Weather conditions were good with some high cloud at

APPENDIX "B" 198 : S.I.O. 21 SQUADRON S.A.A.F. : W.I.O. 3 Wing S.A.A.F. H.Q. M.A.A.F. ( Attention Operations Records) H.Q. M.A.T.A.F. ( SCORU) : 21S/ 985 : 2nd April, 1945 Oprep No. 985 for the period 1300 hrs to 2100 hrs on 1st April, 1945 Ref. Map Italy 1:100,000 Sheet 51 - VENEZIA. <u>Operation No. 182/21S/M.</u> : 8 Marauders airborne in two boxes from Jesi L/G to bomb MALCONTENTA AMMUNITION DUMP at G. 594495 - G. 610495. Formation picked up an escort of 8 Thunderbolts at Cesenatico and s/c for target at 1625 hrs, bombing from 12000' to 13,300' at 1655 hrs. Bombs from both boxes undershot, one stick ending on south edge of target. Weather conditions were good with some high cloud at about 20,000'. Visibility was about 10 miles in haze. Thirty pkts. of P.W.B. Pamphlets were dropped over enemy territory, and 5 pkts of Window were dispensed in vicinity of target. There was slight inaccurate H.A.A. from target area. T.O. 1538 T.D. 1806 A : (1) 8 Marauders III (ii) Nil B : (1) & (ii) Nil C : (1) 18.40 Hrs (ii) Nil D : (1) 27300 x .50 (ii) & (iii) Nil E : (1) 48 x 500GP Demo Fused tail only (ii) as in (1) 32 x 250 " " " " " " 30 Pkts Pamphlets 180 Lbs window (iii) & (iv) Nil F to V : Nil W : (1) 1 Marauder III (ii) Nil X : (1) 1.15 Hrs (ii) Nil Y : 8 x 10 Lbs Practice. Z : Nil S.T. Wrigill [handwritten signature] LT. / Capt. S.I.O. 21 SQUADRON S.A.A.F. 801 9003 SA 21 / 445 1 APR 45 FS || G 5949 13300 1655 B I P