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Operation No. 985

8 Glenn Martin Marauder

8 aircraft

Operational Record

Committed
8 Glenn Martin Marauder
Airborne
1425 hrs
Returned
1606 hrs
From
Jesi
Map
ITALY - 1:100,000 Sheet 51 VENEZIA
Day / night
Day
8 Marauders airborne in two boxes from JESI L/G to bomb MALCONTENTA AMMUNITION DUMP at G594495 - G610495. Formation picked up an escort of 8 Thunderbolts at CESENATICO and S/c for target at 1625 Hrs, bombing from 12000' to 13300' at 1655 hrs. Bombs from both boxes undershot, one stick ending on South edge of target. Weather conditions were good with some high cloud at about 20000'. Visibility was about 10 miles in haze. Thirty pkts. of P.W.B. Pamphlets were dropped over enemy territory, and 5 pkts of Window were dispensed in vicinity of target. There was a slight inaccurate H.A.A. from target area. T.O. 1538 T.D. 1806.