Here is a report from an attack flown on 21 Mar 1945 by FS Marsh Walters of 450 Sqn RAAF:
This was my twenty-seventh bombing sortie; by far the biggest I flew on and the only time we operated as a wing with all five squadrons together. At briefing, the Boss told us that we had a special target and that no bombs must go astray under any circumstances. If we were unsure, we had to drop the bombs in the water. He also said that it had to be a complete success because there was no way we wanted to go back for a second attack with all the defences alerted. He then unrolled the map and we saw that the target was Venice, which came as a surprise so we immediately understood why it was essential to be accurate. Each squadron was given a specific aiming point and our target was a 700-ton coaster but, if it was already hit as we dived down, we were free to select another target in the same area. Before taking off we studied a detailed map of the dock area and the layout of the docks was imprinted on our minds.