Operational Record
- Committed
- 13 Glenn Martin Baltimore
- Airborne
- 1340 hrs
- Returned
- 1520 hrs
- From
- Biferno
- Map
- ITALY 1:100,000 Sheet 146 SULMONA
- Day / night
- Day
13 Baltimores took off from BIFERNO L/G from 1540 Hrs to bomb SULMONA M/Yards. One a/c returned after 20 mins with engine trouble after jettisoning bombs safe in sea off TERMOLI. After R/v with 223 Sqdn the formation set course for target at 1625 Hrs (21 Sqdn Leading Attack was carried out in two boxes from 11500' on a course of 340º at 1645 Hrs. No. 2 box bombed slightly to right of No. 1, both straddling the N.W. half of the target, with numerous hits on the Marshalling yards, railway and Road beyond. NO enemy opposition. Weather in target area good with slight haze. All a/c landed back by 1720 Hrs. Spitfires provided area cover.