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Operation No. 391

TROOP CONCENTRATIONS AREA (D642643 SINOPOLI) (LATITUDE :** 38.261° **LONGITUDE :** 15.87783°**)

Wednesday, 1 September 1943

Over target: 0935 hrs 12 aircraft 48 aircrew

Operational Record

Target
Troop Concentrations Area (D642643 SINOPOLI) (Latitude :** 38.261° **Longitude :** 15.87783°**)
Duty
Medium level bombing Troop Concentrations. D642643 (SINOPOLI)
Committed
12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack
0935 Hrs LT.
Airborne
0610 hrs
Returned
0816 hrs
From
Cuticchi
Map
1:100,000 MESSINA + REGGIO CALABRIA Sheet 254.
Day / night
Day
Casualties
Two aircraft received minor damage from H.A.A.
Bombing
Medium level bombing. Height 11,000 feet. Course 200° 48 x 500 lbs. 50% G.P. 50% M.C. 52 Dets. 44 Pistols.
Air defences
Approximately 20 Burst H.A.A. Some accurate.
Results
Nil.
Formation leader obtained a very brief view of land and although NO results were observed, Observers reckon that bombs fell in good pattern among buildings and cross-roads in Squares D6463 (Latitude :** 38.24932° **Longitude :** 15.87523°**)/D6563(Latitude :** 38.24913° **Longitude :** 15.88666°**)/D6564 (Latitude :** 38.25815° **Longitude :** 15.8869°**). One hit on small bridge.

11,000ft.

Aircraft and crews