Bomb aimers briefing 1 January 1944
Title
Bomb aimers briefing 1 January 1944
Description
Briefing sheet for 1-1-44 indicates 12 by 1000 MC 1/2 hour or 1 hour delay with preselection settings, false height settings, Window, timings, bombing height. On the reverse handwritten notes on target marking and code words.
Date
1944-01-01
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Format
Two sides of document
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Contributor
Identifier
SChattertonJ159568v10006, SChattertonJ159568v10007
Transcription
DATE 1-1-44
[Table of bomb loads]
PETROL 1600
DISTRIBUTOR .15
T.V. 1660
BOMB WEIGHT [Deleted] 13,767 [/deleted] 12,708.
ALL UP. WEIGHT. [Deleted] 65,645. [/deleted] 65,306
[Table of Preselect]
[Table of aircraft heights]
TIME OFF 1630 ZERO. 1915 [deleted] H – H+4 [/deleted] H+1 to H+2.
WINDOWS. 17 heavy “MC” 238lbs. [Deleted] NICKELS. [/deleted]
[Deleted] TARGET A.U.W. [/deleted] TARGET HEIGHT. 165’
[Deleted] TARGET GROUND SPEED. TARGET POSITION. [/deleted]
BOMBING HEIGHTS. 9-12,000’
[Calculations]
Nav 1400
Main 1430
[Page break]
H-11 Blind Green TI’s.
H-9, 7, 4 Flares.
H-9 or as soon as poss. Red TI’s.
If Red TI’s good backed up more Red T.I.
If not good controller will issue a false wind vector less than 500x
If greater than 500x Red TI’s scrubbed by Yellow TI’s.
No emergency sky marking.
Callsign – Boxkite
Stop Bmg. Black
Abandon Snookerette.
WS & D – H-5.
[Table of bomb loads]
PETROL 1600
DISTRIBUTOR .15
T.V. 1660
BOMB WEIGHT [Deleted] 13,767 [/deleted] 12,708.
ALL UP. WEIGHT. [Deleted] 65,645. [/deleted] 65,306
[Table of Preselect]
[Table of aircraft heights]
TIME OFF 1630 ZERO. 1915 [deleted] H – H+4 [/deleted] H+1 to H+2.
WINDOWS. 17 heavy “MC” 238lbs. [Deleted] NICKELS. [/deleted]
[Deleted] TARGET A.U.W. [/deleted] TARGET HEIGHT. 165’
[Deleted] TARGET GROUND SPEED. TARGET POSITION. [/deleted]
BOMBING HEIGHTS. 9-12,000’
[Calculations]
Nav 1400
Main 1430
[Page break]
H-11 Blind Green TI’s.
H-9, 7, 4 Flares.
H-9 or as soon as poss. Red TI’s.
If Red TI’s good backed up more Red T.I.
If not good controller will issue a false wind vector less than 500x
If greater than 500x Red TI’s scrubbed by Yellow TI’s.
No emergency sky marking.
Callsign – Boxkite
Stop Bmg. Black
Abandon Snookerette.
WS & D – H-5.
Citation
“Bomb aimers briefing 1 January 1944,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 18, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/7083.
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