Bomb aimers briefing 6 October 1944 - Bremen

Bomb aimers briefing 6 October 1944 - Bremen

Shows two bomb loads for operations. Details distributor and preselection settings as well as bombing height, Window and some timings. On the reverse marking and bombing instructions.

1944-10-06

Two sides front form document partially filled in on the reverse handwritten

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SChattertonJ159568v10396, SChattertonJ159568v10397

[Underlined] BREMEN [/underlined]

DATE 6-10-44

F.R.

[Table of bomb loads]

PETROL 1400

DIISTRIBUTOR .2 .2 20 yards.

T.V. 1000 1600

BOMB WEIGHT 12,256 [deleted] 12,496 [/deleted] 13,538

ALL UP. WEIGHT. 63,536 64,818

F.R. [Table of Preselect]

[Table of aircraft heights] NIL overshoot

TIME OFF 1715 E.T.R. 2215. ZERO. 2035

WINDOWS. 9 new or 15 old. NICKELS. - EFFORT. 200 Plus

TARGET A.U.W. 59,000 TARGET HEIGHT. 10’

BOMBING HEIGHTS. 18,4 – 19,500’ [underlined] BOMBING HEADING. [/underlined]

PRESET W S & D. - H-5 or W/T

[Underlined] Supporting [/underlined] H-10 – H-7 run across target
do not bomb on first run.

Attack H+3 – H+6 in 2nd wave

[Page break]

[Underlined] Marking [/underlined] Δ Proximity TI’s Red at H-10.

Illuminate Flares H-9, 7. 5.

Δ marked Mosq. TI. Green

If by H-2 [inserted] not [/inserted] marked will mark centre of town with TI Green which should back up the T.I. Red if accurate.

[Underlined] Method [/underlined] Delay 14 secs.

Track 174°T

[Deleted] S [/deleted]

Golf Green. – Stop Bombing.
King Kong – Abandon.