Bomb aimers briefing 4 January 1944

Bomb aimers briefing 4 January 1944

Shows one bomb load for operation. Includes preselection and distributor settings, heights, timings, bombing height and direction. On the reverse marking timings and tactics including use of Mosquito and warning on French troops in area. Actions if cloud up to 15000 feet. Annotated weight calculations.

1944-01-04

Two sides form document front and handwritten on reverse.

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SChattertonJ159568v10226, SChattertonJ159568v10227

DATE 4-1-44

[Deleted] T [/deleted]

[Table of bomb loads]

PETROL. 1650 1650

DISTRIBUTOR [deleted] 10 [/deleted] .3 .3

T.V. 1000 1000

BOMB WEIGHT 12.220 9160

ALL UP. WEIGHT. 64,940 61,880

32 Dist
16 Dist
“T”
[Table of Preselect]

[Table of aircraft heights]

ZERO. H+6 to H+8 0400 [deleted] H – H+10. [/deleted]

[Deleted] NICKELS. [/deleted] EFFORT. 220 Plus 100 A/C of 1 GP at H + 90

[Deleted] TARGET A.U.W. [/deleted] TARGET HEIGHT. 25’

BOMBING HEIGHTS. 6-10,000’ BOMBING HEADING. 133°-154°

Nav 2130
Main 2200.

[Underlined] Target Met [/underlined] – Surface wind North 15m.p.h. No cloud. Good vis.

[Page break]

[Underlined] Marking [/underlined]

H-11 – Primary blind markers will drop Green TI – 3/4 ml. N of Δ.

H-9,7,5 – Flares.

H-9 or as soon as poss. Mosq. will mark the [underlined] marking [/underlined] point with TI Red [inserted] L.B. 20 min. [/inserted] These will be assessed and if accurate will be backed up with further TI. Red. [Underlined] If inaccurate [/underlined] Yellows will be used to cancel & remarking will be ordered.

If no marking PT marked by H-2 Controller will order Mosq. to mark the visible part of the town with Red TI’s & then bombing will be direct. [Inserted] Centre of built up area will not be marked unless positively identified. [/inserted]

All crews to be warned of the nearness of [deleted] our own [/deleted] French troops.

Should cloud be up to 15,000 & crews cannot see the markers controller will postpone “H” and crews will standbye [sic] orbitting to Port.

[Underlined] Sector Delay Height [/underlined]
133-154 8 secs. 9250-10,000
133-143

W S & D. H-5 (Indicated wind.) V.H.F. & W/T.

5 figure group 1st 3 – direction
Last 2 – wind speed in M.P.H.

[Calculations]