Operational Record
- Committed
- 11 Glenn Martin Baltimore
- Airborne
- 1550 hrs
- Returned
- 1800 hrs
- From
- Pescara
- Map
- ITALY - 1:100,000 Sheet 114 AREZZO
- Day / night
- Day
Eleven Baltimores airborne from PESCARA at 1750 to attack a GUN AREA 5 miles N.W. of AREZZO. Formation set course at 1807 and bombed at 1903 from 14000' on a course of 045º. Starting with a slight undershoot, patterns of both boxes overlapped and ran well into target area. 2 x 500 and 4 x 250 bombs hung up and were brought back. All A/c down by 20.00 hrs. Slight H.A.A. (inaccurate) from target. Fighter area cover provided. Weather: Target area clear but much cumulus en route, 16000' tops.