PENNE (B9428) TO CREATE — Operations

Operational Record

Target: PENNE (B9428) to create
Duty: PENNE (B9428)
Committed: 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: 1253 A Hrs
Airborne: 0843 hrs
Returned: 1048 hrs
From: Tortorella
Map: ITALY 1:100,000 Sheet 140 TERANO.
Day / night: Day
Casualties: Nil
Bombing: Medium level bombing 330º/9800' 22 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pistol 33 x 250 GP 49 Det 27 Pistol Note. 1 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pistol Hang up in A/C K 1 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pistol ) Brought back. NO equipment failure. 3 x 250 GP 49 Det 27 Pistol )
Air defences: Nil
Results: One truck moving EAST on CALIGNANO – CEPAGATTI Rd 3 trucks on PESCARA – POPOLI Rd (C.070145) moving towards POPOLI One M.T. moving SOUTH towards SAN VALENTINO B9806 3 M.T. stationary on outskirts of ALANNO B9710

Target well covered by short concentrated stick starting B937282 carrying across N.E. portion of town to B934287 – 3 direct hits on Rd. B937282, some hits on buildings, 3 direct hits on Red Cross building on NORTH edge of town followed by large explosion and huge column of white smoke turning yellow-brown. (B937284 (3 Direct hits on Rd B934284)