Operational Record
- Committed
- 11 Glenn Martin Marauder
- Airborne
- 1215 hrs
- Returned
- 1420 hrs
- From
- Jesi
- Map
- ITALY - 1:100,000 Sheet 63 LEGNANO
- Day / night
- Day
11 Marauders airborne from JESI L/G at 1415 hrs. to attack the SERMIDE Sugar Refinery at F869057. 9 A/c in three Vics carried 6 x 500 and 4 x 250 lbs bombs each and two 192 x 20 lbs frag. cluster each. Formation bombed on Vic Leaders at about 1520 hrs. from about 11000' on an appr. course of 230º. First two Boxes main weight of bombs in Northern half og briefed target; 2nd Box left error about 100 yards among adjacent buildings; of the two remaining A/c (20 lbs clusters) one had a slight left error and the pattern of the other commenced in the centre of target and ran out into open ground. 5 x 500 and 4 x 250 lbs hung-up brought back. Pamphlets and Window dropped in target area. Last A/c down by 1620 Hrs. Target clear, but visibility poor due to haze. No enemy opposition.