Two raids to-day. First raid with twelve Baltis was airborne at 08.45 hours (one aircraft returned early with bombs owing to engine trouble) to attack Fuel Dumps and suspected Headquarters at TAVOLA. First box scored four direct hits on buildings causing an explosion with red dust, smoke and fire. Second box straddled Northern end of plantation, smoke and dust persisting long after bombing. Heavy ack-ack, intense and accurate particularly from North of AREZZO and from PONTISIEVE and BIBBIENA area. Two aircraft holed. All aircraft landed at base by 11.25 hrs.
Second raid. Twelve Baltis (two of which returned with bombs owing to engine trouble) took off to bomb a road junction at R.025415. First box dropped a stick right lateral error straddling secondary road; second box also had a lateral error to the right from R. 029411 to R.031416. Slight heavy ack-ack, inaccurate from MONTEVAICHI. All aircraft returned. Area cover provided by Spits. Sortie Report No. 760.
Lieuts. GRANGER, HUSSEY, KRIEL (pilots); 2/Lt. LISTER (observer) and W/Os. ADAMS, HORSCROFT, JORDAAN, OLDFIELD, RABIE and SWALE (WT/AGs.) reported for duty.