Bomb aimers briefing sheet for an operation
Title
Bomb aimers briefing sheet for an operation
Description
A duplicated sheet for the bomb aimer to fill in with details of his bomb load. On the reverse notes about the Target Indicators.
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One duplicated sheet with handwritten annotations
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MKentKD877127-170404-010001, MKentKD877127-170404-010002
Transcription
[underlined] X [/underlined]
BOMB LOAD. TAKE-OFF WEIGHT. TARGET WEIGHT. PHOTOFLASH. TARGET HEIGHT.
11,160 66,780 60,000 21 secs. 400FT.
PER SELECTION [table]
BOMBS. STATION. HEIGHT. F.H.S.
[table] [table]
DISTR .15.
T.V. 1300
PRESET W/V.
4-5
APPROX. ANGLE.
Q.F.F.
[underlined] PISTOLS OR FUSES [/underlined].
[underlined] WINDOWS [/underlined].
BEACON . . . TAKE OFF . . . ZERO HOUR 2200
H to H+7. H+10.
[underlined] MARKING [/underlined] [underlined] SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS [/underlined]
8000 11000 MIN AT 8000.
LANCASTER STATIONS
FRONT. [table] REAR.
[page break]
H-11 Green T.I.
H-9 Flares
Marked direct with Red T.I. May be backed with yellows.
[underlined] Sky [/underlined] Green with Red Stars. burst 7000ft
1/ Red T.I. direct
2/ Red x Green T.I.
3/ Sky Green with Red Star (045(T) R.A.S. 160
BOMB LOAD. TAKE-OFF WEIGHT. TARGET WEIGHT. PHOTOFLASH. TARGET HEIGHT.
11,160 66,780 60,000 21 secs. 400FT.
PER SELECTION [table]
BOMBS. STATION. HEIGHT. F.H.S.
[table] [table]
DISTR .15.
T.V. 1300
PRESET W/V.
4-5
APPROX. ANGLE.
Q.F.F.
[underlined] PISTOLS OR FUSES [/underlined].
[underlined] WINDOWS [/underlined].
BEACON . . . TAKE OFF . . . ZERO HOUR 2200
H to H+7. H+10.
[underlined] MARKING [/underlined] [underlined] SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS [/underlined]
8000 11000 MIN AT 8000.
LANCASTER STATIONS
FRONT. [table] REAR.
[page break]
H-11 Green T.I.
H-9 Flares
Marked direct with Red T.I. May be backed with yellows.
[underlined] Sky [/underlined] Green with Red Stars. burst 7000ft
1/ Red T.I. direct
2/ Red x Green T.I.
3/ Sky Green with Red Star (045(T) R.A.S. 160
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Citation
Ken Kent, “Bomb aimers briefing sheet for an operation,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 29, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/32630.
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