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Title A name given to the resource Chatterton, John. 44 Squadron operations order book Description An account of the resource Collection consists of 521 items which are mostly Operations orders, aircraft load and weight tables and bomb aimers briefings for 44 Squadron operations between January 1944 and April 1945. <br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by M J Chatterton and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. <br /><br />This collection also contains items concerning Dewhurst Graaf and his crew, and Donald Neil McKechnie and his crew. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/109020/">Dewhurst Graaf</a> and&nbsp;<a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/115642/">Donald Neil McKechnie</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-03-14 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Chatterton, J Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [Calculations] [Underlined] NO. 44 (RHODESIA) SQUADRON. [/underlined] [Underlined] AIR BOMBERS BRIEFING. [/underlined] Date 20.3.45 Target BOHLEN. “H” HOUR 0345 Petrol 2000GALLS [Tables of bomb loads and preselection Load A] [[Tables of bomb loads and preselection Load B] [Table of aircraft heights] 220 of 5 Grp. 100 a/c on [Page break] SYNTHETIC OIL [Underlined] MARKING AND TACTICS. [/underlined] H-11 P.B. Markers on [deleted] 7. point [/deleted] Δ -9 -7 -4 flares. Mosq. will mark Δ point with R.T.I.s assessed and backed up with further RFOs and possibly Yellow. If Mosq. are unable to mark Δ they will back up [underlined] G.T.I.s. [/underlined] If visual marking is impracticable blind markers will drop Wanganui flares [underlined] Green with Red stars [/underlined] for period of T.O.T. (in pairs). 1.) Aim at R.T.I. or as directed by Master Bomber. 2 Aim at R & G .T.I.s direct. 3.) Sky, Sky, Sky. Aim at concentration of Wanganui flares. Zero W/Speed. Heading 090(T) R.A.S. 160M.P.H. (H-9 Yellow T.I. for marking force only.) Cascading 7000’ [Underlined] BOMBING. [/underlined] Height Band 11 to 12500 Min. Bombing Height 8000’ T.O.T. H to H+4 Max T.O.T. +10. [Deleted] Track/Sector [/deleted] HDG. 090° Wang Orbit Port. [Underlined] CAMERA [/underlined] Photo-Flash .6 Time 22 secs. 100% of Compo. Film. Clear Camera in Flight/[deleted] Dispersal [/deleted]. [Underlined] NAVIGATION. [/underlined] [Underlined] Loran. H2S. None [/underlined] [Underlined] GENERAL. [/underlined] [Underlined] Accuracy in Settings [/underlined] BRIEFING OFFICER [Signature] [Symbol] H-3 Flares and R & G. T.I.s dropped by 100 Grp 55 Base A/C to aim at centre of T.I.s. Pooley) Sharpe) Adams) Below 5000’ to 6E. Climb to 12000’ to “D”. Descend to 6000’ to “E” – climb to Δ. Δ Lose height to 1500 to 3000’ above ground to 9°E. Cross line above 80 [obscured] descend to [obscured] Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bomb aimers briefing 20 March 1945 - Bohlen synthetic oil Description An account of the resource H-hour stated as '0345'. Shows two bomb loads for seven and nine aircraft respectively. Details preselection, distributor, false height and other weapon settings. Weight calculations in the top margin and three aircraft are annotated with 'X'. On the reverse 'Synthetic oil', marking and tactics details including Mosquito, Wanganui and master bomber. Goes on with bombing details, camera settings and other information and instructions. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-03-20 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two page form document mostly filled in Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Service material Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SChattertonJ159568v10274, SChattertonJ159568v10275 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Germany Germany--Böhlen Great Britain England--Lincolnshire Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1945-03-20 1945-03-21 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Anne-Marie Watson 44 Squadron aircrew bomb aimer bombing briefing master bomber Mosquito RAF Spilsby target indicator