The weather was excellent thus enabling the Squadron to carry out two raids. In the first the formation took off at 08.42 hours to attack troops and guns in the area WEST of MIGLIANICO. Intense heavy Ack Ack was encountered resulting in the first box breaking formation when one aircraft turned over and went into a spin; consequently only three aircraft in this box bombed over the target area, the others jettisoned their bombs. The aircraft which started its spin from approximately 14,000 feet, was pulled out again at about 8,000 feet and returned to base safely. The second box obtained direct hits on two Batteries also on road and railways in the target area.
Sortie Report No. 476.
In the second raid of the day the aircraft left base at 14.09 hours to again attack positions WEST of MIGLIANICO – the same target that was attacked in the morning. Bombs burst slightly EAST of the centre of the target area. Very accurate, heavy Ack Ack was again encountered, six aircraft being holed.
Sortie Report No. 477.