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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 [Underlined] CAEN [/underlined] DATE 12-6-44 Colour Film. T & V. A.L.B.GYXQSVO. H MJCTZ LJZYXQS VO T [Table of bomb load] [Boxed] 272/37 [/boxed] T.V. 1580 1580 1600 1385 [Table of bomb weights] [Table of preselection] Relays 3 & 4 secs. TIME OFF 2330 E.T.R. ZERO. 0215. WINDOWS. NICKELS. NIL EFFORT. 100 L TIME TO TARGET. 2 hours TARGET A.U.W. TARGET HEIGHT. 100 ROUTE – Base – A. Bridport – B 4940 x 0230W – C 4900 x 0110W Δ – D 4907 x 0015 – C – B – A – Base. METHOD. [Underlined] No Bombing after 0230 [/underlined] 3 A/C Flares across target. 15sec. int. No further illumination unless called by [boxed] W [/boxed] or controller. [Underlined] Red/Green [/underlined] 2 R.S.F – Then assessed. H – 8? [Underlined] Main Force marking [/underlined] R.S.F & Green TI’s. Further marking by mixed TI’s. Red & Green. W S & D – H-3 correct wind to set. [Page break] M.C ANM 65 LJZYXGSVO T [Deleted] Mark [/deleted] A.P. is the meadow W of target. Aim first bomb at markers. Heading 090° T Heights 7000 – 10000 A/S on Run - 175 Rectified. Overshoot by 3 or 4 secs - ? Navigator time Oboe starts H-5. Proximity markers. (due east of Δ marking due west). H+2 – H+15 in three waves. Right hand circuit. Crater separation 10 yards. [Underlined] No line errors [/underlined] 617 dropping 12000 lb bombs. Safety ht. 4000 feet. [Table of aircraft and waves] Must not bomb before H+2 unless called in. RT. WT. & VHF. Jettison instructions. 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 12 June 1944 - Caen Description An account of the resource Shows several bomb loads with some crossed out. Details preselector settings and other information. Includes timings, route and marking method. On the reverse bombing instructions, oboe marking and mentions 617 Squadron dropping 12000 pound bombs. At the bottom lists aircraft letters with heights and allocates aircraft to three waves. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944-06-12 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Two sides front form document partially filled in on the reverse handwritten 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 SChattertonJ159568v10632, SChattertonJ159568v10633 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. France France--Caen Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-06-12 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 617 Squadron aircrew bomb aimer bombing briefing master bomber Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) Oboe Tallboy target indicator