TOLLO - C260153 — Operations

Operational Record

Target: TOLLO - C260153
Duty: TOLLO - C260153
Committed: 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: 1004 Hrs
Airborne: 0610 hrs
Returned: 0801 hrs
From: Tortorella
Map: ITALY 1:100,000 Sheet 141 CHIETI
Day / night: Day
Casualties: Nil.
Bombing: Medium level bombing 305º/320º 12500/13000' 24 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pistol 3 x 250 GP 49 Det 27 Pistol 176 x 30 Incend. 1 Container of 8 x 10 Incend. hang-up – Blown fuse.
Air defences: Slight H/A/A inaccurate at own formation. Intense H/A/A at 223 SQDN. A/A gun flashes C243237, C245235 – 4 guns at each. 4 flashes from C250160 and 16 bursts C190276.
Results: "F" seen but NO searchlight

Smoke seen drifting from 3 places in target on approach and Arty flashes from own side of B/Line (Bombline). Bombs fell from C266150 to C261156. Pattern broad on second box bombed on almost parallel course to leading box and slightly nearer town. One or two bursts on edge of town. Explosion at cross-roads C264154.