Operations order 16 January 1945 and part of bomb aimers briefing
Title
Operations order 16 January 1945 and part of bomb aimers briefing
Operational flying programme for night 16/17 January 1945 Serial 11/44
Description
List crews and aircraft for operations on night 16/17 January 1945. Fourth member of each crew is underlined in red and most are ticked. Includes five standby crews and a reserve crew as well as duty personnel. On the reverse part of a bomb aimers briefing including timings, marking, bombing instructions and code words.
Date
1945-01-16
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Two sides front page typewritten document on the reverse handwritten
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SChattertonJ159568v10479, SChattertonJ159568v10480
Transcription
[Underlined] NO. 44 (RHODESIA) SQUADRON. 16TH. JANUARY, 1945. [/underlined]
[Underlined] OPOERATIONAL FLYING PROGRAMME FOR NIGHT OF 16/17TH. JANUARY, 1945. SERIAL NO. 11/44. [/underlined]
[Underlined] PD.422.T.(I). [/underlined]
S/L. Ferguson.
F/S. Grimshaw.
F/S. Hearn.
[Underlined] F/O. Jones. [/underlined]
F/L. Ballantyne.
Sgt. Rumsey.
Sgt. Brooks.
F/O. HENNESSEY
[Underlined] PB.417.R.(III). [/underlined]
F/O. Royston-Pigott.
Sgt. Cousins.
F/S. Madley.
[Underlined] F/O. Russell. [/underlined]
F/O. Carpenter.
W/O. Pinckard.
F/S. Evans.
[Underlined] PB.380.S.(III). [/underlined]
F/O. Barlow.
Sgt. Thornalley.
Sgt. Symonds.
[Underlined] F/S. Fox. [/underlined]
Sgt. Clements.
Sgt. White.
Sgt. Wilkes.
[Underlined] PB.534.Q.(III). [/underlined]
F/O. Dives.
Sgt. Crowston.
Sgt. Armitage.
[Underlined] F/O. Nellyer. [/underlined]
Sgt. Morley.
Sgt. Potts.
Sgt. Biddle.
[underlined] PD.372.Z.(I). [/underlined]
F/O. Kennedy.
Sgt. Olson.
F/S. Kelly.
[Underlined] F/O. Jones. [/underlined]
Sgt. Short.
Sgt. McBurney.
F/S. Bull.
[Underlined] SW.251.X.(I). [/underlined]
F/S. Spencer.
Sgt. Birch.
F/S. Sinclair.
[Underlined] Sgt. Mitchell. [/underlined]
Sgt. Seabridge.
Sgt. Johncock.
Sgt. Cobley.
[Underlined] PA.195.V.(I). [/underlined]
F/O. Irving.
Sgt. West.
Sgt. Bilsland.
[Underlined] F/O. Cooper. [/underlined]
F/S. Brandli.
Sgt. Simpson.
Sgt. Greenwald.
[Underlined] ND.578.Y.(III). [/underlined]
F/O. Parkin.
F/S. Lawn.
Sgt. Rowbotham.
[Underlined] F/S. Henry. [/underlined]
F/S. Kelman.
Sgt. Barber.
Sgt. Bredenkamp.
[underlined] ND.869.M.(III). [/underlined]
F/O. Gardiner.
Sgt. Ludlow.
F/S. MacDonald.
[Underlined] F/S. Beaton. [/underlined]
Sgt. Burroughs.
F/S. Walsh.
F/S. Van Niekerk.
[Underlined] NF.991.D.(I). [/underlined]
F/O. Freeland.
Sgt. Nelson.
W/O. Roper.
[Underlined] F/S. Gardiner. [/underlined]
F/S. Ockerby.
Sgt. Watson.
Sgt. Watts.
[Underlined] LM.654.L.(III). [/underlined]
F/O. Walker.
Sgt. Crooks.
F/S. Turner.
[Underlined] F/S. Hardy. [/underlined]
Sgt. Roberts.
Sgt. Spence.
Sgt. Ward.
[Underlined] STANDBY. NG.974.P.(III). [/underlined]
F/O. Coventry.
Sgt. Shuttleworth.
Sgt. Ayre.
[Underlined] F/S. Gibson. [/underlined]
Sgt. Wood.
F/S. Perkins.
F/S. Lewis.
[Underlined] STANDBY. NG.415.F.(I). [/underlined]
F/L. Sutherland.
Sgt. Burton.
P/O. Jensen.
[Underlined] F/S. White. [/underlined]
P/O. Clow.
W/O. Petersen.
F/S.Merola.
[Underlined] STANDBY. NN.768.K.(I). [/underlined]
F/O. Jetson.
Sgt. Florence.
F/S. Smith.
