Operational Record
- Target
- PALENA Town - H1276
- Duty
- PALENA Town - H1276
- Committed
- 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
- Time of attack
- 1245 A Hrs
- Airborne
- 0849 hrs
- Returned
- 1024 hrs
- From
- Tortorella
- Map
- ITALY 1:100,000 Sheets 147/153 LANCIANO and AGNONE.
- Day / night
- Day
- Casualties
- Nil
- Bombing
- Medium level bombing 245º 11300'/12500' 22 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pistol 33 x 250 GP 49 Det 27 Pistol 2 x 500, 3 x 250 Hang-up, brought back to base.
- Air defences
- Nil
- Results
- 4 M.E.T. alongside buildings H104740 – tracks to Rd visible. Gun flashes area ORSOGNA. EAST and S.E. portion of town pitted with bomb-bursts marked in snow. Rds still snow covered.
Target seen in narrow break of 10/10 cloud. Leading box bombed S.E. portion of town, bursts being seen from H117755 to H110753. Medium stick. NO direct hits on buildings observed. Second box N.W. edge of town across Rd PALENA – CASOLI. Hits on buildings along side Rd and on Rd itself. Boundaries of hits H114759 – H112755
Aircraft and crews
545
A – Able
- Job, H. A. Pilot
- Rose, J. F. W. Observer
- Case, A. J. W/Op AG
- Boucher, K. A. W/Op AG
412
B – Baker
- Hewitt, N. S. Pilot
- Horwitz, L. S. Observer
- Kidney, J. S. W/Op AG
- Bowen, E. J. Airgunner
367
C – Charlie
- Witte, R. C. Pilot
- Rushforth, P. L. Observer
- Eaton, R. A. W/Op AG
- Marais Airgunner
441
F – Fox
- Frost, P. W. Pilot
- White, B. T. Observer
- Carter, J. E. W/Op AG
- Allan, L. W. Airgunner
341
L – Love
- Ashton, T. H. Pilot
- Stuart, R. M. P. Observer
- Harmse, J. G. W/Op AG
- Brough, J. P. Airgunner
437
N – Nab
- Kotzé, C. P. Officer Commanding
- Carter, G. H. Observer
- Thompson W/Op AG
- Te Water-Pohl, C. L. Airgunner
639
Q – Queen
- Askew, G. H. Pilot
- Lambert, P. H. Observer
- Geldenhuys, J. W. W/Op AG
- Crawhall, J. A. Airgunner
387
R – Roger
- Richards, V. C. Pilot
- Harle, J. O. Observer
- Strydom W/Op AG
- Gildon, S. L. Airgunner
445
U – Uncle
- van der Merwe Pilot
- Jordaan, D. B. Observer
- Verity, E. N. W/Op AG
- Pienaar Airgunner
FA 460
V – Victor
- Barnes, K. J. Observer
- Forrester W/Op AG
- Dalling, W. T. Flight Commander "B" Flight
- Buchler, F. R. Airgunner
383
W – William
- Greder, O. Pilot
- Kirby, E. E. Observer
- Greyling, B. M. W/Op AG
- Airey, J. D. Airgunner
356
Z – Zebra
- van der Riet, T. A. B. Pilot
- Rive, F. J. M. Observer
- Savage, G. A. W/Op AG
- Scott Airgunner