Route map - Ludwigshafen and Osterfeld

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Title

Route map - Ludwigshafen and Osterfeld

Description

Outline map of England and north west Europe. Shows separate routes to Ludwigshafen on 5 January 1945 and Osterfeld on 11 December 1944. Both operations by day. Includes bomb load for both. On the reverse note 'Captain's of a/c map belonging to Ron Chapman 195 Sqn, Witchford'. Includes comment 'Marmalade, marmalade, British troops in vicinity .... marmalade, marmalade, Master Bomber?, searchlights against the clouds, firts wave [.......] No marker ot T.I's, 109 and 110 passed below going opposite direction, orbited once, [..] much flak [...] another turn then marmalade'.

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Format

One map with handwritten notes on reverse

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Identifier

CCuthillCR-180818-010007, CCuthillCR-180818-010008

Transcription

[map]
LUDWIGSHAVEN – (DAY) 5 JAN 45
OSTERFELD (DAY) 11 DEC 44

[page break]

CAPTAIN’S OF A/C MAP BELONGING TO RON CHAPMAN.
195 SQN WITCHFORD

[underlined] Dortmund [/underlined] – “Marmalade, Marmalade, British troops in vicinity. [deleted] Mar [/deleted] Marmalade, Marmalade”.

Master Bomber?
Searchlights [underlined] against [/underlined] the cloud first wave?
Gone up to target. No marker or T.I.’s.
109 & 110 passed below going in opposite direction (deleted] then marmalade [/deleted] Orbited Once not much flak, [deleted] [indecipherable word] [/deleted] another turn then “Marmalade”.

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Citation

“Route map - Ludwigshafen and Osterfeld,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed October 7, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/38407.

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