[Underlined] F/S. Stevens. [/underlined]
Sgt. Silson.
Sgt. Cazaly.
Sgt. Bosley.
[Underlined] STANDBY. NG.396.G.(I). [/underlined]
F/O. Boyle.
Sgt. Thornton.
F/S.Pickup.
[Underlined] Sgt. Turner. [/underlined]
Sgt. Doggart.
Sgt. Moore.
Sgt. Hance.
[Underlined] STANDBY. ME.299.E.(III). [/underlined]
F/O. Peterswald.
Sgt. McShane.
F/O. Temple.
[Underlined] F/S. Askill. [/underlined]
F/S. Tulloch.
Sgt. Horne.
Sgt. Howells.
[Underlined] RESERVE. [/underlined]
F/O. Young.
Sgt. Symonds.
Sgt. Howell.
[Underlined] Sgt. Hill. [/underlined]
Sgt. Nelson.
Sgt. Webb.
Sgt. Arrowsmith.
[Underlined] DUTY CREW. [/underlined]
F/O. Worrall.
Sgt. Wilson.
Sgt. Clements.
Sgt. Watt.
Sgt. Judd.
Sgt. Maidment.
[Underlined] BRIEFING. [/underlined]
NAVIGATORS:
SPECIALISTS:
CAPTAINS:
MAIN:
Officer i/c Flying: S/L. Bird. Duty Flight Engineer: Sgt. Green.
Duty F/E. Officer: F/L. Hayward. Duty Signals Officer: F/L. Hughes.
Duty Air Bomber: P/O. White. Duty Gunnery: F/L. Clarke.
Duty Clerk: LAC. Hudson. Duty Armr. NCO.: Cpl. Wilson.
Duty Flight NCO’s: Sgt. Gibbons. Sgt Chapman.
[Signature]
Flight Lieutenant, for Wing Commander,
[Underlined] Commanding, No. 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron. [/underlined]
[Page break]
H-11 Blind Markers TI. GREEN.
H-9 -7 -5 Flares.
Visual Marking RED Backed up by [underlined] Reds. [/underlined]
Master Bomber will instruct which T.I’s are to be aimed at.
If CLOUD High bursting GREENS. H-1 – H+7.
DELAY 13 secs. TRACK 118°.
MAX. T.O.T H – H+12. MIN HT 12000ft.
Orbitting [sic] PORT.
Bombing W/V H-5 ([deleted] Vector W/V [/deleted]). W/T.
Bomb DIRECT – NO DELAY.
LORAN.
CONT.
MAIN FORCE PINKEYE
STOP Bomb LAMBSWOOL
ABANDON DEWDROP.
[Underlined] OPOERATIONAL FLYING PROGRAMME FOR NIGHT OF 16/17TH. JANUARY, 1945. SERIAL NO. 11/44. [/underlined]
[Underlined] PD.422.T.(I). [/underlined]
S/L. Ferguson.
F/S. Grimshaw.
F/S. Hearn.
[Underlined] F/O. Jones. [/underlined]
F/L. Ballantyne.
Sgt. Rumsey.
Sgt. Brooks.
F/O. HENNESSEY
[Underlined] PB.417.R.(III). [/underlined]
F/O. Royston-Pigott.
Sgt. Cousins.
F/S. Madley.
[Underlined] F/O. Russell. [/underlined]
F/O. Carpenter.
W/O. Pinckard.
F/S. Evans.
[Underlined] PB.380.S.(III). [/underlined]
F/O. Barlow.
Sgt. Thornalley.
Sgt. Symonds.
[Underlined] F/S. Fox. [/underlined]
Sgt. Clements.
Sgt. White.
Sgt. Wilkes.
[Underlined] PB.534.Q.(III). [/underlined]
F/O. Dives.
Sgt. Crowston.
Sgt. Armitage.
[Underlined] F/O. Nellyer. [/underlined]
Sgt. Morley.
Sgt. Potts.
Sgt. Biddle.
[underlined] PD.372.Z.(I). [/underlined]
F/O. Kennedy.
Sgt. Olson.
F/S. Kelly.
[Underlined] F/O. Jones. [/underlined]
Sgt. Short.
Sgt. McBurney.
F/S. Bull.
[Underlined] SW.251.X.(I). [/underlined]
F/S. Spencer.
Sgt. Birch.
F/S. Sinclair.
[Underlined] Sgt. Mitchell. [/underlined]
Sgt. Seabridge.
Sgt. Johncock.
Sgt. Cobley.
[Underlined] PA.195.V.(I). [/underlined]
F/O. Irving.
Sgt. West.
Sgt. Bilsland.
[Underlined] F/O. Cooper. [/underlined]
F/S. Brandli.
