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Chatterton, John. 44 Squadron operations order book
Description
An account of the resource
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.
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2016-03-14
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Chatterton, J
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[Underlined] NO. 44 (RHODESIA) SQUADRON. 21ST. MAY. 1944. [underlined]
[Underlined] OPERATIONAL AND TRAINING DETAIL FOR 21/22ND.MAY,1944. SERIAL NO. 79/44. [/underlined]
[Underlined] SECTION I. [/underlined]
[Underlined] ND. 973.A.(III). [/underlined]
P/O. Baxter.
Sgt. Betterton.
W/O. Rutherford.
W/O. Young.
F/S. Scholes.
Sgt. Taylor.
Sgt. Whitfield.
[Underlined] ND.869.M.(III). [/underlined]
F/Lt. Hildred.
Sgt. Bender.
F/O. Turner.
Sgt. Treloar.
F/S. Parker.
F/O. Hourigan.
F/O. Bradshaw.
=F/O. Vowles.
[Underlined] ND.791.K.(III). [/underlined]
F/S. Binion.
F/S. Bristow.
Sgt. Kennedy.
F/S. Gebhard.
Sgt. Stroud.
Sgt. Micalchuk.
Sgt. Knox.
[Underlined] ME.694.L.(I). [/underlined]
P/O. Davey.
Sgt. Legge.
F/S. Forman.
Sgt. Jacobs. [circled] 14 [/circled]
Sgt. Nutty.
W/O. Pass.
Sgt. Carter.
[Underlined] ND.751.J.(III). [/underlined]
P/O. Aiken.
Sgt. Lewarne.
F/S. Riddock.
Sgt. Simmons.
Sgt. Rawson.
Sgt. Hare.
Sgt. Lewis.
[Underlined] ME.743.G.(I) [/underlined]
F/O. Merrick.
Sgt. Carling.
F/O. Poulter.
F/O. Bartlett.
Sgt. Dickenson.
Sgt. Warll.
Sgt. Thomas. [circled] 12 [/circled]
[Underlined] LL.965.C.(I). [/underlined]
P/O. Taylor.
Sgt. Aherne.
Sgt. Bushby.
Sgt. Graven.
Sgt. Stauber.
F/S. Astle.
Sgt. Conquest.
[Underlined] ND.519.E.(III) [/underlined]
P/O. Ibbotson.
Sgt. Worrall.
F/S. Greatz.
F/S. Murray.
Sgt. Andrews.
Sgt. Whatehand.
Sgt. Wells.
[Underlined] ME.634.P.(I). [/underlined]
F/Lt. Stephenson.
Sgt. Langford.
F/S. Airey.
F/S. Wilson.
Sgt. Robinson.
F/S. Doolley.DFM.
W/O. Schott.
[Underlined] ME.699.T.(I). [/underlined]
P/O. Young.
Sgt. Robinson.
F/O. Wareham.
Sgt. Wainwright.
Sgt. Jackson.
Sgt. Rennie. [circled] 12 [/circled]
Sgt. Routledge.
[Underlined] ND.552.X.(III). [/underlined]
F/O. Smith.
Sgt. Barber.
F/O. Calder.
Sgt. Steele.
Sgt. Bozier.
Sgt. Blackie.
Sgt. Brett.
[Underlined] BRIEFING: [/underlined] SECT.I.SEC.II.
NAV & SPEC.: 1845. 1915.
CAPTAINS: 1915. 1945.
MAIN: 1945. 2015.
OPS MEALS: 1730 1800
Note: = 2nd. Nav.
BOMBING [underlined] SECTION II. [/underlined] (Colour)
18500
[Underlined] ND.578.Y.(III). [/underlined]
F/O. Hough.
Sgt. Hoar.
Sgt. Priestley.
Sgt. Singer.
Sgt. Nichols.
Sgt. Anderson.
Sgt. Hanna.
20500
[Underlined] LL.938.S.(I). [/underlined]
P/O. Graaf.
Sgt. Critchley.
