TROOP AND GUN AREA 600 YARDS RADIUS WITH CROSS-ROADS AT C227175 AS CENTRE

Operational Record

Target

Troop and Gun area 600 yards radius with Cross-roads at C227175 as centre.

Duty

C227175 – CONCENTRATION AREA WEST OF MIGLIANICO

Committed

12 Glenn Martin Baltimore

Time of attack

1514 A Hrs to 1515 A Hrs

Airborne

1109 hrs

Returned

1304 hrs

From

Tortorella

Map

ITALY 1:100,000 Sheet 141. CHIETI

Day / night

Day

Casualties

6 a/c holed - slight damage.

Bombing

Medium level bombing - 15500' / 020º 23 x 500 MC 43 Det 27 Pistol ) Over Target 35 x 250 GP 43 Det 27 Pistol (Rods)) 1 x 500 MC 43 Det 27 Pistols) 1 x 250 GP 43 Det 27 Pistols (Rods)) Brought back to base.

Air defences

Fairly intense H/A/A, very accurate. 10 guns between C210150 – C249199, all along road 3 in area C301195 - C285210 Flashes at C329179

Results

Nil.