Operational Record
- Committed
- 12 Glenn Martin Marauder
- Airborne
- 1424 hrs
- Returned
- 1625 hrs
- From
- Jesi
- Map
- ITALY - 1:100,000 Sheet 88 IMOLA
- Day / night
- Day
12 A/c (4-4-4) airborne from JESI L/G between 1624 - 1825 hrs. to attack an enemy troop concentration near ARGENTA pp. M275608 - M268615. Formation set course at 1655 hrs. and bombed at 1736 hrs from 11500' on a course of 290º. The first box had an undershoot, pattern finishing 450 yards east of target. One A/c experienced difficulty with the turn on and failed to bomb – jettisoned in sea. The second box's pattern started with a slight undershoot and finished in Southern portion of target. +- 60% of bombs in target area. The third box had a right lateral error of 300 yards, North of the target. No enemy opposition. Weather: 2/10 Cu. target area at 8000' Visibility: hazy.