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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.
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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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DATE 19-3-44
[Symbol]
[Deleted] K. [/deleted] Q. 1600 Z.Y.O.T.U. A.B.C.P.X. [deleted] R.F. [/deleted] R. F
[Table of bomb loads]
[Table of Bomb Preselection]
PETROL. 1600 TIME OFF. ETR.
ZERO. 2230. WINDOWS. (22 Bundles) C – D (30 mls) – C.
TIME TO TARGET. 240 FT NICKELS 1 PKT. EFFORT. 561 – No HX.
[Underlined] ROUTE [/underlined] BASE – (A) 5240 X 0330 – (B) 5247 – 0750 – C 5200 – 0910 – Δ
(D) – 5218 X 1051 – (E) 5145 X 1030 - B - A – Base.
[Underlined] METHOD [/underlined] Newhaven will [boxed] W [/boxed] if necessary. P.F.F. opens Z - 5 with sticks illuminating flares & Green T.I. A.P. then marked large salvoes mixed Red and Green T.I. & kept marked with Red T.I. If Cloud – flares Red/Yellow stars. Aim at large salvoes mixed Red & Green T.I. if visible. Otherwise aim at centre of all Red T.I. If Cloud obscures [boxed] W [/boxed] 070° M.
No. 1 B’s before zero hour.
Spoof fighter flares will be dropped at approx. 5250 – 0900.
9 [indecipherable] on Berlin.
24 [indecipherable] or around fighter airfields.
[Diagonally across page] SCRUBBED
[Page break]
Relays in all A/C except F.K.J.
Line overlap K.
Colour Film – NIL.
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Bomb aimers briefing 19 March 1944
Description
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Shows four bomb loads. Details preselection settings and other information. Includes weights, Window, timings, route, marking method, Pathfinder timings and bombing instructions. Mentions spoof fighter flares and spoof Mosquito on Berlin. Page is struck through and annotated 'Scrubbed' in large letters. On the reverse short notes.
Date
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1944-03-19
Format
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Two sides front handwritten form document partially filled in on the reverse handwriten
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eng
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SChattertonJ159568v10688, SChattertonJ159568v10689
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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Germany
Germany--Berlin
Temporal Coverage
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1944-03-19
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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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IBCC Digital Archive
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Anne-Marie Watson
aircrew
bomb aimer
bombing
briefing
Mosquito
Pathfinders
target indicator
Window