Operational Record
- Committed
- 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
- Airborne
- 0645 hrs
- Returned
- 0925 hrs
- From
- Pescara
- Map
- ITALY - 1:100,000 Sheet 106 FIRENZE
- Day / night
- Day
12 Baltimores (one returned early with bombs owing to engine trouble) airborne from PESCARA at 0845 hrs to attack FUEL DUMPS and suspected HEADQUARTERS at TAVOLA (Q640766, Q627762, Q634757). After R/v at CASTIGLIONE with 6 Spitfires, formation set course for target at 0952 hrs and bombed at 1015 hrs from 14000' on a course of 230º. First box dropped a stick from Q635758 to Q632756, scoring four direct hits on buildings, causing an explosion with red dust and smoke and a fire (brown smoke). Second box straddled Northern end of plantation from Q635767 to Q642768, smoke and dust persisting long after bombing. H.A.A. intense and accurate particularly from North of AREZZO and from PONTASIEVE and BIBIENA? areas. Two A/c holed. All A/c landed at base by 1125 hrs.