Bomb aimers briefing 1 November 1944 Homberg (Meerbeck oil plant)
Title
Bomb aimers briefing 1 November 1944 Homberg (Meerbeck oil plant)
Description
Shows two bomb loads for eight and ten aircraft respectively. Details preselection and other settings as well as time to target and bombing heights. On the reverse marking and backing up plan and bombing instructions.
Date
1944-11-01
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
Two sides form document partially filled in on front handwritten on reverse
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Contributor
Identifier
SChattertonJ159568v10342, SChattertonJ159568v10343
Transcription
DATE 1-11-44 [Underlined] HOMBERG [/underlined] [Calculations]
CRVTXHKO SMQFBALYEU
[Table of bomb loads]
PETROL. 1200 1200
DISTRIBUTOR 15 yds .15
T.V. 1385 1385
BOMB WEIGHT 14,910. [deleted] 11,715 [/deleted] 13,715
[Table of All Up Weights]
[Table of Preselect]
[Table of aircraft heights]
ZERO. 1610.
[Underlined] TIME TO TARGET. [/underlined] 2 1/2 approx. [Underlined] TARGET A.U.W. [/underlined] 61,000lbs 60,000lbs. [Underlined] TARGET HEIGHT. [/underlined]
BOMBING HEIGHTS. 16-18,000’ [/deleted] [Underlined] BOMBING HEADING [/underlined]
COLOUR FILM:
PRESET W S & D.
[Page break]
[Underlined] Marking Point [/underlined] Red TI. [inserted] [underlined] Cascading. [/underlined] [/inserted] H-5, H-2, H+2 (Oboe).
[Underlined] Backed up [/underlined] [boxed] W [/boxed] Red H-2, H. H+3.
[Underlined] Bombing Wind [/underlined] H-5.
[Underlined] 2nd Wave [/underlined] H+2 – H+4.
1/. Visual bombing if possible using Red TI as proximity marker
2/. Bomb Oboes -Red TI’s if visible.
3/. [Boxed] W [/boxed] Hdg – Speed.
Red TI’s will be backed up with Yellow TI’s.
[Calculations]
CRVTXHKO SMQFBALYEU
[Table of bomb loads]
PETROL. 1200 1200
DISTRIBUTOR 15 yds .15
T.V. 1385 1385
BOMB WEIGHT 14,910. [deleted] 11,715 [/deleted] 13,715
[Table of All Up Weights]
[Table of Preselect]
[Table of aircraft heights]
ZERO. 1610.
[Underlined] TIME TO TARGET. [/underlined] 2 1/2 approx. [Underlined] TARGET A.U.W. [/underlined] 61,000lbs 60,000lbs. [Underlined] TARGET HEIGHT. [/underlined]
BOMBING HEIGHTS. 16-18,000’ [/deleted] [Underlined] BOMBING HEADING [/underlined]
COLOUR FILM:
PRESET W S & D.
[Page break]
[Underlined] Marking Point [/underlined] Red TI. [inserted] [underlined] Cascading. [/underlined] [/inserted] H-5, H-2, H+2 (Oboe).
[Underlined] Backed up [/underlined] [boxed] W [/boxed] Red H-2, H. H+3.
[Underlined] Bombing Wind [/underlined] H-5.
[Underlined] 2nd Wave [/underlined] H+2 – H+4.
1/. Visual bombing if possible using Red TI as proximity marker
2/. Bomb Oboes -Red TI’s if visible.
3/. [Boxed] W [/boxed] Hdg – Speed.
Red TI’s will be backed up with Yellow TI’s.
[Calculations]
Citation
“Bomb aimers briefing 1 November 1944 Homberg (Meerbeck oil plant),” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 27, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/7408.
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