Bomb aimers brief 23 April 1945 - Flensburg
Title
Bomb aimers brief 23 April 1945 - Flensburg
Description
Indicates one bomb load and includes time on target, preselection settings, distributor settings, some handwritten calculations and code words. On the reverse; marking and tactics, notes, bombing, Window and other details,
Date
1945-04-23
Temporal Coverage
Spatial Coverage
Language
Format
Two sided form document filled in
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Contributor
Identifier
SChattertonJ159568v10160, SChattertonJ159568v10161
Transcription
[Underlined] NO. 44 (RHODESIA) SQUADRON [/Underlined]
[Underlined] AIR BOMBERS BRIEFING. [/Underlined]
Date 23.4.45 Target FLENSBURG. H HOUR: [deleted] 0845 [/deleted] 1730.
Petrol 1350 Target Height 150’
[Underlined] BOMB LOADS [/Underlined]
[Table of Bomb Loads and Preselection]
Distribution setting 15 secs Stick Length 15 X 13
[Underlined] 13 [/Underlined] 195 [symbol]
45
[deleted] 15 [/deleted]
[Empty Table of Bomb Loads and Preselection]
[Empty Table of False height settings] M/F CAESAR
STOP:- COCO COLA
ABAN:- SOAP SUDS
[Underlined] BOMBING W/V. [/Underlined] Pre-set [Symbol]
Windfinders to control/ [deleted]Group [/deleted]
B/S. Wind to Main force [deleted] V.H.F. or W/T [/Deleted] W/T H-5.
Bombsight levelled 59,000 lbs. [Symbol]
Special Levelling [Symbol]
[Page Break]
149 a/c of 5 group
[Underlined] MARKING AND TACTICS. [/Underlined]
VISUAL – MARSHALLING YARD – South of shipping targets.
53 BASE LEADER
50 61
463 467
189 189
55 Base
106 106
55 Base to join at [Underlined] 0330 E. [/Underlined]
189 to fire 2 star yellows at 0330 E.
NOTE:- Denmark just across border.
[Underlined] BOMBING [/Underlined]
10800 – 11600
Height Band Min. Bombing Height
T.O.T. H to H+5. Max. T.O.T.
Track/Sector Orbit
Overshoot 1. Overshoot 2.
Basic Delay (Low T.V .Bombs) Load “A “ Load “B”
[Underlined] WINDOW [/Underlined]
TYPE. RATE. START. STOP. RESTART. STOP.
5P.M. 20 ml. each side of [symbol]
[Underlined] CAMERA. [/Underlined]
Photo-Flash Time 27 secs.
% Compo. FilmMustangs Rend 6°E
Clear camera in [Deleted] Flight [/Deleted]/ Dispersal.
[Underlined] NAVIGATION. [/Underlined]
Route – Route Markers – Other Attacks – Dummys –
Decoys – Loran – H2S. BOMB LINE.
[Underlined] GENERAL [/Underlined]
Safety Heights 2000’ Hang Ups [Symbol] Jettison Procedure [Symbol]
Ground Checks [Symbol] Accuracy in Settings [Symbol]
Necessity for Strick Observance of Delays and necessity for not releasing bombs before “H” Hour or as ordered – [deleted] Long Delay Pistols [/deleted] – Ask two questions.
BRIEFING OFFICER F. James F/Lt. (signature)
55 Base may have [Underlined] to swing [/Underlined] to S. to bomb.
Leaders at bombing height at “A” to [Symbol] – to 6°E on Return where gaggle breaks up and proceeds individually to bases.
[Underlined] AIR BOMBERS BRIEFING. [/Underlined]
Date 23.4.45 Target FLENSBURG. H HOUR: [deleted] 0845 [/deleted] 1730.
Petrol 1350 Target Height 150’
[Underlined] BOMB LOADS [/Underlined]
[Table of Bomb Loads and Preselection]
Distribution setting 15 secs Stick Length 15 X 13
[Underlined] 13 [/Underlined] 195 [symbol]
45
[deleted] 15 [/deleted]
[Empty Table of Bomb Loads and Preselection]
[Empty Table of False height settings] M/F CAESAR
STOP:- COCO COLA
ABAN:- SOAP SUDS
[Underlined] BOMBING W/V. [/Underlined] Pre-set [Symbol]
Windfinders to control/ [deleted]Group [/deleted]
B/S. Wind to Main force [deleted] V.H.F. or W/T [/Deleted] W/T H-5.
Bombsight levelled 59,000 lbs. [Symbol]
Special Levelling [Symbol]
[Page Break]
149 a/c of 5 group
[Underlined] MARKING AND TACTICS. [/Underlined]
VISUAL – MARSHALLING YARD – South of shipping targets.
53 BASE LEADER
50 61
463 467
189 189
55 Base
106 106
55 Base to join at [Underlined] 0330 E. [/Underlined]
189 to fire 2 star yellows at 0330 E.
NOTE:- Denmark just across border.
[Underlined] BOMBING [/Underlined]
10800 – 11600
Height Band Min. Bombing Height
T.O.T. H to H+5. Max. T.O.T.
Track/Sector Orbit
Overshoot 1. Overshoot 2.
Basic Delay (Low T.V .Bombs) Load “A “ Load “B”
[Underlined] WINDOW [/Underlined]
TYPE. RATE. START. STOP. RESTART. STOP.
5P.M. 20 ml. each side of [symbol]
[Underlined] CAMERA. [/Underlined]
Photo-Flash Time 27 secs.
% Compo. FilmMustangs Rend 6°E
Clear camera in [Deleted] Flight [/Deleted]/ Dispersal.
[Underlined] NAVIGATION. [/Underlined]
Route – Route Markers – Other Attacks – Dummys –
Decoys – Loran – H2S. BOMB LINE.
[Underlined] GENERAL [/Underlined]
Safety Heights 2000’ Hang Ups [Symbol] Jettison Procedure [Symbol]
Ground Checks [Symbol] Accuracy in Settings [Symbol]
Necessity for Strick Observance of Delays and necessity for not releasing bombs before “H” Hour or as ordered – [deleted] Long Delay Pistols [/deleted] – Ask two questions.
BRIEFING OFFICER F. James F/Lt. (signature)
55 Base may have [Underlined] to swing [/Underlined] to S. to bomb.
Leaders at bombing height at “A” to [Symbol] – to 6°E on Return where gaggle breaks up and proceeds individually to bases.
Citation
“Bomb aimers brief 23 April 1945 - Flensburg,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 25, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/7230.
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