MT ON ROAD TARHUNA - CASTEL BENITO — Operations

Operational Record

Target: MT on road TARHUNA - CASTEL BENITO.
Duty: i) Castel Benito aerodrome ii) M.T. on road West of TARHUNA
Committed: 11 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: 2030 hrs. - 2050 hrs.
Airborne: 1551 hrs
Returned: 1900 hrs
From: Gzina
Map: LIBYA 1:500,000 Sheet 2. TRIPOLI
Day / night: Night
Casualties: Nil.
Bombing: Medium level bombing and strafing attack. 6 x 250 lb. G.P. 43 Det. (Rods). 4000 rounds .300 ammunition. 20 x 4 lb. incendiaries.
Air defences: Slight Breda fire from road. Inaccurate.
Results: In square RQ 88 eight lights in two rows appeared suddenly and remained on for five minutes. OXYGEN None available.

Crew started to search for badly dispersed MT WEST from RL 6320 and dropped incendiaries on MT at various points. The A/C then returned and dropped bombs where MT could be seen drawn off the road, where the Wadi begins. MT on a small track SOUTH of the Main Road was ground-strafed from 300 to 30 ft. and a small fire was started. MT were fairly well dispersed.