GUN POSITIONS IN AREA BOUNDED BY PP. P 3698, 3298, 3297, 3495, 369X — Operations

Operational Record

Target: Gun positions in area bounded by pp. P 3698, 3298, 3297, 3495, 369X
Duty: Medium level bombing attack on gun positions in area bounded by pp. P 3698, 3298, 3297, 3495 & 3695.
Committed: 18 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: From 1200 hrs. to 1202 hrs.
Airborne: 0840 hrs
Returned: 1040 hrs
From: El Djem Main
Map: TUNISIA 1:500,000 Sheet NJ.32. SE. TUNIS.
Day / night: Day
Casualties: 5 A/C slightly holed.
Bombing: Medium level bombing attack from 7500/8000 ft. 107 x 250 lb. GP 43 Det. (Rods)
Air defences: HAA fairly intense and accurate over the target area. 3 HAA at P 329977 4 HAA at P 353942 2 HAA at P 335943 4 HAA at P 348975.
Results: (i) Medium fire seen burning at P 3489. (ii) Convoy of approx. 20 MT well dispersed on road, running P 29 EASTING.

The formation dropped a good pattern, the bombs falling across dug-in positions and tracks in the area bounded by the pp. P 360946, 360970, 340980 & P 330970. Except for two near misses on a white building, no results were observed.