24 April 1945
Rovereto Marshalling Yard and Gun Emplacements, Italy
Major Baker was in command of a force of thirty seven
planes which bombed the Rovereto Marshalling Yard in Northern Italy
on 24 April 1945. The bomb load consisted of 500 pound RDX's; three
aircraft, however, carried fragmentation bombs for the purpose of bombing
gun emplacements at Rovereto. Results were good. The marshalling yard
was effectively hit, but it was not possible to determine whether any
of the gun emplacements were hit. One aircraft was damaged by the slight
flak at the target. Commendation "I congratulate you and your personnel
on the fine results obtained in the attack against the Rovereto Marshalling
Yard on 24 April 1945. The determination and devotion to duty displayed
on this attack are to be commended."
Brig. General Lee
formation of the B-24s and all relevant mission information.
DATE:
Rovereto
A
11. WELTON
(
SQDN CALL
SIGNS
12. VLADYKA 35 P (A
CHANNEL)
13. BREWSTER 32 M (C
CHANNEL)
764 –
PHILLIP
21. TRAETTA (CAPT
GRAY) 36 Q (B CHANNEL)
22. CUNNINGHAM 33 N (B
CHANNEL)
765 –
SAMSON
23. KELLIHER 25 D (C
CHANNEL)
B
31. MC MILLEN 5 E (B
CHANNEL)
11. YOUNG 8
H
766 –
WELLDONE
32. BARAN 34 O (B
CHANNEL)
12. LONGINO 6
F
33. MILLER 27 H (B
CHANNEL)
13. BOOZER 1
A
767 -
TOOLCASE
41. HOLLY 24 E (B
CHANNEL)
21. CRUMBO 4
D
22. GULIS 17
Q
23. ARNHOLT 11
K
31. LIGHTBODY 2
B
D
32.
11. WILLING
(
33. ALEXANDER 15
O
12.
41. TODD 7
G
SPARE
ACFT
13.
SPARE PFF 19
S
21. BOGNER 77
R
E
SPARE
22. CAMERON 60
A
11. WIEMAN 41
B
23. BALLINGER 68
I
12. GUYTON 40
A
31. MILLER 69
J
13. BARNHART 64
E
32. CHENNAULT 65
F
21. FALKNER 56
Q
33. KUESTERSTEFFEN 63
D
22. MISIUS 46
G
41. MERTZ 75
P
23. CURTIS 55
P
31. COLEMAN 44
E
32. BONTEMPO 48
I
33. COURTNEY 51
L
41. MC KEE (LT.
RADIO CHECK:
START ENGINES: A
FIRST SHIP
ASSEMBLED OVER
LAVELLO: ALTITUDE 10,000’ DEPART LAVELLO:
RENDEZVOUS WITH 484-451
DEPART BOVINO: TIME 0804 20 MIN INTERVALS BETWEEN
FIGHTER RENDEZVOUS: 24
P-51 TIME:
BOVINO TO TP #1 GORGONA H
302 DIST 276 TIME
TP
#1 GORGONA TO TP #2 SESTRIH 341 DIST 55 TIME
TP
#2 SESTRIH TO TP #3 VILMONORE H 20 DIST 108 TIME
TP
#3 VILMONORE TO TP #4 PONTE DI LEGNO H 47 DIST 23 TIME
TP
#4 PONTE DI LEGNO TO IP S. ANTONIO H 116 DIST 13
TIME
IP
S. ANTONIO TO TARGET H 154 DIST 22 TIME 11:25
RALLY:
LEFT
TARGET TO TP #5 LEGNAGO H
178 DIST 40 TIME
TP
#5 LEGNAGO TO TP #6
TP
#6
LANDING:
2700’
RADIO: BOMBER COMMAND 4885
KC US
TOWERS 6440 KC
“A” CHANNEL VHF BIG FENCE, FIGHTER-BOMBER, WEATHER
SHIP
“B” CHANNEL VHF 461ST BOMB GROUP
“C” CHANNEL VHF 49TH BOMB WING
“D” CHANNEL VHF DITCHING
BOMBER CALL SIGNS:
461ST GREENHERD 1 451ST
GREENHERD 2 484TH
GREENHERD 3
RECALL SIGN:
DARKHORSE
FIGHTER CALL SIGNS:
COALMAN
WEATHER SHIP CALL SIGNS:
(OUT) AIRSLUG 1 (BACK) AIRSLUG
2
VISUAL SIGNALS: RED-RED
ABANDON PRIMARY RED-YELLOW CLIMB
YELLOW-YELLOW LEVEL
OFF
GREEN-YALLOW LET DOWN
AIRSPEEDS: 160 CLIMB,
160 CRUISE, 170 LET
DOWN
INTERVALOMETER SETTING:
VISUAL 20 ft.
TOWER FLARES: GREEN –
START ENGINES, YELLOW – STAND BY SHIP, RED –
STAND
BY SQDN
OPNS
ALTERNATE FIELDS:
ROSIGNANO, IESI, BIFERNO
GROUP LEADER: MAJOR BAKER
IN SHIP NUMBER 30 K
DEPUTY GROUP LEADER:
CAPTAIN GRAY IN SHIP NUMBER 36 Q
ORDER OF FLIGHT:
461st - 451st –
484th
ALTERNATE
TARGETS
3.
(IP) CIVIDATE CAMUNO TARGET PESCHIERA TODT SUPPLY DUMP H
150
RALLY:
RIGHT
7.
(IP) MARCARIA TARGET GHEDI AMMO FCTY H 337
WING
5TH NONE
CRAWFORD
47th NONE
CANTAB
55TH NONE
GREATJOY
