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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
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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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FORET DE LISLE ADAM 600.
DATE 17-8-44
[Table of bomb loads]
PETROL 1400galls.
DISTRIBUTOR 15yds.
BOMB WEIGHT 13 080
ALL UP. WEIGHT. 64,510
[Table of aircraft heights]
TIME OFF 1805 ZERO. 2045
WINDOWS. Rate D in Δ area & on route if engaged. EFFORT. 150.
TARGET HEIGHT. 200FT.
COLOUR FILM: Cameras in all A/C.
[Drawing] Westerly A,PT.
[Calculations]
[Page break]
[Boxed] 1615 Sections [/boxed]
[Underlined] H-5 [/underlined]
[Underlined] Marking Westerly A.PT. [/underlined]
Mosquitoes to mark both targets with Smoke markers. Marked at North & South ends.
PFF Oboe mosquitoes will mark the marshalling yards at Posn 4908 x 0217E with Yellow TI cascading 5000’ at H-6, 4, 2, H & H+2. These markers will keep crews on their run up to the target.
East AP marked by 54 Base Mosq. using 1 smoke bomb on the APT.
S/C over Waddington. 30yds spacing 11000ft.
[Underlined] Green Force [/underlined]
[Underlined] Height [/underlined] – 10,500’ – 11,500’.
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Title
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Bomb aimers briefing 17 August 1944 - Foret-De Lisle Adam
Description
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Shows single bomb load with weights as well as distributor and false height settings. Indicates timings and Window. On the reverse marking and timings by Mosquito and Pathfinder Force Mosquito as well as other details.
Date
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1944-08-17
Format
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Two sides front form document partially filled in on the reverse handwritten
Language
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eng
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Text
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Identifier
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SChattertonJ159568v10469, SChattertonJ159568v10470
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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.
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France
France--L'Isle-Adam
Contributor
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Anne-Marie Watson
aircrew
bomb aimer
bombing
briefing
Mosquito
Oboe
Pathfinders
RAF Waddington
target indicator
Window