Bomb aimers briefing 5 January 1943

Bomb aimers briefing 5 January 1943

Shows one bomb load for operation. Includes preselection settings, heights and Window. Annoated weight calculation. On the reverse marking and bombing tactics including Oboe Mosquito, timings, objective to destroy enemy concentrations. Lists crews and aircraft.

1943-01-05

Two sides front form document partially filled in reverse handwritten.

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DATE 5-1-43

[Table of bomb loads]

PETROL. 1700

DISTRIBUTOR .15

T.V. 1000

BOMB WEIGHT 12,220.

ALL UP. WEIGHT. 65,300.

32 Dist
16 Dist
(K.T.X.)
[Table of Preselect]

[Table of aircraft heights]

ZERO. 0300

Anti-Fighter “D” 5°E – Δ-Posn E. Anti-Flak Rate “G” Δ area. WINDOWS. [Deleted] NICKELS. [/deleted] EFFORT. 160+ 8 GP. Mosquitoes.

[Deleted] TARGET A.U.W. [/deleted] TARGET HEIGHT. 1200’.

BOMBING HEIGHTS. 9-12,000’ BOMBING HEADING. [Underlined] Track. [/underlined] 070°-[underlined] 15° [/underlined] G/S 180 m.p.h.

[Calculations]

[Page break]

H-5 to H+2

Oboe Mosq. will mark Δ TI Red cascading from 1500’

These Oboe TI to be backed up by 4 Lancs. dropping Green TI cascading from 2,700’

Aim centre bomb of stick at:-

a/. Red TI’s.
b/. M.P.I of all Greed TI’s.

Crews to be warned of proximity of own troops.

Rhiems chain “G” co-ordinated of a Posn. 4mls. Short of the Δ are to be set up & Master bomb switch is not to be made until Nav. is certain this posn. is reached. Put off switch at Posn. D.

[Underlined] Bombs are not to be dropped unless [/underlined] the TI Red & or Green are positively identified.

A/C not to be above 4000’ until 0300°E outwardbound

[Underlined] Bombing Wind [/underlined] H-10. Indicated W S & D. issued by V GP on 3680 KC’s

To destroy enemy concentration.

Target Met wind – 10,000 = 360/20.

A Walker Hardy Winterhaven
C Mangos Sheehan. Pooley
D Boyle Turner Fox.
H Gardiner (Res) Beaton [deleted] Russell [/deleted]
L Sargent {Handley Russell Sharpe.
O Coventry Gibson Spence.
P Kennedy Jones Adams.
P Dives Nellyer.
R Thompson Smith
S Barlow [deleted] Smith [/deleted]
T Smith Lang.
X Plenderleith Nicholls
Y Spencer Mitchell
Gallivan Beaumont