Bomb aimers briefing 19 July 1944 - Creil
Title
Bomb aimers briefing 19 July 1944 - Creil
Description
Shows three bomb loads for twelve, one and two aircraft respectively. Details distributor, preselection and false height settings as well as other information. Includes Window, effort level, bombing heights and H+ times for waves one, two and three. On the reverse marking plan and bombing instructions. Notes that fighter may go down to shoot up gun sights and W/Ops in astro watching for other aircraft bombs. 12 Squadron Spitfires meeting on enemy coast.
Date
1944-07-19
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
Two sides front form document partially filled in on the reverse handwritten
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Contributor
Identifier
SChattertonJ159568v10555, SChattertonJ159568v10556
Transcription
DATE 19-7-44
CREIL
HKGFBLYZTQJE O VS.
[Table of Bomb Loads and Preselect]
[Table of Aircraft Height]
BOMBING HEIGHT. 14,000’ – 18,000’ BOMBING HEADING. 1100T
[underlined] WAVE 1. WAVE 2. WAVE 3. WAVE 4. WAVE 5. [/underlined] Drift from Navigator
H – H+1 H+1 – H+2 H+2 – H+3
COLOUR FILM
RESET W S & D.
[page break]
Oboe yellow T.I. H-3
+ SABS 54 Base to back with 1,000lb. R.&G.T.I.
Aim centre bomb of stick (if not barred) or as directed by controller.
May bomb visually if not obscured by smoke
W/V found by Fr&G/s using SABS and average wind passed to leader of wind finder
Wind then corrected and broadcast at H – 5
Height Band 14 – 18.
Fighters may go down to shoot up gun sights
W/OP in astro drop watching other A/Cs bombs
All a/c must be off target by H+5
12 Squadrons Spitfires meeting on enemy coast
55 Base are attacking slightly different A/P
CREIL
HKGFBLYZTQJE O VS.
[Table of Bomb Loads and Preselect]
[Table of Aircraft Height]
BOMBING HEIGHT. 14,000’ – 18,000’ BOMBING HEADING. 1100T
[underlined] WAVE 1. WAVE 2. WAVE 3. WAVE 4. WAVE 5. [/underlined] Drift from Navigator
H – H+1 H+1 – H+2 H+2 – H+3
COLOUR FILM
RESET W S & D.
[page break]
Oboe yellow T.I. H-3
+ SABS 54 Base to back with 1,000lb. R.&G.T.I.
Aim centre bomb of stick (if not barred) or as directed by controller.
May bomb visually if not obscured by smoke
W/V found by Fr&G/s using SABS and average wind passed to leader of wind finder
Wind then corrected and broadcast at H – 5
Height Band 14 – 18.
Fighters may go down to shoot up gun sights
W/OP in astro drop watching other A/Cs bombs
All a/c must be off target by H+5
12 Squadrons Spitfires meeting on enemy coast
55 Base are attacking slightly different A/P
Citation
“Bomb aimers briefing 19 July 1944 - Creil,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed December 12, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/7634.
Item Relations
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