Operational Record
- Target
- PATERNO Village.
- Duty
- PATERNO village.
- Committed
- 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
- Time of attack
- 1623 hrs LT.
- Airborne
- 1232 hrs
- Returned
- 1527 hrs
- From
- Hal Far
- Map
- SICILIA 1:500,000. NE 36/12
- Day / night
- Day
- Casualties
- Nil.
- Bombing
- Medium level. 12000 ft. Course 040°. 29 x 500 GP 49 Det. Tail fused. 24 x 250 GP 49 Det. Tail fused. 3 x 500 GP 49 Det. Hungup and jettisoned at 36° 35N 14° 47E
- Air defences
- 15 bursts of HAA from guns firing SE of village. After bombing. Inaccurate except for height.
- Results
- Dinghy (with parachute) 049°/ 11 miles HALFAR at 1659 hrs, 2/3000 ft.
Formation off at 1432 hrs attacked PATERNO VILLAGE at 1623 hrs from 12000 ft, landed back at base at 1727 hrs. Bombs straddled isolated buildings NE and EAST of village, across road an railway. Slight inaccurate HAA from SE of village. Weather good. Visibility hazy.
12,000ft.
Aircraft and crews
179
A – Able
- Askew, G. H. Pilot
- Lambert, P. H. Observer
- Geldenhuys, J. W. W/Op AG
- Crawhall, J. A. Airgunner
903
B – Baker
- Cormack, C. Pilot
- Lombaard, H. P. T. Observer
- Finberg, P. W/Op AG
- Viljoen, W. V. Airgunner
290
C – Charlie
- Blieden, B. Pilot
- Rose, A. Observer
- Perkins, G. W/Op AG
- Jarvis, R. D. Airgunner
FA 271
F – Fox
- Guard, S. J. Pilot
- Webber, E. G. Observer
- de Villiers Airgunner
- Green, C. E. O. Airgunner
195
G – George
- Frost, P. W. Pilot
- White, B. T. Observer
- Carter, J. E. W/Op AG
- Allan, L. W. Airgunner
136
M – Mike
- Dugmore, G. F. Pilot
- Masters, O. R. Observer
- Maasdorp W/Op AG
- Rogers, C. L. Airgunner
173
P – Peter
- Saunders Pilot
- Booyse, F. A. Observer
- Moore W/Op AG
- Earp-Jones, A. C. Airgunner
167
S – Sugar
- Smit, A. C. Pilot
- Kay, G. S. Observer
- Toms, R. N. W/Op AG
- Wright, D. C. Airgunner
FA 181
T – Tare
- Simpson, R. A. E. W. Pilot
- Harle, J. O. Observer
- Roberts, V. P. W/Op AG
- Shepperson, K. O. Airgunner
291
U – Uncle
- Hargrave, R. A. Pilot
- Rees, F. G. Observer
- Jensen, R. W/Op AG
- Bedford, J. G. E. Airgunner
FA 344
X – X-ray
- Coull, R. Pilot
- Smallman, S. O. Observer
- Strydom W/Op AG
- Shaw, D. C. Airgunner
221
Y – Yoke
- Smyth, W. P. Pilot
- Hanning, F. W. Observer
- du Piesanie, G. S. W/Op AG
- Leisching, P. L. Airgunner