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Operation No. 367

RANDAZZO VILLAGE

Over target: 1028 hrs 12 aircraft 48 aircrew

Operational Record

Target
RANDAZZO Village.
Duty
RANDAZZO Village.
Committed
12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack
1028 hrs LT.
Airborne
0645 hrs
Returned
0934 hrs
From
Hal Far
Map
1:500,000 SICILIA NE 36/12. TARGET CHART 2/209/NA
Day / night
Day
Casualties
One aircraft minor damage by HAA.
Bombing
Medium level bombing. Height 12000' Course 300° 72 x 250 GP 47 Dets 27 Pistol.
Air defences
HAA fairly intense but inaccurate followed formation. 2 guns seen firing from EAST of village. Some LAA seen. Inaccurate.
Results
i) Aircraft 167S landed at PACHINO SOUTH SICILY, due to starboard engine failure. ii) MT movement OKSANIA-RANDAZZO Rd. iii) 20 MT moving into RANDAZZO from WEST. iv) Evasive action against AA:- Turn and dive before bombing run. After bombing run:- Reverse turn and dive, using excess speed to climb and steep reverse diving turn.
Formation started pattern at cross-roads NW of Railway Station and at the rail bridge across the cemetery road into the village. Buildings were demolished and hits seen on rail track running SE of town.

Aircraft and crews