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Operation No. 123

DISPERSED M.T. AT PP. 863300

Over target: 1537 hrs 6 aircraft 24 aircrew

Operational Record

Target
Dispersed M.T. at pp. 863300
Duty
Dispersed M.T. at pp. 863300
Committed
6 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack
1537 hours
Airborne
1145 hrs
Returned
1312 hrs
From
L.G. 98
Map
1:250000 Egypt and Cyrenaica. Sheet 14. El Daba.
Day / night
Day
Casualties
5 A/C holed.
Bombing
Medium level bombing attack from 7800' 36 x 250 lbs. G.P. 43 Det. with rods (Baltimores)
Air defences
A.A. over target moderate; north of target A.A. heavy, intense and accurate.
Results
At pp. 850295 a large number of MT disperses over 2 or 9 miles was observed. 4 columns white smoke were seen near line of Cairns at pp. 864295. 2 big guns were observed flashing at pp. 866307 At pp. 855275 very little MT. observed.
4 fires observed. 1 large visible for 20 miles.

Aircraft and crews