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
AG 873
N – Nab
- Pocock, A. A. Pilot
- Cliff Observer
- Beaumont-Thomas, R. M. W/Op AG
- Mills, J. E. Airgunner
121
R – Roger
- Rich, A. P. Pilot
- Moore, T. G. Observer
- Roberts, F. W. W/Op AG
- Lovell-Wright Airgunner
842
S – Sugar
- Carr, J. D. Pilot
- Lombaard, H. P. T. Observer
- Toms, R. N. W/Op AG
- Wright, W. B. Airgunner
940
V – Victor
- Coppen, C. S. Officer Commanding
- Farrant, R. H. Observer
- Noakes W/Op AG
- Bradfield, A. G. Airgunner
958
W – William
- Smith, C. A. Pilot
- Christie, J. W. Observer
- Viljoen, W. L. Airgunner
- Moore, J. Airgunner
191
Y – Yoke
- Martin, C. A. Pilot
- Gibson, H. A. Observer
- Oliff, A. T. W/Op AG
- Abraham, W. J. Airgunner