Sgt. Simpson.
Sgt. Greenwald.
[Underlined] ND.578.Y.(III). [/underlined]
F/O. Parkin.
F/S. Lawn.
Sgt. Rowbotham.
[Underlined] F/S. Henry. [/underlined]
F/S. Kelman.
Sgt. Barber.
Sgt. Bredenkamp.
[underlined] ND.869.M.(III). [/underlined]
F/O. Gardiner.
Sgt. Ludlow.
F/S. MacDonald.
[Underlined] F/S. Beaton. [/underlined]
Sgt. Burroughs.
F/S. Walsh.
F/S. Van Niekerk.
[Underlined] NF.991.D.(I). [/underlined]
F/O. Freeland.
Sgt. Nelson.
W/O. Roper.
[Underlined] F/S. Gardiner. [/underlined]
F/S. Ockerby.
Sgt. Watson.
Sgt. Watts.
[Underlined] LM.654.L.(III). [/underlined]
F/O. Walker.
Sgt. Crooks.
F/S. Turner.
[Underlined] F/S. Hardy. [/underlined]
Sgt. Roberts.
Sgt. Spence.
Sgt. Ward.
[Underlined] STANDBY. NG.974.P.(III). [/underlined]
F/O. Coventry.
Sgt. Shuttleworth.
Sgt. Ayre.
[Underlined] F/S. Gibson. [/underlined]
Sgt. Wood.
F/S. Perkins.
F/S. Lewis.
[Underlined] STANDBY. NG.415.F.(I). [/underlined]
F/L. Sutherland.
Sgt. Burton.
P/O. Jensen.
[Underlined] F/S. White. [/underlined]
P/O. Clow.
W/O. Petersen.
F/S.Merola.
[Underlined] STANDBY. NN.768.K.(I). [/underlined]
F/O. Jetson.
Sgt. Florence.
F/S. Smith.
[Underlined] F/S. Stevens. [/underlined]
Sgt. Silson.
Sgt. Cazaly.
Sgt. Bosley.
[Underlined] STANDBY. NG.396.G.(I). [/underlined]
F/O. Boyle.
Sgt. Thornton.
F/S.Pickup.
[Underlined] Sgt. Turner. [/underlined]
Sgt. Doggart.
Sgt. Moore.
Sgt. Hance.
[Underlined] STANDBY. ME.299.E.(III). [/underlined]
F/O. Peterswald.
Sgt. McShane.
F/O. Temple.
[Underlined] F/S. Askill. [/underlined]
F/S. Tulloch.
Sgt. Horne.
Sgt. Howells.
[Underlined] RESERVE. [/underlined]
F/O. Young.
Sgt. Symonds.
Sgt. Howell.
[Underlined] Sgt. Hill. [/underlined]
Sgt. Nelson.
Sgt. Webb.
Sgt. Arrowsmith.
[Underlined] DUTY CREW. [/underlined]
F/O. Worrall.
Sgt. Wilson.
Sgt. Clements.
Sgt. Watt.
Sgt. Judd.
Sgt. Maidment.
[Underlined] BRIEFING. [/underlined]
NAVIGATORS:
SPECIALISTS:
CAPTAINS:
MAIN:
Officer i/c Flying: S/L. Bird. Duty Flight Engineer: Sgt. Green.
Duty F/E. Officer: F/L. Hayward. Duty Signals Officer: F/L. Hughes.
Duty Air Bomber: P/O. White. Duty Gunnery: F/L. Clarke.
Duty Clerk: LAC. Hudson. Duty Armr. NCO.: Cpl. Wilson.
Duty Flight NCO’s: Sgt. Gibbons. Sgt Chapman.
[Signature]
Flight Lieutenant, for Wing Commander,
[Underlined] Commanding, No. 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron. [/underlined]
[Page break]
H-11 Blind Markers TI. GREEN.
H-9 -7 -5 Flares.
Visual Marking RED Backed up by [underlined] Reds. [/underlined]
Master Bomber will instruct which T.I’s are to be aimed at.
If CLOUD High bursting GREENS. H-1 – H+7.
DELAY 13 secs. TRACK 118°.
MAX. T.O.T H – H+12. MIN HT 12000ft.
Orbitting [sic] PORT.
Bombing W/V H-5 ([deleted] Vector W/V [/deleted]). W/T.
Bomb DIRECT – NO DELAY.
LORAN.
CONT.
MAIN FORCE PINKEYE
STOP Bomb LAMBSWOOL
ABANDON DEWDROP.
Citation
E O Collcutt and Great Britain. Royal Air Force, “Operations order 16 January 1945 and part of bomb aimers briefing,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed July 22, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/7570.
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