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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
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.
Identifier
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Chatterton, J
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Transcription
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[Underlined] WALCHEREN [/underlined]
DATE 7-10-44
[Table of bomb loads]
1100 galls.
.15 Two sticks sevens. .075 alternate switches first runs
T.V. 1660
BOMB WEIGHT 14,812
[Table of all up weights]
[Table of Preselect]
[Table of aircraft heights]
TIME OFF 1130 E.T.R. 1430. ZERO. 1330.
WINDOWS. NIL. NICKELS. NIL. EFFORT. H – H+10.
TIME TO TARGET. - TARGET A.U.W. 56,000lbs. TARGET HEIGHT. ZERO.
[Calculations]
[Page break]
[Diagram]
[Deleted] Smoke marking on landward sides [/deleted] 1 long burning Red TI.
Two bombing runs. Aim visually.
Individual bombing is to be carried out to practice bmg accuracy.
Particular attention to be paid to [underlined] line error. [/underlined] If not on Δ in first run a second run is to be made.
Orbit Stbd.
[Underlined] WS & D. [/underlined] Commence H-5 and 10 min. intervals.
Marchtime
[Calculations]
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Title
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Bomb aimers briefing 7 October 1944 - Walcheren
Description
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Shows a single bomb load for operation. Details preselection and false target settings as well as weights and timings. On the reverse a sketch map showing aiming point, notes on target indicator and visual bombing.
Date
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1944-10-07
Format
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Two sides front form document partially filled in on the reverse handwritten
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Text. Service material
Identifier
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SChattertonJ159568v10392, SChattertonJ159568v10393
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
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Atlantic Ocean--North Sea
Netherlands
Netherlands--Walcheren
Temporal Coverage
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1944-10-07
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
aircrew
bomb aimer
bombing
briefing
target indicator