100 M.T. ALONG ROAD FROM POINT V1825 TO NOFILIA L.G — Operations

Operational Record

Target: 100 M.T. along road from point V1825 to NOFILIA L.G.
Duty: 100 M.T. along Main Road from point V1825 hours to NOFILIA L.G.
Committed: 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: From 1310 to 1313 hours.
Airborne: 0840 hrs
Returned: 1120 hrs
From: Solluch
Map: 1/500,000 Agheilia - Marada Sheet 11/20
Day / night: Day
Casualties: Nil.
Bombing: Medium level bombing attack from 9/8000 ft. 71 x 250 (Rods) G.P. 43 det. (One hang up jettisoned into Sea).
Air defences: Four heavy guns fired spasmodically and inaccurately from NOFILIA L.G. area.
Results: In area V1020 approximately 100 M.T. well dispersed. No movement seen on Road East from Bombing point. Bridge at V2812 appears to have been damaged or destroyed.

The formation attacked in line astern and observers bombed individually. Bombs were dropped from V1825 and along the Northern side of the road to NOFILIA L.G. Quite a number of bombs were observed to burst among M.T., but no immediate fires resulted. The transport well dispersed.