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Title
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Chatterton, John. 44 Squadron operations order book
Description
An account of the resource
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
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.
Identifier
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Chatterton, J
Transcribed document
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Transcription
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Colour Film. Y Z
[Underlined] WESSELING [/underlined]
DATE 21-6-44
[Z J. 1000lb on STN 2] [sic]
[Table of Bomb Loads, T.V., Bomb Weight and All Up Weight]
[Table of Preselect] Spacing 20 yards Distrib .2
[Table of Aircraft Height and False Height Setting]
TIME OFF 2245 E.T.R. 0330 ZERO. [deleted] 0140 [/deleted] 0132 (H+8)
WINDOWS. 46 bundles NICKELS. 1 PKT per A/C. EFFORT. 100L.
TIME TO TARGET. 2.10 TARGET A.U.W. 60,000lb approx TARGET HEIGHT. 160 FT.
ROUTE – Base – A 5230 x 0300E – B 5145 – 0350E – C 5140 x 0505E – D 5100 x 0525E – E 5055 x 0635E – Δ – F 5044 x 0645E – G 5057 x 0610E – D – B – A – Base.
METHOD.
[Circled] M & R [/circled] Scrubbed
[Calculations]
[Page break]
1 ZXQEFG H +8 – H +11
2 VSAJY H +11 – H +14
3 TLKBO H +14 – H +15.
[Underlined] Method [/underlined]
3 waves of A/C for illumination Dropping H. H+1. H+2
Mosq. then mark with 4 RSF. 17 Red TI’s 19 Green TI’s.
Yellow cancels do not bomb if one colour shows – this is probably a jettison?
NB. Backs up in marking stream hence must keep height band.
[Symbol] for further illumination [underlined] only. [/underlined]
Bomb mixed TI’s & RSF. Do not bomb any with yellow TI.
Bomb glow or on Gee + H2S.
[Underlined] Heading [/underlined] on track is - 111° T.
[Underlined] Wind [/underlined] Preset wind used. Will only be corrected if a change is necessary.
[Boxed] 038/20 [/boxed]
Z 17
Y 17
T 17
X 19
V 19
Q 17
S 19
E 19
A 17
L 19
K 20
J 20
B 20
F 20
G 20
O 19.
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Title
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Bomb aimers briefing 21 June 1944 - Wesseling
Description
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Shows a single bomb load for operation. Details spacing, preselection and false height settings as well as times, Window, weights and route. On the reverse lists aircraft allocated to three waves, covers illumination and marking method as well as some bombing instructions and other information. Lists aircraft with associated heights.
Date
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1944-06-21
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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SChattertonJ159568v10610, SChattertonJ159568v10611
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
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Germany
Germany--Wesseling
Temporal Coverage
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1944-06-21
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.
Contributor
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Anne-Marie Watson
aircrew
bomb aimer
bombing
briefing
Gee
H2S
Mosquito
target indicator
Window