Bomb aimers briefing 21 August 1944 - Brest

Bomb aimers briefing 21 August 1944 - Brest

Shows one bomb load for operations with a few details. Indicates three squadron aircraft on third wave. Struck through and annotated 'Scrubbed'. On the reverse Mosquito marking tactics and bombing instructions as well as code words.

1944-08-21

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

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[Boxed] BREST [/boxed]

DATE 21-8-44

‘A’

[Diagonally through this page] SCRUBBED

[Table of bomb loads]

T.V. 1385

BOMB WEIGHT 13,080

ALL UP. WEIGHT. 65,130

[Table of aircraft heights]

ZERO. 2000

WINDOWS. Over Δ area.

BOMBING HEIGHTS. 15-16000 APTs. B & C.

KOJ

[Page break]

Mosquito to go ahead of force. Finds out whether hulk visible and direction of lie.
Either APT ‘B’ visible. Will pass information on VHF. Base leader passes to base on W/T.

Work out heading of attack. SS Base on hulk.

Steady run & target in graticule all time.

Each base in 3 Sqdns.

Bombing W S & D –

Met wind at 15,000’ – ZERO.

Mosq. passes code – Bearing of ships lie.
“B” Baker – APT “B” visible
“C” Charlie - “B” [underlined] not [/underlined] visible, use “C” which is O.K.

No loose bombing. Bombs not to be released unless clear run up.

Accuracy is vital regardless of flak. 4 Attacks so far –