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Operation No. 37

MARTUBA WEST, DISPERSED AIRCRAFT

Over target: 0650 hrs 6 aircraft 24 aircrew

Operational Record

Duty
High level bombing Martuba West, dispersed aircraft
Committed
6 Glenn Martin Maryland
Airborne
0435 hrs
Returned
0945 hrs
From
L.G. 021
Map
Target Map D./10.
Day / night
Day
Casualties
–
Air defences
–
Six Marylands left 021 at 0638 hours, and to the sea route towards Derna. After 50 minutes flying one machine had to turn back, with propeller switch and electrical trouble. The remainder carried on, but weather conditions made it quite impossible to locate even the vicinity of the target. After a wide ramp all bombs were released at some buildings on a coastal road, probably in the vicinity of Ras - el - Muldad (?), a few miles West of Derna.

Aircraft and crews