DEFENDED AND GUN POSITIONS – G885200 - 890195 - 875175 - 870182 — Operations

Operational Record

Target: DEFENDED and GUN POSITIONS – G885200 - 890195 - 875175 - 870182
Duty: DEFENDED and GUN POSITIONS - G885200–890195–875175–870182
Committed: 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: 1538 Hrs
Airborne: 1145 hrs
Returned: 1340 hrs
From: Tortorella
Map: ITALY 1:100,000 Sheet 160. CASSINO
Day / night: Day
Casualties: Nil
Bombing: Medium level bombing – 12500' – 240º 24 x 500 MC 43 Det 27 Pistol 36 x 250 GP 43 Det 27 Pistol (Rods)
Air defences: 15/20 bursts heavy accurate A/A 8/9 flashes from G885193 considered to be A/A
Results: Artillery fire observed in area G8715 One big explosion area G8618 Single engined a/c seen bombing in same area.

First box undershot – bombs fell up Eastern slope of mountain G895185 – 888182. Second box hit Southern portion of target bursts seen G883183 – G875178. Direct hit on Rd or RR. N.R.O.