Operational Record
- Target
- Enemy armoured concentration at pp. 860296.
- Duty
- Medium level bombing attack on pp. 860296
- Committed
- 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
- Time of attack
- 0842 hrs.
- Airborne
- 0448 hrs
- Returned
- 0620 hrs
- From
- L.G. 98
- Map
- 1:250000 Egypt and Cyrenaica Sheet 14. El Daba.
- Day / night
- Day
- Casualties
- Nil (Baltimores)
- Bombing
- Medium level bombing attack from 9900 ft. 72 x 250 G.P. 43 Det. with rods. (Baltimores)
- Air defences
- No Ack/Ack encountered. No E/A encountered.
- Results
- About 30 scattered MT seen burning and burnt out West of a line between pp. 880290 and 870270.
All bombs over target area. Results not observed. Bombs released through 10/10 cloud.
9,900ft.
Aircraft and crews
949
AA – Double Able
- Hamilton, E. P. Pilot
- Whittle, S. B. Observer
- Rogers, F. D. W/Op AG
- Phelan, V. Airgunner
108
B – Baker
- Barnby, M. Pilot
- Blackman, L. J. Observer
- Sandilands, R. S. W/Op AG
- van Schaik Airgunner
956
C – Charlie
- Golding, H. S. Pilot
- Mulholland, L. G. Observer
- Dyson, W. A. W/Op AG
- Green, C. E. O. Airgunner
AG/H 877
J – Jig
- Gardener, L. F. Pilot
- Kerr, A. R. Observer
- Brown W/Op AG
- Lane Airgunner
AG 873
N – Nab
- Main Pilot
- Floor, L. G. Observer
- Fraser, B. Airgunner
- Zaaiman, M. Airgunner
920
O – Oboe
- Cormack, C. Pilot
- Webber, E. G. Observer
- Finberg, P. W/Op AG
- McGee, D. P. Airgunner
121
R – Roger
- Rich, A. P. Pilot
- Moore, T. G. Observer
- Roberts, F. W. W/Op AG
- Lovell-Wright Airgunner
840
T – Tare
- Carr, J. D. Pilot
- Lombaard, H. P. T. Observer
- Toms, R. N. W/Op AG
- Wright, W. B. Airgunner
909
X – X-ray
- Jandrell, A. C. Officer Commanding
- Wheeler, H. C. Observer
- Morley, D. H. Airgunner
- Felton, L. J. Airgunner
935
Y – Yoke
- Martin, A. R. Pilot
- Liddiard, G. A. Pilot
- Pickerill, J. H. M. Observer
- Sadler, J. Observer
- Perkins, G. W/Op AG
- Lotter, W. G. Airgunner
- Kruger, E. L. Airgunner
- Palmer Airgunner
863
Z – Zebra
- Weir, L. C. Pilot
- Magid Observer
- Stopforth, K. J. Airgunner
- Carbarns, A. Airgunner