Operational Record
- Target
- L.G. 21 (El Daba).
- Duty
- Medium level bombing attack on L.G. 21, El Daba
- Committed
- 6 Glenn Martin Baltimore
- Time of attack
- 0925 hrs.
- Airborne
- 0522 hrs
- Returned
- 0717 hrs
- From
- L.G. 98
- Map
- 1:250000 Egypt and Cyrenaica. Sheet 14. El Daba.
- Day / night
- Day
- Casualties
- Two A/C holed. No serious damage.
- Bombing
- Medium level bombing attack. 32 x 250 G.P. 43 Det. with rods. (Four hang-ups)
- Air defences
- Medium heavy inaccurate Ack/Ack. No E/A encountered.
- Results
- Whole coastline covered with tents. MT dispersed in squares 8428, 8426, 8526. A/C seen taking off from LG's 104 and 20. 6 or 7 dispersed A/C on L.G. 20.
32 bombs on South end of drome. Near miss on ACK/ACK post which stopped firing. Same burst shattered a blast shelter with an A/C in it. Near misses observed on other blast shelters. Two small fires observed.
Aircraft and crews
955
A – Able
- Mouton, J. A. Pilot
- Venter, B. J. Observer
- Rowe W/Op AG
- Smith, J. M. Airgunner
960
E – Easy
- Irvine, A. D. Officer Commanding
- Hatswell, P. A. Observer
- Phelan, D. H. Airgunner
- Te Water-Pohl, C. L. Airgunner
942
G – George
- Carlisle, J. P. Pilot
- Simon, H. Observer
- Waldek, V. D. W/Op AG
- Schumann, M. Airgunner
910
H – How
- Hotchkiss, E. G. Pilot
- Morrell, R. F. Observer
- Mamet, J. V. W/Op AG
- Mendelsohn, S. E. Airgunner
879
K – King
- Chisholm, G. L. Pilot
- Campbell, D. B. Observer
- Hodgkinson, C. F. W/Op AG
- de Villiers Airgunner
AG 933
L – Love
- Meredith, J. F. G. Pilot
- Baillie, D. G. Observer
- Smith, S. C. W/Op AG
- O'Regan, J. J. Airgunner