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Operation No. 701

BRIDGE

12 aircraft

Operational Record

Committed
12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Airborne
0600 hrs
Returned
0827 hrs
From
Biferno
Map
ITALY 1:100,000 Sheet 116 GUBBIO
Day / night
Day
12 Baltimore airborne from BIFERNO at 0800 hrs to bomb a railway bridge 3 1/2 miles South of CAGLI (R954378). Attack took place at 09.10 hrs at 10,700' on a course of 150º. Pattern from R953380 to R962372, straddling North Western portion of bridge. 1st box overshot, but two or three direct hits or very near misses are reported by the second box. No enemy opposition. Weather cloudless but slight haze. All A/c landed by 1027 Hrs. Close escort of 6 Spitfires was provided.