REGALBUTO VILLAGE — Operations — Onoorwinlik

Operational Record

Target: REGALBUTO Village.
Duty: REGALBUTO Village.
Committed: 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: 1545 hrs LT.
Airborne: 1211 hrs
Returned: 1449 hrs
From: Hal Far
Map: SICILIA 1:500,000. NE 36/12
Day / night: Day
Casualties: Nil.
Bombing: Medium level 12000 ft Course 070°. IAS 210. Height 12000 ft.
Air defences: Nil.
Results: NMS main roads. 13+ MT moving NORTH to AGIRA from RADUSA. 4 MT NORTH of AGIRA moving NORTH.

The bombs of the first box scored a direct hit on a large red building in centre of village and covered the main road to ADRANO on the village boundary with bursts. No 2 Box bombed the SE outskirts of the village, some bombs bursting on the main road to ADRANO.

12,000ft.

Aircraft and crews

179

A – Able

290

C – Charlie

Wood, B. O. Pilot
Nel, C. G. B. Observer
James, T. L. W/Op AG
Buchler, F. R. Airgunner

FA 271

F – Fox

Guard, S. J. Pilot
Webber, E. G. Observer
de Villiers Airgunner
Green, C. E. O. Airgunner

226

H – How

Ord, D. Officer Commanding
Hodges, S. R. Observer
Walker, A. W/Op AG
Devenish, F. M. Airgunner

341

L – Love

Frost, P. W. Pilot
White, B. T. Observer
Carter, J. E. W/Op AG
Allan, L. W. Airgunner

136

M – Mike

Dugmore, G. F. Pilot
Masters, O. R. Observer
Maasdorp W/Op AG
Rogers, C. L. Airgunner

AH 108

O – Oboe

Stuart, A. L. Pilot
Pawson, R. F. Observer
Schumann, M. Airgunner
Morley, D. H. Airgunner

173

P – Peter

Saunders Pilot
Booyse, F. A. Observer
Moore W/Op AG
Earp-Jones, A. C. Airgunner

291

U – Uncle

Hargrave, R. A. Pilot
Rees, F. G. Observer
Jensen, R. W/Op AG
Bedford, J. G. E. Airgunner

FA 344

X – X-ray

Coull, R. Pilot
Smallman, S. O. Observer
Strydom W/Op AG
Shaw, D. C. Airgunner

221

Y – Yoke

Richards, V. C. Pilot
de Connick Observer
Robbertse W/Op AG
McCrindle, D. R. Airgunner

176

YY – Double Yoke