F/O. Hildrew.
Sgt. Gibberson.
Sgt. Burke.
Sgt. Payne.
Sgt. Hore.
18500
[Underlined] NE.138.Z.(III). [/underlined]
F/Lt. White.
Sgt. Rickard.
F/S. Jones.
Sgt. Jenkins.
P/O. Marston.
Sgt. Burnett.
Sgt. Nicholson.
19500
[Underlined] STANDBY NO.1. [/underlined] R
P/O. Dunn.
Sgt. Southern.
F/S. Airey.
Sgt. McFadyen.
Sgt. Thomas.
Sgt. Murray.
Sgt. Young.
21500’
[Underlined] STANDBY NO.2. [/underlined] V
P/O. Stockwell.
Sgt. Flaherty.
Sgt. Frost.
Sgt. Lumsden.
Sgt. Ball.
Sgt. Boland.
Sgt. Stocking.
DUTY CREW:
F/O. Greenfield, Sgt. Bray, Sgt. Haly.
Sgt. Hawkes. F/S. Knight.Sgt. Page.
Sgt. Roe.
Officer i/c Night Flying: W/Cdr. Thompson.DFC.AFC.
Duty F/Engineer: To be detailed.
Duty Electricians: LACs. Neary & Ramsden.
Duty Sigs.: AC. Brewer.
Duty Armr.NCO’s.: To be detailed.
Duty Flt.NCOs: Sgts. Gibbons & Twells.
Duty Photos: Sgt. White.
Duty Clerk: AC. Codd.
Duty Sigs.Officer: F/O. Roberts.
Duty A/Bomber: F/Lt. Lowry.
Duty Gunnery: F/O. Mills & W/O.Groves.
Duty F/Eng.Officer: F/Lt.Burrows.
[Signature]
Flight Lieutenant,
for Wing Commander, Commanding,
[Underlined] No.44(Rhodesia)Squadron. [/underlined]
[Underlined] Waves [/underlined]
0110-14 0114-18 0118-22
Z VR YS [underlined] 18-22,000FT [/underlined]
[Page break]
[Underlined] Method Bombing [/underlined] (Briefing in Intelligence)
[Underlined] Mixed [/underlined] Musical Paramatta + [circled] W [/circled]
[Underlined] Mosq. [/underlined] mark AP – T. I. Red
Release Pt. Flare. [underlined] Red/Yellow Stars [/underlined] once every 2 mins. Commencing H-4.
Main Force aim bombs with normal Bombsight settings at the TI Red if visible, otherwise they should aim at the centre of the Flares Red with Yellow Stars while heading 200 M exactly – Zero wind.
Base – 5300 x 0300 – 5310 – 0525
5215 x 0658 – Δ – 5118 x 0640
5115 x 0550 – 5218 x 0428 – 5220 x 0300 –
Base.
Zero Hour [underlined] 0110. [/underlined]
518 A/C. 125 V GP
Off 2300 Return 0240
Window C – D – C.
Windows 15 PKGS –
Nickels NIL.
Time to Target [circled] 3hrs [/circled]
Target A.U.WT.
Target Height. 90’
Spoof – Hannover – Zero 0105 Mosq(25)
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Title
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Operations order 21 May 1944
Operational and training detail for 21/22 May 1944 Serial 79/44
Description
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List aircraft and crews for operations 21/22 May 1944. Includes duty personnel. Annotated 'Bombing, colours' and some pencilled notes. On the reverse handwritten notes on bombing method, route,timings, Window.
Date
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1944-05-21
Format
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Two sides typewritten on front and handwritten on reverse
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
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Identifier
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SChattertonJ159568v10062, SChattertonJ159568v10063
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Lincolnshire
Temporal Coverage
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1944-05-21
1944-05-22
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.
Creator
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E O Collcutt
Great Britain. Royal Air Force
Contributor
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Anne-Marie Watson
44 Squadron
air gunner
aircrew
bombing
flight engineer
pilot
RAF Dunholme Lodge
Window
wireless operator