Operational Record
- Committed
- 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
- Airborne
- 0706 hrs
- Returned
- 1000 hrs
- From
- Pescara
- Map
- ITALY - 1:100,000 Sheet 101 RIMINI
- Day / night
- Day
12 Baltimores airborne from PESCARA at 09.06 hrs to bomb RIMINI JETTY (F15 – target chart No. 4-113 RR/Marshalling Yards). After rendezvous at PERUGIA with a close escort of 8 Spits, formation set course for the coast and along it towards target. Attack took place at 10.52 hrs from 14,000' on a course of 260º in clear visibility. First box undershot slightly from R852993 to R850993 – most bombs among built-up area, starting one fire (black fire) and small explosions. Second box overshot bombs falling into sea beyond jetty. All aircraft landed by 12.00 hrs.