Bomb aimers briefing 28 January 1944 - Berlin
Title
Bomb aimers briefing 28 January 1944 - Berlin
Description
Indicates two bomb loads for operations on 28 January 1944. Annotated 'Berlin' in red. Includes preselection settings, delays, false height settings, Window and target marking method.
Date
1944-01-28
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One page form document filled in
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Identifier
SChattertonJ159568v10159
Transcription
[Underlined] BERLIN [/underlined]
DATE 28-1-44
[Table of bomb loads]
Petrol 2050 galls = 14,760 lb.
TV. 1000 1/sec TV. 1600 1/sec
[Table of bomb weights and All Up Weights]
[Table of Preselection]
[Table of aircraft heights]
Petrol. 2050 Target Ht. 118’
312 Bundles Window. Within 50 mls. C D C Nickels. 1 PKT.
ZERO. 0315 Effort 663 inc. 198 Hx.
Emergency Sighting Lle.
Method:- Mixed Para & Wang.
[Underlined] Routemarker Flares [/underlined] Red steady Posn. P 5510N 0832E } OUT.
Posn Q 5318N 1237E } OUT.
Posn R 5400N 1200E – HOME
Attack opens TI RED. Aim Pt. then kept marked TI GREEN throughout. In addition Δ marked flares RED & GREEN stars.
Main force bomb centre of all TI Green visible. If cloud prevents aim at centre all flares Red + Green stars Hdg. 160° M. True Ht. & A/S Zero W/V.
Spoof routemarker T I Yellow (W) at 5206N 1245E & same fighter flares 25mls SW of target
DATE 28-1-44
[Table of bomb loads]
Petrol 2050 galls = 14,760 lb.
TV. 1000 1/sec TV. 1600 1/sec
[Table of bomb weights and All Up Weights]
[Table of Preselection]
[Table of aircraft heights]
Petrol. 2050 Target Ht. 118’
312 Bundles Window. Within 50 mls. C D C Nickels. 1 PKT.
ZERO. 0315 Effort 663 inc. 198 Hx.
Emergency Sighting Lle.
Method:- Mixed Para & Wang.
[Underlined] Routemarker Flares [/underlined] Red steady Posn. P 5510N 0832E } OUT.
Posn Q 5318N 1237E } OUT.
Posn R 5400N 1200E – HOME
Attack opens TI RED. Aim Pt. then kept marked TI GREEN throughout. In addition Δ marked flares RED & GREEN stars.
Main force bomb centre of all TI Green visible. If cloud prevents aim at centre all flares Red + Green stars Hdg. 160° M. True Ht. & A/S Zero W/V.
Spoof routemarker T I Yellow (W) at 5206N 1245E & same fighter flares 25mls SW of target
Citation
“Bomb aimers briefing 28 January 1944 - Berlin,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 19, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/7229.
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