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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.
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2016-03-14
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Chatterton, J
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Transcription
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DATE 22-2-44 MINOL FILLED – [Deleted] [Underlined] S.K.F. [/deleted] F.L.S. [/underlined]
LOAD I LOAD ii
[Underlined] MAIN [deleted] +Z [/deleted] J& Y C.X.Q.T.D.M.O. Z& K.
[Table of Bomb loads]
[Table of Bombing Instructions]
[Inserted over document] SCRUBBED
[Page break]
(A) Base – A (Debden) – B (B. Hd) – C (5020N, 0135E) – D (4836N, 0836E) – E (5005N-0920E) – Target – C – B – F (Reading) – BASE.
(B) Base – F (Reading) – B (B. Hd) – C – D – E – Target, - G (5010N, 0740E) – H (4930N 0510E) – C – B – F – Base
[Underlined] Special Note [/underlined]
In target area J.Y. are to drop window @ rate 1 bundle every 10 secs, to attack z-2
Wind.
[Underlined] Method [/underlined] Newhaven 1st attack Paramata 2nd & Wang (both)
Green T1 A/P Red T1 Green T1/Red T1 Green/Red stars 285°M
[Underlined] Route Markers [/underlined]
Out red steady P4902N 0652E
Home red T1 off-track Q 5030N 0605E 1st attack
Red steady R 4945N 0602E 2nd attack
[Underlined] Spoof [/underlined] attack [deleted] Barbel [/deleted] Stuttgart
Fighter flares
1st 2nd
[Underlined] Zero [/underlined] 2245 0045
1st Attack K D Z C P G
2nd Attack F X Q R S H M T U Y L J
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Title
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Bomb aimers briefing 22 February 1944
Description
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Shows four bomb loads for operation. Details preselection, delay and false height settings and other information. Mentions MINOL filled and H2S. Page is struck through and annotated 'Scrubbed' in large red letters. On the reverse two routes, marking methods and bombing instructions. Includes mention of route markers and spoof attack on Stuttgart and use of spoof fighter flares. Lists aircraft in two attacks.
Date
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1944-02-22
Format
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Two sides front handwritten 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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SChattertonJ159568v10746, SChattertonJ159568v10747
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
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Germany
Germany--Stuttgart
Temporal Coverage
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1944-02-22
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.
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Contributor
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Anne-Marie Watson
aircrew
bomb aimer
bombing
briefing
H2S
target indicator
Window