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Operation No. 173

M.T. ON ROAD BETWEEN CASTEL VERDE - TRIPOLI

Over target: 0000 hrs 7 aircraft 28 aircrew

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