ENEMY ARMOURED CONCENTRATION AT PP. 860296 — Operations — Onoorwinlik

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

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