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

1035 A Hrs and 2nd box bombed at 1042 A Hrs.

Airborne

0642 hrs

Returned

0855 hrs

From

Tortorella

Map

ITALY 1:100,000 Sheet 141. CHIETI

Day / night

Day

Casualties

2 a/c holed.

Bombing

Medium level bombing – 13000' - 15500' 6 x 500 MC 43 Det 27 Pistol) Over target 8 x 250 GP 43 Det 27 Pistol (Rods)) 12 x 500 MC 43 Det 27 Pistol) Near coast 18 x 250 GP 43 Det 27 Pistol) 2 x 500 MC 43 Det 27 Pistol) jettisoned - C6402 – Live 3 x 250 GP 43 Det 27 Pistol) 2 x 500 MC 43 Det 27 Pistol) jettisoned – J7530 - 1125 hrs – 400' Live 2 x 500 MC 43 Det 27 Pistol) Brought back to Base. One 250 was 4 x 250 GP 43 Det 27 Pistol) hang-up but could NOT be jettisoned. 3 x 250 GP 43 Det 27 Pistol)

Air defences

200/300 bursts H/A/A, accurate along coastal Rd. roads either side IORC? river, and Rd LA MARINA to CHIETI, also along ridge from C2501XX to C270215 Guns pin-pointed at C206241 and C235170. One a/c unidentified white spinner low on sea – 1120 A Hrs. Fired 200 rounds .303 at a/c N.R.O.

Results

One A/C believed to be a Baltimore, seen to blow up over target area at 1038 Hrs – NO parachutes seen.