M.T AND FORTIFICATIONS IN AREA BOUNDED BY MARETH-ZARAT-WADI ZIGZAOU, AND GABES MAIN ROAD — Operations

Operational Record

Target: M.T and fortifications in area bounded by MARETH-ZARAT-WADI ZIGZAOU, and GABES main road.
Duty: Individual medium level bombing attack on M.T. and fortifications in MARETH-ZARAT-ZIGZAOU area.
Committed: 10 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: From 0202 to 0242 hours
Airborne: 2130 hrs
Returned: 0115 hrs
From: Sertan Main
Map: 1 : 500,000 FRENCH NORTH AFRICA. Sheet N.1. 32 S.E. GABES
Day / night: Night
Casualties: Nil.
Bombing: Individual medium level bombing attack. 54 x 250 lbs. G.P. with 6' rods 43 det.
Air defences: 4 H.A.A. guns seen from TZ 5308 Approx. 8 guns H.A.A. seen from top of wadi at TZ 6110 Fairly intense, height accurate, but to starboard of a/c.
Results: Steady white light at sea QJ 7433. At YE 5090 Three flares and bomb bursts seen. Oxygen in 3 a/c only, none available for balance of a/c.

5 a/c briefed to bomb area South of MARETH-ZARAT road and 5 a/c briefed to bomb North of WADI ZIGZAOU. 9 A/C located the target and dropped their bombs in the target area. 3 a/c bombed on courses from 180 deg. to 238 deg. and 6 a/c on courses from 340 deg. to 059 deg. One a/c with a long stick bombed the WADI ZIGZAOU. No definite results of bombings were observed and no fires seen.