M.T. ON COASTAL ROAD WEST OF TRIPOLI — Operations

Operational Record

Target: M.T. on coastal road West of TRIPOLI
Duty: M.T. on Main Road West of TRIPOLI
Committed: 10 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: 1940 hours - 2030 hours
Airborne: 1515 hrs
Returned: 1935 hrs
From: Gzina
Map: 1:500,000 TRIPOLI Sheet 2
Day / night: Night
Casualties: Nil.
Bombing: Medium level bombing. 3200/8000 ft. 60 x 250 lbs. G.P. 43 Det (Rods)
Air defences: Slight heavy ack ack from GASR GARABULLI and light ack ack 5 miles West of TRIPOLI. All inaccurate.
Results: TRIPOLI harbour appeared ablaze. Building on MELLAKA L.G. burning. Ammunition dumps exploding and burning at RL 5565, and two fires (Block of buildings ?) near S.W. edge of City. Oxygen: Not (R) Not available.

Eight aircraft dropped their bombs singly and in sticks, at various points along the road from RL 4367 to point on road north of ZANZUR. One aircraft bombed fires burning immediately south of CASTEL BENITO - West to crossroads. Twelve fires were burning as the last aircraft left the target.