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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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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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L D or D. [Underlined] Instantaneous. [/underlined]
BERLIN
Dropped 1100lbs approx. from each a/c.
[Underlined] [deleted] 82 TONS. [/deleted] [/underlined]
[Underlined] 72.5 TONS [/underlined]
DATE 15-2-44.
X Y & S
[Table of bomb loads]
Petrol 1900 galls=13,680lbs. Petrol 1950=14,040lbs.
T.V. 1000’/sec ALL A/C
[Table of Bomb Weights and All Up Weights]
[Table of Preselection]
[Table of aircraft heights]
Petrol. 1900 / Y & S 1950 Target Ht. 118’
Windows. 25PKTS Nickels. –
ZERO. 2115
Effort. 904 – 283HX
Emergency Sighting Lle
Method:- Mixed [circled] W [/circled] & Para.
[Underlined] Routemarkers [/underlined] Flares Green Steady “P” 5518N 0833E} Out.
“Q” 5439N 1156E} Out.
[Underlined] Opens [/underlined] Red T.I. in target area. Green TI then mark A.P. throughout attack. In addition release point marked Bundles Flares Red + Green Stars.
[Underlined] Aim at [/underlined] centre of all TI Green. If cloud obscures aim at centre of bundles Red + Green stars Heading 165M. Zero Wind.
[Underlined] SPOOF MARKERS [/underlined] Red Flares & Red TI at Posn “R” – 5446N 0956E
Red & Green TI & bombs on GH 5519 Frankfurt on GDER.
Spoof Fighter flares @ Posns. approx. 20mls EN.E & NW of main target.
[Page break]
[Underlined] Spoof Routemarkers [/underlined] Green Steady & Fighter Flares at “S”
[Underlined] 5300N 1040E Approx [/underlined]
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Bomb aimers briefing 15 February 1944 - Berlin
Description
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Annotated at top 'Berlin'. Indicates three bomb loads for operation. Details weights, preselection, time interval and false height settings and window. Covers route and target marking, bombing instructions and spoof marking details. On the reverse mentions spoof route markers.
Date
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1944-02-15
Format
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Two sides form document partially filled in front and handwritten on reverse
Language
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eng
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SChattertonJ159568v10306, SChattertonJ159568v10307
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
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Germany
Germany--Berlin
Temporal Coverage
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1944-02-15
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
aircrew
bomb aimer
bombing
briefing
target indicator
Window