MT ON OR ALONGSIDE ROAD CRISPI - MISURATA - EAST OF ZLIETEN — Operations

Operational Record

Target: MT on or alongside road CRISPI - MISURATA - EAST of ZLIETEN
Duty: M.T. on road CRISPI-MISURATA-EAST of ZLIETEN.
Committed: 6 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: 2057 hrs. - 2200 hrs.
Airborne: 1700 hrs
Returned: 2035 hrs
From: Gzina
Map: LIBYA 1:500,000 Sheets 3/9. MISURATA.
Day / night: Night
Casualties: Nil.
Bombing: Medium level. 2500 ft. to 4500 ft. 6 x 250 lb. G.P. 43 Det. (Rods).
Air defences: H.A.A. from CRISPI. Spasmodic. Fairly accurate. L.A.A. from Main Road near ZLIETEN L.G. Poor. L.A.A. from MISURATA L.G. Accurate.
Results: There were isolated flares burning over CRISPI to near MISURATA L.G. One searchlight seen near MISURATA aerodrome. Inaccurate, Two lights to sea 5 miles NE MISURATA-MARINA at 2136 and 2148 hrs. Five large lights in a row at ZLIETEN. OXYGEN None available.

A/C started to bomb regularly dispersed MT along Main Road immediately NORTH of CRISPI; then SOUTH of MISURATA; at cross roads WEST of MISURATA; long stick of six at RN 1009 to RM 9522 among parked vehicles. Three bombs were dropped on paved track SOUTH of Main Road. One long stick of six along road WEST of ZLIETEN. Fair amount of MT WEST of MISURATA, Fair of number of MT could be seen, mostly drawn off the Main Road. One good fire was started on the track SOUTH of the Main Road near MISURATA. Near misses are claimed.