. 12000 ft. Course 345° 72 x 250 GP 47 Det 27 Pistol (Nose fused).
Air defences
Nil.
Results
i) 4 MT on Main road EAST of town. ii) 3 Railway trucks in station. iii) Newly dug in positions NORTH of village.
NO movement seen in target area on arrival. The SW area of target was covered in a good pattern. A large corner building in centre of village, and other buildings received direct hits.

12,000ft.

Aircraft and crews