Bomb aimers briefing 18 September 1944 - Bremerhaven
Title
Bomb aimers briefing 18 September 1944 - Bremerhaven
Description
Shows two bomb loads, one for four aircraft the other for ten aircraft. In addition a further one load for mining (gardening) for four aircraft. Details weapon settings including distributor and preselection settings. Also details Window, timings and other details. On the reverse, marking details and a table of list of aircraft with height and wave not completed.
Date
1944-09-18
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
Two sides front form document partially filled in on the reverse handwritten
Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
SChattertonJ159568v10427, SChattertonJ159568v10428
Transcription
[Underlined] BREMERHAVEN [/underlined]
DATE 18-9-44 [underlined] GARDEN [/underlined]
FGTX BJK[deleted] X [/deleted] PQRSUVY LOHA [circled] 11750 [/circled]
[Table of bomb loads]
PETROL 1600 1600 1600
DISTRIBUTOR 15yds. .15 .15
T.V. 1000 1000
BOMB WEIGHT 8,300 12,288. 9,300
[Table of All Up Weights]
F.B.L. [Table of Preselect]
[Table of aircraft heights] Emphasis correct heading.
TIME OFF 1800 ZERO. 2100 H – H + 6.
WINDOWS. 5 MB + [deleted] 5 [/deleted] 2 “c” NICKELS. NIL
TIME TO TARGET. 2 3/4. TARGET A.U.W. 57000lbs 61,000lbs TARGET HEIGHT. Zero.
BOMBING HEIGHTS. 15-16,000’
[Table of aircraft waves]
COLOUR FILM:
PRESET W S & D.
False wind vector
H2S only to be used by 49Sqdn
Spec. 1530
Main 1600
Take off 1800
[Page break]
Controller H-11 (Mosq)
6 visual markers Mosq. (Red TI’s)
4 Blind markers. (Green TI’s) at H-9
Flare Force 12 a/c. H-8 – (Blind) – 6 visual on Greens – 4 Back up on Greens
If by H-2 Mosq. not marked will back up Greens with Reds.
1/. Bomb Red TI’s as at flight planning. (use vector winds.)
2/. Bomb mixture Green & Red TI’s [underlined] direct [/underlined (no vector wind to be used)
[Boxed] Window to be used correctly [/boxed]
[Table of height and wave]
Thompson.
Kennedy.
DATE 18-9-44 [underlined] GARDEN [/underlined]
FGTX BJK[deleted] X [/deleted] PQRSUVY LOHA [circled] 11750 [/circled]
[Table of bomb loads]
PETROL 1600 1600 1600
DISTRIBUTOR 15yds. .15 .15
T.V. 1000 1000
BOMB WEIGHT 8,300 12,288. 9,300
[Table of All Up Weights]
F.B.L. [Table of Preselect]
[Table of aircraft heights] Emphasis correct heading.
TIME OFF 1800 ZERO. 2100 H – H + 6.
WINDOWS. 5 MB + [deleted] 5 [/deleted] 2 “c” NICKELS. NIL
TIME TO TARGET. 2 3/4. TARGET A.U.W. 57000lbs 61,000lbs TARGET HEIGHT. Zero.
BOMBING HEIGHTS. 15-16,000’
[Table of aircraft waves]
COLOUR FILM:
PRESET W S & D.
False wind vector
H2S only to be used by 49Sqdn
Spec. 1530
Main 1600
Take off 1800
[Page break]
Controller H-11 (Mosq)
6 visual markers Mosq. (Red TI’s)
4 Blind markers. (Green TI’s) at H-9
Flare Force 12 a/c. H-8 – (Blind) – 6 visual on Greens – 4 Back up on Greens
If by H-2 Mosq. not marked will back up Greens with Reds.
1/. Bomb Red TI’s as at flight planning. (use vector winds.)
2/. Bomb mixture Green & Red TI’s [underlined] direct [/underlined (no vector wind to be used)
[Boxed] Window to be used correctly [/boxed]
[Table of height and wave]
Thompson.
Kennedy.
Citation
“Bomb aimers briefing 18 September 1944 - Bremerhaven,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed May 19, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/7533.
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