POPOLI ROAD JUNCTION – G863968 – TO CREATE RD BLOCK — Operations

Operational Record

Target: POPOLI Road Junction – G863968 – to create Rd Block
Duty: POPOLI ROAD JUNCTION – G863968
Committed: 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: 0901 A Hrs
Airborne: 0449 hrs
Returned: 0655 hrs
From: Tortorella
Map: ITALY 1:100,000 Sheet 146 SULMONA
Day / night: Day
Casualties: Nil.
Bombing: Medium level bombing attack 350º 10300' 24 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pistol 35 x 250 GP 49 Det 27 Pistol
Air defences: Nil.
Results: One M.E.T moving towards POPOLI B9201 One M.T stationary G905995 7 M.T. moving out of POPOLI on EAST Rd 0900 Hrs 2 large M.T. on Rd stationary PRATOLA Town – Rd EAST of POPOLI clear. 2 large parties of men clearing Rd of snow G9393 at 0904 Hrs Some railway trucks stationary SULMONA stn. H0882. Tent on mountain top. One man waved at formation.

Independent bombing by each of the four Vics in short sticks. 1st Vic:- from G866958 to G866965 2nd Vic:- from G866965 to G866967 3rd Vic:- from G862968 to G862970 4th Vic:- from G862968 to G863972 Some bombs on buildings and Rd. G862968. One bomb in river. Some direct hits or near misses on railway line NORTH of river.