Operational Record
- Committed
- 18 Glenn Martin Marauder
- Airborne
- 0625 hrs
- Returned
- 1545 hrs
- From
- Pescara
- Map
- ITALY - 1:100,000 Sheet 109 PESARO
- Day / night
- Day
18 Marauders took off from PESCARA during the day to attack two gun areas 6 miles and 10 miles respectively S.W. from PESARO. Each A/c carried 6 x 500 and 4 x 250 fragmentation bombs. First three boxes of four A/c each briefed to bomb an area about 700 x 300 yards with centre at S026764, formations being over target at 0825 – 0927 – 1030 hrs. Subsequent photographic results showed the target well covered with bomb bursts. All three formations encountered H.A.A. (mod. to slight) over target six of twelve A/c sustaining slight damage. The next two formations of 3 A/c each attacked a triangular area about 1000 yrds. long with its centre H975743. First Vic was over target at 1635 hrs., a wide pattern straddled target area through centre. Pattern of last vic(T.O.T 1700) commenced in extreme Western portion of target and ran out across a main road and river into open country. No enemy opposition. Target area clear of cloud during the day but visibility hazy. Last A/c down at 1745 hrs.