JUNCTION OF ROADS IN PATERNO VILLAGE — Operations

Operational Record

Target: Junction of roads in PATERNO Village.
Duty: Junction roads PATERNO Village.
Committed: 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: 1154 hrs LT.
Airborne: 0843 hrs
Returned: 0954 hrs
From: Hal Far
Map: 1. SICILIA 1:500,000 NE 36/12. 2. PATERNO 1:100,000 Sheet 269
Day / night: Day
Casualties: Nil.
Bombing: Medium level. Height 11000 ft. Course 330° 57 x 250 GP 47 Det 27 Pistol (Nose fused) 10 x 250 GP 39 Det 37 Pistol (Tail fused) 5 x 250 GP 35 Det 28 Pistol (Tail fused)
Air defences: Nil.
Results: i) Rows of railway trucks and coaches from SFERRO-GERBINI in sidings, totalling approx. 150. ii) Approx. 40 trucks and coaches in PATERNO NORTH Siding. One engine steam up. iii) In station at ST MARIE DI LICODIA a train with engine steam. iv) Fires burning in MIOLIA? area.

Formation attacked in two boxes of six each. No. 1 Box bombed SOUTH of SE Corner of village. Some bombs burst in village. No. 2 Box straddled target in good pattern. Buildings were hit and direct hits scored on road. A fire was started in village. The 11 sec delay bombs exploded as formation left target.