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Operation No. 678

TANKS OR GUN EMPLACEMENTS

12 aircraft

Operational Record

Committed
12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Airborne
1105 hrs
Returned
1255 hrs
From
Biferno
Map
ITALY - 1:100,000 Sheet 160 CASSINO
Day / night
Day
11 Balts off from BIFERNO at 1305 to attack gun positions near ROCCASECCA. First box bombed position at G716254 from 16000' on a course of 300º at 1407 hrs. Target well covered with a good pattern. Second box attacked gun position at G680222 from 14000 ft. on a course of 005º. Target identified and bombs released in a good run-up, but results unobserved due to patch of cloud over target area. Slight inaccurate H/A/A encountered by this box. All A/c down by 155 1455 hrs. Scattered cloud in area and visibility hazy.

14,000ft.