Bomb aimers briefing 18 March 1944 - Frankfurt
Title
Bomb aimers briefing 18 March 1944 - Frankfurt
Description
Annotated at the top 'Minols, OK'. Shows three bomb loads for operation. Details preselection and other settings for bombs. Includes weights, timings, Window, effort level, route, waves , marking method and bombing instructions. Annotated 'Frankfurt' in large green letters. On the reverse more bombing instructions and action if cloud obscures. Mosquito attacking airfield north of target.
Date
1944-03-18
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Language
Format
Two sides front handwritten form document partially filled in on the reverse handwritten
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Identifier
SChattertonJ159568v10693, SChattertonJ159568v10694
Transcription
MINOLS – O.K.
DATE 18-3-44
[Diagonally across page] FRANKFURT
[Underlined] LOAD I LOAD II [/underlined]
S. O F.L. R
[Table of bomb loads]
S. O.
[Table of Bomb Preselection]
L F
K H C J D etc.
[Table of Bombing Heights and Intervals]
Petrol. 1600 Time Off. 1922 Target Height 310 FEET
Q.F.F. Windows. 21 BUNDLES. Nickels. 1 PKT.
ZERO. 2200 Take Off. E.T.R.
Target. 2 hrs 10 Effort. 817 – V GP 205 -207 HX.
Method:- [Underlined] Route [/underlined] Base – A 5130 x 0200E. – B 5105 x 0240 – C 5018 x 0540
D 5040 x 0800 – E 5035 x 0840 TARGET – F 4948 x 0845 – G 4948 x 0710 – B – A – Base
Newhaven with [boxed] W as emergency.
Prelim. Warning. Flares green steady at R 5035 x 0840E {all A/C should fly around these flares. Dropped in order to approach target on correct track
Pathfinders open the attack at Z-5 with sticks of illuminating flares and with Green TI. The A.P will then be marked with [deleted flares [underlined] Red with Yellow [/deleted] stars [/underlined] large salvoes mixed TI. Green & Red & kept marked with T.I. Red.
[Page break]
Main Force A/C arriving early in attack should aim their bomb at the large salvoes of mixed Red & Green TI. if visible – otherwise aim at centre of all TI. Red. Crews to be specially warned to avoid the Decoy Red T [missing letters] which are weaker & burn for a shorter time than genuine T.I.
If [underlined] cloud obscures [/underlined] Aim at Red/Yellow stars heading 190 M.
No incends. before zero hour.
Mosquitoes are attacking airfields & that TI. will be dropped at:-
Red T.I. Posn. P – 5048N 0512E
Green T.I. Posn. Q – 50.15N 0440E
Relays in all A/C except F. K & J.
Line Overlap in K.
Colour film – NIL.
Check all Red Plugs.
Pegs only in Q & R.
DATE 18-3-44
[Diagonally across page] FRANKFURT
[Underlined] LOAD I LOAD II [/underlined]
S. O F.L. R
[Table of bomb loads]
S. O.
[Table of Bomb Preselection]
L F
K H C J D etc.
[Table of Bombing Heights and Intervals]
Petrol. 1600 Time Off. 1922 Target Height 310 FEET
Q.F.F. Windows. 21 BUNDLES. Nickels. 1 PKT.
ZERO. 2200 Take Off. E.T.R.
Target. 2 hrs 10 Effort. 817 – V GP 205 -207 HX.
Method:- [Underlined] Route [/underlined] Base – A 5130 x 0200E. – B 5105 x 0240 – C 5018 x 0540
D 5040 x 0800 – E 5035 x 0840 TARGET – F 4948 x 0845 – G 4948 x 0710 – B – A – Base
Newhaven with [boxed] W as emergency.
Prelim. Warning. Flares green steady at R 5035 x 0840E {all A/C should fly around these flares. Dropped in order to approach target on correct track
Pathfinders open the attack at Z-5 with sticks of illuminating flares and with Green TI. The A.P will then be marked with [deleted flares [underlined] Red with Yellow [/deleted] stars [/underlined] large salvoes mixed TI. Green & Red & kept marked with T.I. Red.
[Page break]
Main Force A/C arriving early in attack should aim their bomb at the large salvoes of mixed Red & Green TI. if visible – otherwise aim at centre of all TI. Red. Crews to be specially warned to avoid the Decoy Red T [missing letters] which are weaker & burn for a shorter time than genuine T.I.
If [underlined] cloud obscures [/underlined] Aim at Red/Yellow stars heading 190 M.
No incends. before zero hour.
Mosquitoes are attacking airfields & that TI. will be dropped at:-
Red T.I. Posn. P – 5048N 0512E
Green T.I. Posn. Q – 50.15N 0440E
Relays in all A/C except F. K & J.
Line Overlap in K.
Colour film – NIL.
Check all Red Plugs.
Pegs only in Q & R.
Citation
“Bomb aimers briefing 18 March 1944 - Frankfurt,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed November 5, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/7807.
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