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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
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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.
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Chatterton, J
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[Underlined] NO. 44 (RHODESIA) SQUADRON. [/underlined]
[Underlined] AIR BOMBERS BRIEFING. [/underlined]
Date 8/4/45 Target 51°17’ 11°52’ LUTZKENDORF “H” HOUR 2245
Petrol 2000 Target Height 400’
[Table of bomb loads and Preselection Load A]
Table of bomb loads and preselection Load B]
[Table of aircraft heights]
B/S. Wind to Main Force [deleted] V.H.F. [/deleted] or W/T H-5 V + D -
Bombsight Levelled 59,000 lbs.
[Page break]
[Underlined] MARKING AND TACTICS. [/underlined]
H-11 P.B.M. GREENS.
H-9 7 4 Flares.
H-9+ Mosq. M/P RED BACKED UP REDS + YELLOWS.
a) Either Mark Δ direct
or b) Back up P.B.M.
c.) Wanganui GREEN (7000’
RED
I Attack RED & YELLOW with vector and overshoot – 11 Sn.
II Attack REDS DIRECT – DIRECT
III Attack RED & GREENS DIRECT.
IV SKY SKY SKY. GREEN [underlined] TRACK [/underlined] 121°T. RAS 140K ZERO WIND LEAVE FALSE HT. ON.
RED
[Underlined] BOMBING. [/underlined]
Height Band 11-14000 Min. Bombing Height 8,000’
T.O.T. (H-H+7) H+4-H+7
Track [deleted] Sector [/deleted] 121°T Orbit PORT on P.B.M’s
Overshoot 1. 11
[Underlined] CAMERA. [/underlined]
Photo-Flash 6 Time 30 secs.
100% Compo. Film.
[Underlined] NAVIGATION. [/underlined]
[Deleted] H2S. [/deleted] TOTAL. MASTER SWITCH
[Underlined] GENERAL. [/underlined]
Importance of accuracy.
[Diagram]
BRIEIFNG OFFICER [Signature]
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Title
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Bomb aimers briefing 8 April 1945 - Lützkendorf oil refinery
Description
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Specifies two bomb loads for thirteen and seven aircraft. Includes H-hour preselection, distributor and false height settings and other details. On the reverse marking and tactics, bombing details, camera settings as well as other details and instructions.
Date
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1945-04-08
Format
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Two page form document filled in
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Text. Service material
Identifier
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SChattertonJ159568v10262, SChattertonJ159568v10263
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
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Germany
Germany--Halle an der Saale
Great Britain
England--Lincolnshire
Temporal Coverage
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1945-04-08
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
44 Squadron
aircrew
bomb aimer
bombing
briefing
Mosquito
RAF Spilsby
target indicator