Operational Record
- Committed
- 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
- Airborne
- 0333 hrs
- Returned
- 0535 hrs
- From
- Biferno
- Map
- ITALY - 1:100,000 Sheet 151 ALATRI · ITALY 1:100,000 Sheet 150 ROMA
- Day / night
- Day
11 Baltimores took off from BIFERNO L/G at 0535 Hrs to attack L.A.A. positions and/or M.T. on road at G241598 and G295547. Second box attacked its briefed target (G295554) at 0626 Hrs from 14300 on a course of 355º. Two patterns of bombs reported from G295556 to G298562 and from G291545 to G295554. Direct hits on road and railway line. First box, briefed to bomb G241598 was unable to locate target owing to mist and cloud, and carried on searching for transport on roads. They eventually bombed railway line near VELLETRI pattern falling from F990434 to F986430. Several explosions and white smoke reported. H.A.A. intense accurate from ALATRI, moderate accurate from VIGO Westwards, moderate inaccurate from VELLETRI area before, during and after bombing. Vic leader a/c in the first box burst into flames over target immediately after bombing and went down, the A/c breaking up in the air and no parachutes were observed. No enemy fighters reported. 7/10th to 8/10th cloud in target area 8000'/10000', ground mist and haze. 10 Baltimores landed back by 0735 Hrs.