PALENA TOWN - H1276 — Operations

Operational Record

Target: PALENA Town - H1276
Duty: PALENA Town - H1276
Committed: 12 Glenn Martin Baltimore
Time of attack: 0955 A Hrs
Airborne: 0604 hrs
Returned: 0804 hrs
From: Tortorella
Map: ITALY 1:100,000 Sheets 147 & 153 LANCIANO & AGNONE
Day / night: Day
Casualties: Nil.
Bombing: Medium level bombing, 270º/290º, 13300'/14000' 24 x 500 MC 49 Det 27 Pist. 36 x 250 GP 49 Det 27 Pist.
Air defences: Nil.
Results: 4 R.R. trucks STAZ DI PALENA H087682 and 3 more 1 to 2 miles SOUTH snowbound. N.M.S.

Target well identified – rds on approach covered with snow except to Rd. GUARDIAGRELE – ORSOGNA. Bombs fell to NORTh and N.W. of town – 2 bursts observed on edge of town. Area covered H115757 – 109756 with overshoot or 2 or 3 bombs near cemetery H112764. NO other results observed.