BATTERY POSITIONS NOS. 19 & 19 A PANTELLERIA (REF. MAP: PANTELLERIA 1:25,000)

Operational Record

Target

Battery positions Nos. 19 & 19 A PANTELLERIA (Ref. Map: PANTELLERIA 1:25,000)

Duty

Battery positions 19 and 19 A

Committed

12 Glenn Martin Baltimore

Time of attack

1916/7 hrs. L.T.

Airborne

1624 hrs

Returned

1805 hrs

From

Soliman North

Map

1:500,000 FRENCH NORTH AFRICA Sheet NJ.32.SE TUNIS PANTELLERIA 1:25,000 andPANTELLERIA Map Substitute Sheet 1A.

Day / night

Night

Casualties

One A/C received a minor hold from AA.

Bombing

Medium level bombing, from 8000 ft. Course 125 deg. 12 x 500 lb. S.A.P. 12 x 500 lb. G.P. 24 x 500 lb. M.C. All 49 det. .025 delay. Tail fused only.

Air defences

Moderate but inaccurate HAA.

Results

At 1922 hrs., 10 miles from PANTELLERIA HARBOUR on course of 290 deg., an unidentified fighter was seen to go down with smoke trailing from it and another unidentified fighter on its tail. One enemy fighter with clipped wings seen over RAS MOSTEFA at 1953 hrs.