Eleven Marauders, led by Lt.Col. ORD, DFC., set out to bomb the railroad bridge at PORDENONE. The object of the raid was to prevent the enemy working on the bridge to repair damage done by the fighter bombers. The formation made rendezvous with a close escort of 6 Spits at PORTO CORSINI. First Box's bombs undershot with 5 - 600 yards right error. Second Box straddled target area with one marker bomb bursting about 100 yards south of the bridge. Stick was 200 yards long. One marker bomb in stick from third box fell about 300 yards beyond the bridge, but stick straddled western approaches. All bombs of one aircraft jettisoned in the sea 15 to 20 miles East of VENICE. Window and pamphlets supplied by P.W.S. were dispensed in vicinity of target. Two bursts, inaccurate heavy ack-ack from GRADO.
Sortie Report No. 944.