BA. DISPERSAL AREAS TRAPANI/MILO A/D.
BB. 0410/0414 LT.
BC. Medium Level. Height 8/10,500 ft. Courses 160°/260°.
29 x 250 GP (Rods) 43 Det.
1 x 250 GP (Rod) 43 Det. Hangup. (NOT Jettisoned).
BD. Grass fires were burning on arrival and aircraft found a stick
of incendiaries burning NE of the LG. Two flares over the coast
NORTH of the LG assisted in final run-up. Only one flare was
seen over the A/D.
Two aircraft dropped their bombs across the incendiaries.
Two aircraft bombed NORTH and NW of the A/D.
One aircraft straddled the A/D with four bombs.
No results observed.
BE. Intense HAA at times, but NOT accurate.
Intense HAA barrage seen to burst over TRAPANI PORT.
20 Searchlights inaccurate operating in a line from ST VITO to
SOUTH of the LG.
5 Searchlights from FAVIGNANA and slight inaccurate HAA.
Ship fired HAA at some aircraft from a position between TRAPANI
and the group of ISLANDS.
BF. Nil.
BG. Nil.
BH. (i) FLARE 675 appears to be located at TF 3092.
(ii) Four flares in square 3 miles SE of HAMMAMET village.
(iii) Aircraft evaded searchlights by weaving, turning and
diving.
BA. DISPERSAL AREAS TRAPANI/MILO A/D.
BB. 0410/0414 LT.
BC. Medium Level. Height 8/10,500 ft. Courses 160°/260°.
29 x 250 GP (Rods) 43 Det.
1 x 250 GP (Rod) 43 Det. Hangup. (NOT Jettisoned).
BD. Grass fires were burning on arrival and aircraft found a stick
of incendiaries burning NE of the LG. Two flares over the coast
NORTH of the LG assisted in final run-up. Only one flare was
seen over the A/D…
