Bomb aimers briefing 3 May 1944
Title
Bomb aimers briefing 3 May 1944
Description
Indicates two bomb loads for squadron. Includes preselection settings, Window, timings, route and method. Annotated 'Mailly Le Camp'. On the reverse bombing notes. including marking and that Mosquito will drop red spot on aiming point.
Date
1944-05-03
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
Two sides of one page form document partially filled in
Publisher
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Contributor
Identifier
SChattertonJ159568v10080, SChattertonJ159568v10081
Transcription
MAILLY-LE-CAMP.
DATE 3/5/44
J.L.M.K.G.S.T.Q. | Y.U.P.O.A.
[Table of bomb loads]
T.V. [Circled] 1400 [/circled] & 1000
Dist. [Deleted] .125. [/deleted] .100
[Table of bomb weights and all up weights]
[Table of Preselect] FLASH – 6500FT – 16 seconds
ZERO. 0001.
WINDOWS. 18 C.G.C. NICKELS NIL. EFFORT 150-150-30
TIME TO TARGET. 2hrs – 1st A/C. 2 1/2 hrs. TARGET HEIGHT. 400’
EFFORT. Wave 1 0006-9 Wave 2 0009-12.
ROUTE - Base – A Reading – B Beachy Hd. – C 5000 X 0115 – Datum Pt.-
D 4854 x 0408 - Target – [deleted] 484 [/deleted] 4825 x 0415 (E) – 4818 x 0200E. (F)
4835 x 0020W (G) – 4922 x 0050W (H) – Selsey Bill (J) - A - Base.
METHOD:-
No Flares – Flares only if necessary.
[Underlined] Marked at Z – Z+5. 160° - 210° HDGS [/underlined]
No a/c is to bomb
[Page break]
K-G – 1st Wave.
A-T – 2nd wave.
Crater – Spacing 20 yds.
[Underlined] Method Datum Point [/underlined] Marked by a long burning cascading Yellow T.I.
[Deleted] PFF [/deleted] Mosq. will drop Red Spot on A.P.
The Red Spot Fires on both targets will be backed up by further Red Spot fires, but if the controller considers that these are not effective cascading Green TI’s could be dropped on APts.
[Page break]
K-G – 1st Wave.
A-T – 2nd wave.
Crater – Spacing 20 yds.
[Underlined] Method Datum Point [/underlined] Marked by a long burning cascading Yellow T.I.
[Deleted] PFF [/deleted] Mosq. will drop Red Spot on A.P.
The Red Spot Fires on both targets will be backed up by further Red Spot fires, but if the controller considers that these are not effective cascading Green TI’s could be dropped on APts.
DATE 3/5/44
J.L.M.K.G.S.T.Q. | Y.U.P.O.A.
[Table of bomb loads]
T.V. [Circled] 1400 [/circled] & 1000
Dist. [Deleted] .125. [/deleted] .100
[Table of bomb weights and all up weights]
[Table of Preselect] FLASH – 6500FT – 16 seconds
ZERO. 0001.
WINDOWS. 18 C.G.C. NICKELS NIL. EFFORT 150-150-30
TIME TO TARGET. 2hrs – 1st A/C. 2 1/2 hrs. TARGET HEIGHT. 400’
EFFORT. Wave 1 0006-9 Wave 2 0009-12.
ROUTE - Base – A Reading – B Beachy Hd. – C 5000 X 0115 – Datum Pt.-
D 4854 x 0408 - Target – [deleted] 484 [/deleted] 4825 x 0415 (E) – 4818 x 0200E. (F)
4835 x 0020W (G) – 4922 x 0050W (H) – Selsey Bill (J) - A - Base.
METHOD:-
No Flares – Flares only if necessary.
[Underlined] Marked at Z – Z+5. 160° - 210° HDGS [/underlined]
No a/c is to bomb
[Page break]
K-G – 1st Wave.
A-T – 2nd wave.
Crater – Spacing 20 yds.
[Underlined] Method Datum Point [/underlined] Marked by a long burning cascading Yellow T.I.
[Deleted] PFF [/deleted] Mosq. will drop Red Spot on A.P.
The Red Spot Fires on both targets will be backed up by further Red Spot fires, but if the controller considers that these are not effective cascading Green TI’s could be dropped on APts.
[Page break]
K-G – 1st Wave.
A-T – 2nd wave.
Crater – Spacing 20 yds.
[Underlined] Method Datum Point [/underlined] Marked by a long burning cascading Yellow T.I.
[Deleted] PFF [/deleted] Mosq. will drop Red Spot on A.P.
The Red Spot Fires on both targets will be backed up by further Red Spot fires, but if the controller considers that these are not effective cascading Green TI’s could be dropped on APts.
Citation
“Bomb aimers briefing 3 May 1944,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed May 21, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/7154.
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