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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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[Table of ANM bomb loads]
DATE 23-9-44
[Underlined] C [/underlined]
[Table of bomb loads]
[Underlined] Handorf [/underlined]
PETROL [deleted] 1450 [/deleted] 1350
DISTRIBUTOR 15yds. .15
BOMB WEIGHT 13,520.
ALL UP. WEIGHT. [deleted] 65,160 [/deleted] 64,660
[Table of Preselect]
[Table of aircraft heights]
TIME OFF 1810 E.T.R. 23.20 ZERO. 2120 H – H + 6.
WINDOWS. 20 -Old. Or 10 nno.
TIME TO TARGET. 3 hours. TARGET A.U.W. 60,000 TARGET HEIGHT. 210
TARGET GROUND SPEED. 200.
BOMBING HEIGHTS. 17500’ -18000’. BOMBNG HEADING. 190°T. (approx.).
NAV & B/A – 1500
Spec. 1530
Main 1600
No H2S to be used
Any Orbiting – [/underlined] Port [/underlined] – Supporters.
East
[Page break]
Yellow T.Is. Middle Town. Green target.
[Underlined] 6 Flares [/underlined] { 6 A/C = 3 waves
{ 4 A/C Town
Red Δ Red T.Is. Yellow (Scrub)
Green Δ Green T.Is.
Yellow – H – main force. 1 T.I.
H-9 – supporters dropping HF. 1/2 hr delays.
Priority of targets:-
(A) If Red not marked, force to attack Green
(B) If Green not marked, force to attack yellow but not red.
If no marking by H – bomb yellow.
Z [deleted] Set [/deleted] equipment in use.
[Table of aircraft heights and waves]
[Deleted] Wave - 1 [/deleted]
[Deleted] 210 [/deleted]
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Title
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Bomb aimers briefing 23 September 1944 - Handorf
Description
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Shows one bomb load for operation. Annotated 'Handorf' in green. Details of bombs carried for twelve aircraft. Includes weights, preselection and false height settings as well as Window, timings and other details. Gives bombing heights and notes that no H2S to be used. On the reverse; marking plan and bombing instructions. List of aircraft with heights and other numbers.
Date
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1944-09-23
Format
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Two sides front form document mostly filled in on the reverse handwritten
Language
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eng
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Identifier
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SChattertonJ159568v10419, SChattertonJ159568v10420
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
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Germany
Germany--Münster in Westfalen
Temporal Coverage
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1944-09-23
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
H2S
target indicator
Window