Bomb aimers notes

Bomb aimers notes

Notes on attack of unnamed target. Notes 'Spits 11 Gp'. Stress own forward troops - accuracy of bombing. Covers marking and specific bombing instructions. Warns that crews are not to release unless they can see markers or positively identify target are. Concludes with more detail on marking.

One page handwritten document

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1 Vertical White Stripe 1’ wide

Red vereys will be fired

Spits 11 GP

Own forward troops – accuracy of bombing to be stressed.

If markers obscured by smoke crews are not to drop bombs into the area of smoke but are to aim carefully at the [underlined] upward [/underlined] edge of the main smoke concentration. Crews are [underlined] not [/underlined] to release bombs unless they can see markers or positively identify main smoke concentration as being in correct place.

Wide markers cancelled by R/T Code words.

In no circumstances are crews to aim at markers which are obviously [underlined] not on the A/P. [/underlined]

Green vereys to increase speed.