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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.
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2016-03-14
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Chatterton, J
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[Calculations]
[Underlined] NO. 44 (RHODESIA) SQUADRON. [/underlined]
[Underlined] AIR BOMBERS BRIEFING. [/underlined]
Date 20.3.45 Target BOHLEN. “H” HOUR 0345
Petrol 2000GALLS
[Tables of bomb loads and preselection Load A]
[[Tables of bomb loads and preselection Load B]
[Table of aircraft heights]
220 of 5 Grp.
100 a/c on
[Page break]
SYNTHETIC OIL
[Underlined] MARKING AND TACTICS. [/underlined] H-11 P.B. Markers on [deleted] 7. point [/deleted] Δ -9 -7 -4 flares. Mosq. will mark Δ point with R.T.I.s assessed and backed up with further RFOs and possibly Yellow.
If Mosq. are unable to mark Δ they will back up [underlined] G.T.I.s. [/underlined]
If visual marking is impracticable blind markers will drop Wanganui flares [underlined] Green with Red stars [/underlined] for period of T.O.T. (in pairs).
1.) Aim at R.T.I. or as directed by Master Bomber.
2 Aim at R & G .T.I.s direct.
3.) Sky, Sky, Sky. Aim at concentration of Wanganui flares. Zero W/Speed. Heading 090(T) R.A.S. 160M.P.H.
(H-9 Yellow T.I. for marking force only.) Cascading 7000’
[Underlined] BOMBING. [/underlined]
Height Band 11 to 12500 Min. Bombing Height 8000’
T.O.T. H to H+4 Max T.O.T. +10.
[Deleted] Track/Sector [/deleted] HDG. 090° Wang Orbit Port.
[Underlined] CAMERA [/underlined]
Photo-Flash .6 Time 22 secs.
100% of Compo. Film.
Clear Camera in Flight/[deleted] Dispersal [/deleted].
[Underlined] NAVIGATION. [/underlined]
[Underlined] Loran. H2S. None [/underlined]
[Underlined] GENERAL. [/underlined]
[Underlined] Accuracy in Settings [/underlined]
BRIEFING OFFICER [Signature]
[Symbol] H-3 Flares and R & G. T.I.s dropped by 100 Grp
55 Base A/C to aim at centre of T.I.s.
Pooley)
Sharpe)
Adams)
Below 5000’ to 6E. Climb to 12000’ to “D”. Descend to 6000’ to “E” – climb to Δ.
Δ Lose height to 1500 to 3000’ above ground to 9°E. Cross line above 80 [obscured] descend to [obscured]
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Title
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Bomb aimers briefing 20 March 1945 - Bohlen synthetic oil
Description
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H-hour stated as '0345'. Shows two bomb loads for seven and nine aircraft respectively. Details preselection, distributor, false height and other weapon settings. Weight calculations in the top margin and three aircraft are annotated with 'X'. On the reverse 'Synthetic oil', marking and tactics details including Mosquito, Wanganui and master bomber. Goes on with bombing details, camera settings and other information and instructions.
Date
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1945-03-20
Format
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Two page form document mostly filled in
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Text. Service material
Identifier
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SChattertonJ159568v10274, SChattertonJ159568v10275
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
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Germany
Germany--Leipzig
Great Britain
England--Lincolnshire
Temporal Coverage
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1945-03-20
1945-03-21
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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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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Anne-Marie Watson
44 Squadron
aircrew
bomb aimer
bombing
briefing
Master Bomber
Mosquito
RAF Spilsby
target indicator