Bomb aimers briefing 2 August 1944
Title
Bomb aimers briefing 2 August 1944
Description
Shows three bomb loads for four, four and three aircraft respectively. Details distributor, preselection and false height settings as well as Window and time to target. On the reverse marking plan and bombing instructions. List aircraft letters with heights.
Date
1944-08-02
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
Two sides front form document partially filled in on the reverse handwritten
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
SChattertonJ159568v10516, SChattertonJ159568v10517
Transcription
PUA
DATE 2-8-44
12hr. (12hr)
OKQH FZBT PUA XGJ (6hr)
[Table of bomb loads]
PETROL 1400
DISTRIBUTOR 15 YDS.
T.V. 1600 1600 1600
BOMB WEIGHT [Deleted] 6 13,580 [/deleted] 13,520
[Table of Weights and Preselect]
[Table of aircraft heights]
TIME OFF 1130 E.T.R. 1610. ZERO. 1400 H+1.
WINDOWS. 15 bundles. [missing word] G from PT. D. NICKELS. NIL
TIME TO TARGET. 2hrs. TARGET A.U.W. 62,000lbs. TARGET HEIGHT. [deleted] 70FT. [/deleted] 250FT
[Calculations]
[Page break]
Z3247
Red TI. cascading from 5000’ – burning 7 minutes. H-4, 3 & 2.
Crews are to aim visually if possible, using the Oboe markers as a guide on the run in. Failing visual identification bombs are to be aimed at the marker if these can be seen. All A/B’s to carry a photo of the target.
No orbitting [sic] at the Δ.
Bombing wind H-5
S/C over Coningsby 9-12000’.
Leading A/C will fire verrys at 10 min. intervals to English Coast & Posn B.
Arrive H+1.
[Table of aircraft heights]
[Boxed] Miss as good as a mile [/boxed]
[Boxed] Jettisoning [/boxed]
DATE 2-8-44
12hr. (12hr)
OKQH FZBT PUA XGJ (6hr)
[Table of bomb loads]
PETROL 1400
DISTRIBUTOR 15 YDS.
T.V. 1600 1600 1600
BOMB WEIGHT [Deleted] 6 13,580 [/deleted] 13,520
[Table of Weights and Preselect]
[Table of aircraft heights]
TIME OFF 1130 E.T.R. 1610. ZERO. 1400 H+1.
WINDOWS. 15 bundles. [missing word] G from PT. D. NICKELS. NIL
TIME TO TARGET. 2hrs. TARGET A.U.W. 62,000lbs. TARGET HEIGHT. [deleted] 70FT. [/deleted] 250FT
[Calculations]
[Page break]
Z3247
Red TI. cascading from 5000’ – burning 7 minutes. H-4, 3 & 2.
Crews are to aim visually if possible, using the Oboe markers as a guide on the run in. Failing visual identification bombs are to be aimed at the marker if these can be seen. All A/B’s to carry a photo of the target.
No orbitting [sic] at the Δ.
Bombing wind H-5
S/C over Coningsby 9-12000’.
Leading A/C will fire verrys at 10 min. intervals to English Coast & Posn B.
Arrive H+1.
[Table of aircraft heights]
[Boxed] Miss as good as a mile [/boxed]
[Boxed] Jettisoning [/boxed]
Citation
“Bomb aimers briefing 2 August 1944,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed March 29, 2023, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/7606.
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