RANDAZZO VILLAGE — Operations

Operational Record

Target: RANDAZZO VILLAGE.
Duty: RANDAZZO Village.
Committed: 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: 1733 hrs LT.
Airborne: 1405 hrs
Returned: 1704 hrs
From: Hal Far
Map: SICILIA 1:500,000. NE 36/12
Day / night: Day
Casualties: One aircraft received minor AA hole.
Bombing: Medium level. 12700 ft. Course 045°/060° 72 x 250 GP 49 Dets. Tail fused.
Air defences: After bombing formation was fired on from PATERNO, approximately 15 bursts, fairly inaccurate HAA.
Results: i) 15+ MT were dispersed moving NORTH-SOUTH road BRONTE-ADRANO. ii) About 10 MT moving EAST and WEST RANDAZZO-TOINA Road. iii) In siding at ADRANO stationary 6 Railway Trucks. NO engine seen. iv) In BIANCAVILLA stationary 12 Railway Trucks NO engine seen.

Formation bombed the area between the village and the Railway Station and the Station buildings. Bursts were seen across the Station, Railroad and the main road to LINGUAGLOSSA. Some bursts were seen on outskirts of village. NO results observed.