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Operation No. 438

GUN POSITIONS CASTEL FRETANO H31995

Monday, 8 November 1943

Over target: 1100 hrs 12 aircraft 48 aircrew

Operational Record

Target
GUN POSITIONS CASTEL FRETANO H31995.
Duty
GUN POSITIONS CASTEL FRETANO H315995.
Committed
12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack
1100 Hours
Airborne
0712 hrs
Returned
0859 hrs
From
Tortorella
Map
ITALY 1:100,000 Sheet 147.
Day / night
Day
Casualties
Nil.
Bombing
Medium level bombing. 11250' 135°/160° (Course of each box) 23 x 500 M.C. 43 Dets 27 Pistols 36 x 500 G.P. 43 Dets 27 Pistols Rods 1 x 500 M.C. 43 Dets 27 Pistols. (M Hung up and brought to Base)
Air defences
NO E/A. Approximately 20 bursts H/A/A during and after bombing run, accurate for height only. Slight L/A/A inaccurate.
Results
20/30 MET C2606 moving NORTH, badly dispersed, on secondary Rd.
Target area straddled. 4 bombs hit Rd at C310000. Hit on track junction. Bursts extended as far as H318990 in good pattern. 2 small explosions at H315997 – grey smoke hanging in air. Otherwise N.R.O.

Aircraft and crews