Bomb aimers briefing 6 December 1944 - Giessen
Title
Bomb aimers briefing 6 December 1944 - Giessen
Description
Indicates a single bomb load but with two sets of preselection settings. Start and stop points for Window and other minor details. On the reverse timings, marking details and bombing instructions. Includes details on window dropping by aircraft. Annotated with weight calculation at bottom.
Date
1944-12-06
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
Two sides form document partially filled in front and handwritten on reverse
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Contributor
Identifier
SChattertonJ159568v10308, SChattertonJ159568v10309
Transcription
[Underlined] GEISSEN. [/underlined]
DATE 6-12-44.
[Table of bomb loads]
PETROL 1550
DISTRIBUTOR .15
T.V. 1000
BOMB WEIGHT 12948
ALL UP. WEIGHT. [Deleted] 65,308 [deleted] 64,948.
[Table of Preselect]
[Deleted] ZERO. 1945 [/deleted] 2015 H-H+5.
WINDOWS. Start 0600E Stop 0500E. [Deleted] NICKELS. [/deleted] EFFORT. V GP.
[Deleted] TARGET A.U.W [/deleted]
BOMBING HEIGHTS. 11,200 - 12,200.
Nav. 1330
Capt. 1400
Main. 1430
[Page break]
H-11 Proximity Green T.I. Centre of town.
H-9, 7, (5) Flares
Marking Point 1 R.T.I. assessed backed up at least 4 RTI
Send Yellow & remark.
Greens backed up by reds if unable to mark marking point.
H-5 W. S & D Prefixed letter “N” (4 winds)
No emergency plan.
[Deleted] Sector [/deleted] TRACK. Height. Delay. Basic Delay.
038°T 32 secs 6 secs.
[Underlined] Maximum ToT [/underlined] 12 mins.
[Underlined] Minimum Height [/underlined] 6,000’ [Underlined] ORBIT [/underlined] Left handed.
Attack as planned
Attack Greens backed up Reds with no delay.
[Underlined] Window [/underlined]
ABCDEFHJUV 16 PKTS “MC” Antifighter. 224lbs.
OQRPSTYZ 15 PKTS Anti-flak. 342lbs.
Must be on exact track when over markers.
[Calculations]
DATE 6-12-44.
[Table of bomb loads]
PETROL 1550
DISTRIBUTOR .15
T.V. 1000
BOMB WEIGHT 12948
ALL UP. WEIGHT. [Deleted] 65,308 [deleted] 64,948.
[Table of Preselect]
[Deleted] ZERO. 1945 [/deleted] 2015 H-H+5.
WINDOWS. Start 0600E Stop 0500E. [Deleted] NICKELS. [/deleted] EFFORT. V GP.
[Deleted] TARGET A.U.W [/deleted]
BOMBING HEIGHTS. 11,200 - 12,200.
Nav. 1330
Capt. 1400
Main. 1430
[Page break]
H-11 Proximity Green T.I. Centre of town.
H-9, 7, (5) Flares
Marking Point 1 R.T.I. assessed backed up at least 4 RTI
Send Yellow & remark.
Greens backed up by reds if unable to mark marking point.
H-5 W. S & D Prefixed letter “N” (4 winds)
No emergency plan.
[Deleted] Sector [/deleted] TRACK. Height. Delay. Basic Delay.
038°T 32 secs 6 secs.
[Underlined] Maximum ToT [/underlined] 12 mins.
[Underlined] Minimum Height [/underlined] 6,000’ [Underlined] ORBIT [/underlined] Left handed.
Attack as planned
Attack Greens backed up Reds with no delay.
[Underlined] Window [/underlined]
ABCDEFHJUV 16 PKTS “MC” Antifighter. 224lbs.
OQRPSTYZ 15 PKTS Anti-flak. 342lbs.
Must be on exact track when over markers.
[Calculations]
Citation
“Bomb aimers briefing 6 December 1944 - Giessen,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 26, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/7365.
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