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Title
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Chatterton, John. 44 Squadron operations order book
Description
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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 <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/115642/">Donald Neil McKechnie</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2016-03-14
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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.
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Chatterton, J
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Transcription
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[inserted] MAISY RECALLED[/inserted]
31-5-44
[Table of Bomb Loads)
[Table of Bombing Instructions]
[Preselection Table]
[Aircraft Height Table]
ROUTE- Base – Selag Bill – Target – 4920 x0105W – 4920 x0150W
5000 x 0248W – 5042 x 0245W E – Base.
△ = 4923W 0103W HDG 218° – 238 ° T
METHOD. Maintenance A/C to arrive at 0055 & [underlined] not to bomb before [/underlined] H + S
Unless ordered to by the controller.
PFF Mosq Drop prelim marker T I yellow (burning [inserted] 5000 [/inserted] 3 mins) at [inserted] above [/inserted] at H-8 target illuminated by flares & AP. Marked by 2 Red spotfires
[Page Break]
Dropped by Mosq. Backed up by 2 further RSF.
Green TI’s to accentuate correct.
[underlined] yellow cancel [/underlined]
If further illumination reqd. W green/red will be dropped and must be ignored by main force.
Winds at 6000’ Passed to controller at H-8 – Corrected & Vectored H-5
False wind set by base
A/C levels at Photo Flash lights
Bombing Wind – 213/41
Heading –
15 yards -15 on .075 on 32 ways
TD.025
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Title
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Bomb aimers briefing 31 May 1944
Description
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Indicates single bomb load for squadron with pre-selection settings. Includes timings, route, method and on the reverse handwritten target marking notes. Notes that Pathfinder Mosquito will drop preliminary and other markers. Annotated 'Maisy/Recalled'.
Date
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1944-05-31
Format
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Two sides of single sheet form document filled in.
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Text. Service material
Identifier
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SChattertonJ159568v10035, SChattertonJ159568v10036
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
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Atlantic Ocean--English Channel
France
France--Isigny-sur-Mer
Temporal Coverage
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1944-05-31
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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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
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Claire Monk
aircrew
bomb aimer
bombing
briefing
Master Bomber
Mosquito
Pathfinders
target indicator
Window