STATION DI PALENA - H087682 — Operations

Operational Record

Target: STATION DI PALENA - H087682
Duty: STAZ DI PALENA (H087682)
Committed: 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: 1458 Hrs LT
Airborne: 1102 hrs
Returned: 1245 hrs
From: Tortorella
Map: AGNONE Sheet 153. 1:100000 NAPOLI 1:500000 Sheet NE 40/14.
Day / night: Day
Casualties: Nil.
Bombing: Medium level. Height 14000' Course 130° 6 x 250 G.P. 53 Det. 37 Pistol (6 Hour Delay) 2 x 250 G.P. 52 Det 37 Pistol (12 Hour Delay) 64 x 250 G.P. 43 Det 27 Pistol.
Air defences: Nil.
Results: Only movement, scattered MET on Rd PETTORANO – RIVISONDOLI Target appeared empty.

Cloud over target made run up difficult. Formation attacked in boxes of six aiming on leaders, bombs fell from H 088686 to 095677. NO results observed.