Bomb aimers briefing 24 February 1944 - Schweinfurt

Bomb aimers briefing 24 February 1944 - Schweinfurt

Shows two bomb loads for operation for three and six aircraft respectively. Details preselection, delay and false height settings and other information. Includes weights and two routes. On the reverse some calculations.

IBCC Digital Archive

1944-02-24

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Two sides front handwritten form document partially filled in on the reverse handwritten

SChattertonJ159568v10737, SChattertonJ159568v10738

Specialist 1545

Main. 1615

[Underlined] SHWEINFURT [/underlined]

Date 24-2-44

[Underlined] LOAD I [/underlined] PURHLF

2000 galls. 2000 gals.

H2S XMD

[Table of bomb loads]

XMD

[Table of Preselection]

XMD

PURHLF

[Table of Heights, Time Intervals and F.H.S.]

Effort. 732

Method:

2000

PU [deleted] X [/deleted] R [deleted] D [/deleted] HL [deleted] M [/deleted] F

Force “A” Base – Reading – Beachy Hd 5010N 0130. 4836 0836 – Target – 5015 1025 – 5030 0720 5000 0120 Beachy Head – Reading – Base.

Force “B” Base – Reading – Beachy Hd. – 5010 . 0130 4836 0836 Target
5015 1025 – 5020 1000 – 4836 0836 – 5010 0130 – Beachy Hd. – Reading – Base.

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[Calculations]