RD & RR EAST OF CASTEL FRENTANO - H305988 — Operations

Operational Record

Target: RD & RR EAST of CASTEL FRENTANO - H305988
Duty: RD & RR EAST of CASTEL FRENTANO - H305988
Committed: 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: 1228 A Hrs
Airborne: 0848 hrs
Returned: 1006 hrs
From: Tortorella
Map: ITALY 1:100,000 Sheet 147. LANCIANO
Day / night: Day
Casualties: 3 a/c damaged - one badly which force landed at base – Observer and one A/G killed, Pilot and other A/G wounded, all by A/A. The other A/G since died. Pilot: Lt. WOOD, D.G. Wounded Observer: Lt. NEL. C.G.B. Killed, WOP/AG : F/Sgt JAMES. T.L. Killed, A/G: A/Sgt. Robertson J.F. Wounded (since died)
Bombing: Medium level bombing. 12000' Courses 030º and 355º 24 x 500 MC 43 Det 27 Pistol 36 x 350 GP 43 Det 27 Pistol (Rods)
Air defences: 30/40 bursts H/A/A LANCIANO area accurate.
Results: Nil.

First box slightly under-shot, bombs bursting at H305985 and ended near RR. Second box hit Eastern portion of Target area, most bombs falling between RR and RD as far as H306991 N.R.O.