Bomb aimers briefing 25 May 1944
Title
Bomb aimers briefing 25 May 1944
Description
Single bomb load for squadron. Includes preselection settings, Window bundle numbers, timings, route and target marking notes on the reverse.
Date
1944-05-25
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
Two sides of form document partially filled in.
Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
SChattertonJ159568v10051, SChattertonJ159568v10052
Transcription
DATE 25-5-44
[Table of bomb loads]
Petrol 2154
T.V. 1000
BOMB WEIGHT 8055
ALL UP. WEIGHT. 64,655
[Table of Preselect]
ZERO. 0130 [underlined] H – H+15. [/underlined]
WINDOWS. 28 BUNDLES. NICKELS. NIL EFFORT. 1 GP. 108 L.
TIME TO TARGET. 4.00. TARGET A.U.W. 59000 lbs TARGET HEIGHT 850’
ROUTE - Base – Reading – B. Head - 5000 x 0115 – 4924 – 0315
4920 x 0530 - 4840 x 0630 – 4845 x 0815 -Δ
4837 x 0903 – 4820 x 0700 - 4830 x 0430
4924 x 0315 – 5000 x 0115 – 5030 x 0020W –
Reading – Base.
[Page break]
H-10 to H-7.
2 Red Spots [Boxed] If more flares drop [boxed] W [/boxed] Green/Red [/boxed]
Backed up 10 Red Spots + 5 Green TI’s short sticks.
[Deleted] Green TI’s. [/deleted]
May be backed up during attack by 2 long burning Red TI’s 35 mins & 12 mins
Yellow TI’s to cancel bad markers.
Emergency [boxed] W [/boxed] – Red/Green stars 200°T.
Bombing W S & D b’cast by Group. correct for b’sight.
[Underlined] Heights 18-19,000’ [/underlined]
[Boxed] 190 - 200° T [/boxed]
If [boxed] W [/boxed] only wang will be dropped.
If Ground marking only Ground Marking.
[Table of bomb loads]
Petrol 2154
T.V. 1000
BOMB WEIGHT 8055
ALL UP. WEIGHT. 64,655
[Table of Preselect]
ZERO. 0130 [underlined] H – H+15. [/underlined]
WINDOWS. 28 BUNDLES. NICKELS. NIL EFFORT. 1 GP. 108 L.
TIME TO TARGET. 4.00. TARGET A.U.W. 59000 lbs TARGET HEIGHT 850’
ROUTE - Base – Reading – B. Head - 5000 x 0115 – 4924 – 0315
4920 x 0530 - 4840 x 0630 – 4845 x 0815 -Δ
4837 x 0903 – 4820 x 0700 - 4830 x 0430
4924 x 0315 – 5000 x 0115 – 5030 x 0020W –
Reading – Base.
[Page break]
H-10 to H-7.
2 Red Spots [Boxed] If more flares drop [boxed] W [/boxed] Green/Red [/boxed]
Backed up 10 Red Spots + 5 Green TI’s short sticks.
[Deleted] Green TI’s. [/deleted]
May be backed up during attack by 2 long burning Red TI’s 35 mins & 12 mins
Yellow TI’s to cancel bad markers.
Emergency [boxed] W [/boxed] – Red/Green stars 200°T.
Bombing W S & D b’cast by Group. correct for b’sight.
[Underlined] Heights 18-19,000’ [/underlined]
[Boxed] 190 - 200° T [/boxed]
If [boxed] W [/boxed] only wang will be dropped.
If Ground marking only Ground Marking.
Citation
“Bomb aimers briefing 25 May 1944,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed September 11, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/7135.
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