Operational Record
- Committed
- 11 Glenn Martin Marauder
- Airborne
- 1245 hrs
- Returned
- 1535 hrs
- From
- Jesi
- Map
- ITALY - 1:100,000 Sheet 38 CONEGLIANO
- Day / night
- Day
Eleven Marauders airborne from Jesi L/G at 1445 hrs. to attack a concentration of RR Trucks in CONEGLIANO M/Yards at B687011 with a frag. load each A/c carrying 6 x 500 lbs. and 4 x 250 lbs. After R/v with a fighter escort of 6 Spits at PORTO CORSINI formation set course at 1530 Hrs. crossed the coast at H3073 and bombed at 1620 Hrs. from 12000' on an appr. course of 330º All bombs of one A/c hung-up – jettisoned at sea – O 1000. on tracks and large buildings on either side; 2nd Box slight left error, but hits claimed on adjacent sheds; 3rd box straddled converging tracks in N.E. portion of yards. Target clear of cloud but visibility poor due to ground haze and smoke from previous bombing – large fire burning at H684008 on arrival. Very slight and inaccurate HAA from Target area. Last A/c down by 1735 Hrs.