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Operation No. 110

DISPERSED MT AT 870287 - 857283

Over target: 1313 hrs 6 aircraft 24 aircrew

Operational Record

Target
Dispersed MT at 870287 - 857283.
Duty
Medium level bombing attack on dispersed MT at 870287 - 857283
Committed
6 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack
1313 hrs.
Airborne
0922 hrs
Returned
1115 hrs
From
L.G. 98
Map
1:250000 Egypt and Cyrenaica. Sheet 14. El Daba.
Day / night
Day
Casualties
Nil (Baltimores).
Bombing
Medium level bombing attack, from 8500 ft. 30 x 250 G.P. 43 Det. with rods (One Baltimore took off late and failed to pick up formation. This A/C returned with its full bomb load.)
Air defences
Slight heavy inaccurate Ack/Ack. No E/A encountered.
Results
After bomb-bursts, MT were seen to rush over from East to target bombed. Much MT and many tanks observed in target area - well dispersed.
All bombs on target. Several near misses and one small fire observed.

8,500ft.

Aircraft and crews