Operational Record
- Target
- M.T. on road between CASTEL VERDE - TRIPOLI.
- Duty
- M.T. on coastal road between CASTEL VERDE - TRIPOLI
- Committed
- 7 Glenn Martin Baltimore
- Time of attack
- 0000 hours - 0026 hours
- Airborne
- 1930 hrs
- Returned
- 2330 hrs
- From
- Gzina
- Map
- Sheet 3/9 1:500,000 MISURATA 1:500,000 TRIPOLI Sheet 2.
- Day / night
- Night
- Casualties
- Aircraft 900 F Cat. 2 (Tyre burst on landing and A/A and Lt. Cooper A (A/C 900 F) Observer slightly wounded in buttocks.
- Bombing
- Medium level. 2/5000 ft. 42 x 250 lbs 43 Det. (Rods) 2500 rounds .300
- Air defences
- Coloured light Ack Ack from GASR GARABULLI L.G. - Spasmodic Intense ligth from CORRADINI, Accurate.
- Results
- Nil. Oxygen : None available.
Entire force bombed road between GASR GARABULLI to cross-roads East of TRIPOLI. Bombs were well dispersed. Certain crews saw M.T. parked mostly off roads. One aircraft (Capt. Mouton) strafed road making two runs from 300 ft. Ten fires were started by the bombing, seven of which were still burning when last aircraft left target.
5,000ft.
Aircraft and crews
108
B – Baker
- Barnby, M. Pilot
- Blackman, L. J. Observer
- Sandilands, R. S. W/Op AG
- Lotter, W. G. Airgunner
900
F – Fox
- Mouton, J. A. Pilot
- Cooper, A. J. Observer
- Goodchild, W. B. W/Op AG
- Champion, R. A. C. Airgunner
920
O – Oboe
- Cormack, C. Pilot
- Moore, T. G. Observer
- Finberg, P. W/Op AG
- McGee, D. P. Airgunner
944
R – Roger
- Rich, A. P. Pilot
- Smallman, S. O. Observer
- Roberts, F. W. W/Op AG
- Lovell-Wright Airgunner
940
V – Victor
- Coppen, C. S. Officer Commanding
- Farrant, R. H. Observer
- Bradfield, A. G. Airgunner
- Herbst Airgunner
957
W – William
- Bell, A. L. Pilot
- Levi, H. G. Observer
- Kosviner W/Op AG
- Myburgh Airgunner
176
YY – Double Yoke
- Jandrell, A. C. Officer Commanding
- Hatswell, P. A. Observer
- Morley, D. H. Airgunner
- Te Water-Pohl, C. L. Airgunner