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Operation No. 800

12 Glenn Martin Marauder

12 aircraft

Operational Record

Committed
12 Glenn Martin Marauder
Airborne
0940 hrs
Returned
1300 hrs
From
Pescara
Map
ITALY - 1:100,000 Sheet 64 ROVIGO
Day / night
Day
12 Marauders airborne by 1140 hours from PESCARA to attack R.R. BRIDGE across ADICE RIVER 10 miles north of ROVIGO. One A/c landed immediately after take-off and reserve too off. One A/c landed immediately after take-off and reserve too off. After R/v with 6 Spitfires at FALCONARA, formation set course at 1245 hrs. and bombed in boxes from 10,000 ft. at 1330 hrs. on a course of about 160º. Pattern of first box resulted in a right error of about 400 yrds. in river. Second box straddled Northern portion of target, no D.H.'s 4 x 1000 hung up – jettisoned at sea on return. No enemy opposition. All A/c down by 1500 hrs.

10,000ft.