Operational Record
- Committed
- 12 Glenn Martin Marauder
- Airborne
- 0557 hrs
- Returned
- 0914 hrs
- From
- Jesi
- Map
- ITALY - 1:100,000 Sheet 40A GORIZIA · YUGOSLAVIA 1:100,000 Sheet Y 10 BLED
- Day / night
- Day
12 Marauders (4-4-4) airborne from JESI Landing ground between 0757 - 1114 hrs to bomb JESENICE M/Yards (D035605). Formation set course from PORTO CORSINI with an escort of 8 Spitfires at 0855 hrs. The formation bombed at 0945 hrs. on a course of 320º from 10500'. Patterns of the 1st and 2nd boxes fell with a slight overshoot. Beginning of the patterns scored direct hits on buildings on the Eastern edge of the yards with hits or near misses on tracks. The third had a slight undershoot. End of pattern finished in the yards with direct hits on railway trucks. No enemy opposition encountered. Weather; target clear with a good visibility. One Marauder airborne at 0740 hrs. on Windfinding mission for the Wing, afterwards to bomb GORIZIA M/Yards. Wind of 004/25 was found and passed to the Wing formations. A/c bombed at 0940 hrs. on course of 192º from 12000'. Pattern fell with an undershoot in open country. No enemy opposition. Weather; target clear visibility good.