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Title
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Chatterton, John. 44 Squadron operations order book
Description
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Collection consists of 521 items which are mostly Operations orders, aircraft load and weight tables and bomb aimers briefings for 44 Squadron operations between January 1944 and April 1945. <br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by M J Chatterton and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. <br /><br />This collection also contains items concerning Dewhurst Graaf and his crew, and Donald Neil McKechnie and his crew. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/109020/">Dewhurst Graaf</a> and <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/115642/">Donald Neil McKechnie</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2016-03-14
Rights
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
Identifier
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Chatterton, J
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Transcription
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HORTEN. (KÖLN)
DATE 28/9/12/44
[Table of bomb loads]
PETROL. 1700
DISTRIBUTOR [deleted] .15 [/deleted] .075
T.V. 1660
BOMB WEIGHT 12,149
ALL UP. WEIGHT. 65589
[Table of Preselect]
[Table of aircraft heights]
ZERO. 2330 May be extended by Controller up to 30 min.
BOMBING HEIGHTS. 6-8,000 BOMBING HEADING. Southerly.
H – H+5.
[Page break]
Select 1 2 3 4 5 6 16 Dist. At /.} Two runs.
Wind back – all switches down} Bomb visually.
Do not bomb unless permission given by Controller.
H-5 W/V 7,000’
Do not bomb S. of 59° 15’ N.
Wanganui – proximity.
R & G.
R & Y mark aiming point
Orange marine markers
If unable to locate Δ. Select biggest M/Vessels BUT not one in dock or alongside in the port or S. of 59° 15’ N.
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Title
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Bomb aimers briefing 28/29 December 1944 - Horten (Koln)
Description
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Shows one bomb load for operation. Includes preselection and distributor settings, heights, false target settings and other details. On the reverse bombing instruction including not to bomb unless permission given by controller.
Date
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1944-12-29
Format
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Two sided form document partially filled in front and handwritten on reverse
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Text. Service material
Identifier
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SChattertonJ159568v10236, SChattertonJ159568v10237
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
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Germany
Germany--Cologne
Germany--Ruhr (Region)
Temporal Coverage
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1944-12-29
1944-12-30
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
Contributor
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Anne-Marie Watson
aircrew
bomb aimer
bombing
briefing
Master Bomber