MT AND GUNS ZARAT VILLAGE AREA — Operations

Operational Record

Target: MT and guns ZARAT Village area.
Duty: M.T. and guns ZARAT village area.
Committed: 13 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: 1427 hrs.
Airborne: 1058 hrs
Returned: 1330 hrs
From: Zuara
Map: TUNISIA 1:200,000 Sheet 23 GABES
Day / night: Day
Casualties: One A/C holed. Minor damage.
Bombing: Medium level bombing. Height: 8000 ft. 78 x 250 lb. G.P. 43 Det. (Rods)
Air defences: H.A.A. was slight and inaccurate. 4 H.A.A. guns firing from TZ 5814. 3 H.A.A. guns firing from TZ 5604.
Results: Heavy movement of vehicles, and shells bursting at TZ 6311. At TZ 5812, 15 covered MT, some of which were dug-in. Some movement at TZ 4919. Fire burning in battle area.

The formation bombed in a good pattern. Bombs fell in the wood and through the Southern part of the village. One burst caused a fire and there was a near miss on a vehicle.