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Operation No. 435

RD BLOCK G910350

Friday, 5 November 1943

Over target: 1048 hrs 12 aircraft 48 aircrew

Operational Record

Target
RD BLOCK G910350
Duty
RD BLOCK G910350
Committed
12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack
1048 A Hrs.
Airborne
0641 hrs
Returned
0857 hrs
From
Tortorella
Map
ITALY 1:100,000 Sheet 160.
Day / night
Day
Casualties
2 A/C slightly holed (Cat.1)
Bombing
Medium level bombing. 72 x 250 G.P. 49 Dets 27 Pistol. 270°/14000'/14500'
Air defences
Intense H/A/A after bombing, accurate for second box. 4 H/A/A guns at G839320. Others in areas G8826 and G9327.
Results
N.M.S. except for occasional M.E.T.
Target identified. Good pattern from 1st box from G913351 across bridge to G909350 scoring at least 4/6 hits on Rd and causing bridge likely damage. Second box covered Rd, bombs bursting from G911350 to G904353. Many bright flashes, 2 large seen among bomb bursts.

Aircraft and crews