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Bomb aimers briefing 6 Septemebr 1944 - Kamen
Annotated 'Kamen' daylight'. Shows single bomb load for operation. Details weight, distributor, preselection and false height settings. Includes Window, bombing heights and timings. Page is struck through and annotated 'cancelled'. On the reverse…
Bomb aimers briefing 7 August 1944
Shows a single bomb load and includes distributor and preselection settings and other details. On the reverse a calculation.
Bomb aimers briefing 9 September 1944 - Monchen-Gladbach
Shows a single bomb load for operation. Details weights, distributor and preselecetion settings, window and other details. On the reverse; marking plan, order of bombing, heights and bombing instructions. Includes all master switch instructions.
Bomb aimers briefing 10 September 1944 - Le Havre
Shows a single bomb load for operation. Details weights, distributor, preselection and false height settings. Shows timings and other detail. On the reverse; marking, safety measures, call signs and timings. Formation order for Waddington,…
Bomb aimers briefing 11 September 1944 - Darmstadt
Shows a single bomb load for operation. Includes preselection and other weapon settings, times, weights and other details. On the reverse timings and marking including by Mosquito and bombing instructions. List of aircraft in table with wave, heights…
Bomb aimers briefing 12 September 1944 - Stuttgart
Shows a single bomb load for operation. Details some weapon settings, weights and timing.
Weight table for aircraft
Table with headings for a/c, tare weight, petrol, bomb weight, all up weight and bomb load. Not filled in.
Bomb aimers briefing 25 September 1944 - Brunswick
Shows two bomb loads for operation. Details weights, distributor, preselection and false height settings, window, timings and other details. Page is struck through and annotated cancelled. On the reverse; marking including by Mosquito, bombing…
Page from squadron routine orders
Orders for unclaimed baggage or kit, Lists airmen under discipline for fire piquet and airfield. Lists room orderlies for station fatigues. Provides information that transport on posting will not be provided.
Operations order 16 September 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operations on 17 September 1944. Fourth member of each crew is underlined and ticked. One crew is flying with second pilot. Includes duty personnel.
Bomb aimers briefing 16 September 1944 - Boulogne
Shows a single bomb load for operation. Details distributor, preselection and false height settings as well as Window, timings and bombing height. On the reverse bombing tactics and marking as well as instructions and notification of friendly troops…
Operations order 18 September 1944
Lists fifteen crews including two standby in section 1 and four crews in section two. The fourth member of each crew ins underlined and ticked. Heights are annotated by each aircraft in section one and two standby crews have aircraft 'T' and 'X'…
Bomb aimers briefing 18 September 1944 - Bremerhaven
Shows two bomb loads, one for four aircraft the other for ten aircraft. In addition a further one load for mining (gardening) for four aircraft. Details weapon settings including distributor and preselection settings. Also details Window, timings…
Personnel occurrence report (airmen)
Lists movements in, movements out and discharges for airmen.
Operations order 19 September 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operations on night 19/20 September 1944. Fourth member of each crew is underlined. Includes duty personnel.
Bomb aimers briefing 19 September 1944 - Munchen Gladbach
Shows one bomb load for operation. Details distributor and preselection settings, Window, and timings. At the bottom, target indicator colours for three forces. On the reverse more marking information and a list of aircraft with heights and headings.…
Operations order 23 September 1944 with bomb loads
Lists crew and aircraft for operations on night 23/24 September 1944. Fourth member of each crew is underlined. Includes duty personnel. On the reverse a list of aircraft and bomb loads.
Bomb aimers briefing 23 September 1944 - Handorf
Shows one bomb load for operation. Annotated 'Handorf' in green. Details of bombs carried for twelve aircraft. Includes weights, preselection and false height settings as well as Window, timings and other details. Gives bombing heights and notes that…
Operations order 25 September 1944
Lists aircraft and crews for operations on night 25/26 September 1944. Includes three reserve crews and duty personnel. Is struck through and annotated 'Cancelled'. On the reverse two weight calculations.
Bomb aimers briefing 25 September 1944
Shows two bomb loads with distributor and false height settings. Details timings, Window and weights. Struck through and annotated 'Cancelled'. On the reverse timings and marking plan and bombing instructions.
Bomb aimers briefing 26 September 1944 - Karlsruhe
Shows two bomb loads with distributor, preselecetion and false height settings. Includes timings, Window, and other details. On the reverse timings marking and bombing instructions. At bottom a list of aircraft with heights, wave number and headings.
Personnel occurrence report (Airmen)
Lists personnel entitled to medals and decorations and good conduct badges. Lists changes of address for next of kin.
Operations order 27 September 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operations on night 27/28 September 1944. Fourth member of each crew is underlined. Includes reserve crew and duty personnel.
Bomb aimers notes
Headed 'Western' details marking and aiming points, target illumination, broadcasts wind and main force bombing instruction. Headed 'Eastern'. Details marking point, action by selected crews, target illumination, Mosquito marking, action if…
Bomb aimers briefing 27 September 1944 - Kaiserslautern.
Shows three bomb loads for five, seven and five aircraft respectively. Details distributor and preselection settings, Window, bombing heights, weights and other details. On the reverse a table showing aircraft number, height, heading and delay