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Operation No. 753

DOCKS

12 aircraft

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.