GUNS AND TROOPS C370015 — Operations

Operational Record

Target: GUNS and TROOPS C370015
Duty: GUNS and TROOPS C370015
Committed: 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: 1510 A Hrs.
Airborne: 1116 hrs
Returned: 1300 hrs
From: Tortorella
Map: ITALY 1:100,000 Sheets 147 / 148.
Day / night: Day
Casualties: Nil.
Bombing: Medium level bombing; 11000/11500' 230°/240° 24 x 500 MC 43 Dets 27 Pistol 36 x 250 GP 43 Dets 27 Pistol (Rods) of which 2 x 500 and 3 x 250 jettisoned safe at sea J6930 – 300X
Air defences: Few bursts light /A/A NORTH WEST target on bombing run. Inaccurate NO E/A
Results: Movement of MET in FOSSACESIA. One a/c had electrical trouble and jettisoned bombs in sea on return.

Target identified on arrival by lay-out of buildings and roads. First box undershot – bursts C378016 – 374013. Second box hit SOUTH EAST position of target – C373016 – 370012. Slight black smoke from one bomb burst on road.