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Operation No. 721

BRIDGE

11 aircraft

Operational Record

Committed
11 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Airborne
1106 hrs
Returned
1300 hrs
From
Biferno
Map
ITALY - 1:100,000 Sheet 125 FERMO
Day / night
Day
11 Balts airborne from BIFERNO at 13.06 hrs to attack the MACERATA RAILWAY VIADUCT at S566116. Six Spits close escort from PENNA point. Formation bombed in boxes line astern at 14.08 from 12,000' on a course of 310º. Both boxes straddled target with a concentrated pattern, with direct hits on viaduct, railway line and nearby road. Moderate, fairly accurate H/A/A from target area and from PONTE-GRANARO (S7005). Weather: clear, buy hazy. All aircraft down by 15.00 hrs.