C395049 – NORTH FOSSACESIA — Operations

Operational Record

Target: C395049 – NORTH FOSSACESIA
Duty: C 395049 – NORTH FOSSACESIA
Committed: 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: 1137 A Hrs
Airborne: 0800 hrs
Returned: 0919 hrs
From: Tortorella
Map: ITALY 1:100,000 Sheet 148.
Day / night: Day
Casualties: Nil.
Bombing: Medium level bombing 10500' 270° 24 x 500 MC 43 Det 27 Pistol 36 x 250 GP 43 Det 27 Pistol (Rods) (1 x 250 jettisoned H622093 7500' at 1142 Hrs)
Air defences: 15 bursts H/A/A to NORTH in distance after bombing.
Results: Medium fire with yellow flame in Northern portion of town. 4 S/E A/C seen 500' below formation during bombing run, and bombing – interfered with Leader's bombing.

First box overshot from C390050 on course in short stick. Bombs falling NORTH of wadi WEST of town. Second box hit target area C395050 to C392050. 3 direct hits on road. Bombs fell just NORTH of buildings, N.R.O.