Operational Record
- Committed
- 12 Glenn Martin Marauder
- Airborne
- 0842 hrs
- Returned
- 1108 hrs
- From
- Jesi
- Map
- ITALY - 1:100,000 Sheet 51 VENEZIA
- Day / night
- Day
12 Marauders airborne from IESI at 1042 Hrs. to attack the TREVISO ENGINE SHEDS at G627758. After meeting their escort of 6 Mustangs over FANO they set course for target at 1117 hrs. in two boxes of six A/c. First box bombed at 1157 hrs. from 12000' on a course of 010º stick starting with two or three D/H's on track and overshooting in built up area North of Railway lines (G629759 – G630762). Several D/H's on buildings and much brown smoke resulted. Two near misses with 250 lbs. (spinners) on Engine Sheds were also observed. The second box bombed at 1158 hrs. from 11000' on a course of 056º. Bombs fell in a long pattern straddling R.R. lines with two direct hits of very near misses on semi-circular Engine Shed and various hits on M/Yards and buildings stick ending at G630762. No enemy opposition. Weather in target clear, visibility good. All A/c landed by 1308 hrs.