Operational Record
- Target
- Bomb any movement on roads leading from WEST to TROINA (C5310) – If no movement attack road most embarrassing point.
- Duty
- Offensive Recce by bombing on roads leading WEST to TROINA (C5310)
- Committed
- 2 Glenn Martin Baltimore
- Time of attack
- From 2230 hrs LT to 2235 hrs LT.
- Airborne
- 1900 hrs
- Returned
- 2202 hrs
- From
- Soliman Ben Hagen
- Map
- SICILIA 1:500,000. Sheet No. NE 36/12
- Day / night
- Night
- Casualties
- Nil
- Bombing
- Medium level bombing 7300/8000' 12 x 250 GP Rods 43 Det 60 x 4 lb incendiaries 6 Flares Recce 4.5. No 4
- Air defences
- AA NIL. Aircraft with twin tail – considered Me 110 – seen at C0611, steady lights seen VILALBA. NO S/Ls.
- Results
- Nil
3 Baltimores took off from 2100 hrs LT to bomb any movement on roads WEST of TROINA (C5310) and leading to it. NO MT movement seen in area, 6 bombs dropped in stick across crossroads and RR at G9097 and 6 bombs in stick across road in defile at C0911. Bombing times and courses 2230/2235 – 090° and height 7300/8000'. Some incendiaries dropped on road CALTAVUTARO – VALLELUNGA. NO results observed. NO AA nor S/Ls.
Aircraft and crews
903
B – Baker
- Cormack, C. Pilot
- Lombaard, H. P. T. Observer
- Finberg, P. W/Op AG
- Viljoen, W. V. Airgunner
290
C – Charlie
- Blieden, B. Pilot
- Rose, A. Observer
- Perkins, G. W/Op AG
- Jarvis, R. D. Airgunner