Operational Record
- Target
- CASTEL BENITO Aerodrome.
- Duty
- i) Castel Benito aerodrome ii) M.T. on road West of TARHUNA
- Committed
- 11 Glenn Martin Baltimore
- Time of attack
- 1928 - 2117 hrs.
- Airborne
- 1947 hrs
- Returned
- 1500 hrs
- From
- Gzina
- Map
- LIBYA 1:500,000 Sheet 2. TRIPOLI
- Day / night
- Night
- Casualties
- Nil.
- Bombing
- Medium level attack. 8/11,000 ft. 60 x 250 lb. G.P. 43 Det. (Rods) 40 x 4 lb. incendiaries.
- Air defences
- 6 Searchlights from aerodrome. Inaccurate. 4 to 6 H.A.A. guns. Inaccurate. L.A.A. slight and inaccurate.
- Results
- Fires burning on BENI ULID - TARHUNA track. OXYGEN None available.
17 bombs fell along NE corner of aerodrome. 22 bombs fell along NW corner of aerodrome. 12 bombs fell across aerodrome. 3 bombs fell short of aerodrome, on NW side. All bombs exploded and seven fires were started. 20 incendiaries were dropped over the aerodrome. The rest, together with 6 x 250 lb. bombs were dropped on lights and MT at RL 6513 and RL 7012. No results were observed.
11,000ft.