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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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[Boxed] Delays – 6 & 12 hours. [/boxed]
DATE 14-7-44 VILLENEUVE.
QGL [deleted] M [/deleted] KFUSAH [deleted] V [/deleted] VY M [deleted] Y [/deleted]
[Table of bomb loads]
[Table of Petrol and weights]
[Table of preselect]
TIME OFF 2159. E.T.R. 0430. ZERO 0130 1st wave H+5.
WINDOWS. 20 PKGS. NICKELS. – EFFORT. 100L
TIME TO TARGET. 3.20 TARGET A.U.W. 57,000 TARGET HEIGHT. 120 FT.
[Table of bombing waves]
COLOUR FILM: AFH.Q.U.V. Flash. A.S.K.LMG . Rest night film.
[Boxed] W [/boxed] further illumination.
6 mins before may change bombing heights.
[Page break]
No A/C to bomb before H+5 unless ordered by the controller.
Mosq. of PFF will drop Oboe TI Yellow on the A.P. at H-3 These will cascade from 4000’ & burn for 7 minutes.
The Δ will then be illuminated by flares, & the APt marked visually by 2 RSF or a 1000lb T.I. Red or Green. If wide at [sic] T.I. of the other colour will be dropped & the more accurate marker will be backed up by a mixture of TI’s Red & Green. Yellow TI’s will be used to cancel any wide markers.
Main force A/C are to aim the centre bomb of the stick at the MPI of all markers not cancelled, or as directed by the controller.
[Underlined] Bombing Winds [/underlined] 3 A/C from each base pass winds found to the controller by VHF by H-5.
Controller will b’cast WS&D as soon as poss. before H+5.
In addition V GHQ will issue a corrected WS&D before take off
this will be used if the controllers b’cast wind is not received.
All A/C to carry night cameras, but 50% of the A/C will not carry photo flashes.
50% A/C to carry colour film.
[Underlined] Bombing Heading on track – False Heights. [/underlined]
[Table of aircraft heights]
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Title
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Bomb aimers briefing 14 July 1944 - Villeneuve
Description
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Shows four bomb loads for four, seven, two and two aircraft respectively. Details distributor and preselection settings and other information. Includes timing, window, weights, H+ times for waves one to three and notes on illumination. On the reverse Pathfinder marking and illuminating plan and bombing instructions. Lists aircraft letters with heights and has false height table at bottom right.
Date
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1944-07-14
Format
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Two sides front form document partially filled in on the reverse handwritten
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Text. Service material
Identifier
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SChattertonJ159568v10564, SChattertonJ159568v10565
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
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France
France--Paris
Temporal Coverage
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1944-07-14
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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Anne-Marie Watson
aircrew
bomb aimer
bombing
briefing
Master Bomber
Mosquito
Oboe
Pathfinders
target indicator
Window