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Weight table for all squadron aircraft 1 June 1944
Single column table with a single bomb load. Shows Tare, petrol, bomb and all up weights.
Operations order 1 June 1944 first version
Lists crews and aircraft for operations and standby as well as duty personnel and timings. Indicated training programme for 2 June will be same as for 1 June. Annotated 'Maisy, Scrubbed'.
Operations order 1 June 1944 second version
List crews for operation and standby as well as duty personnel . Drawn over with green pencil.
Bomb aimers briefing 31 May 1944
Indicates single bomb load for squadron with pre-selection settings. Includes timings, route, method and on the reverse handwritten target marking notes. Notes that Pathfinder Mosquito will drop preliminary and other markers. Annotated…
Operations order 31 May 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operations with duty personnel. Fourth crew member in each crew is underlined and ticked. Heights are assigned in pencil to each crew.
Bomb aimers briefing 30 May 1944
Indicates two bomb loads for squadron with pre-selection settings. Annotated 'Morsalines, Scrubbed'. On the reverse some notes.
Weight table for all squadron aircraft 30 May 1944
Single column indicating single bomb load for squadron with weights. Annotated '500lb GP - 4[5 crossed out]60lb with carrier'.
Operations order 30 May 1944
Lists crews and aircraft with duty personnel and timings for operations. The fourth member of each crew is underlined in red.
Operations order 27 May 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operations as well as duty personnel. Scrawled over with blue pencil.
Bomb aimers briefing 27 May 1944
Indicates two bomb loads for the squadron. Contains pre-selection settings, route, method and other details including that red spot flares will be dropped by Mosquito. Annotated 'Cherbourg'. On the reverse some notes.
Bomb aimers briefing 26 May 1944
Two bomb loads for six aircraft. Pre-selection settings. Window briefing, route, method. Notes that 3 Mosquito serrate over southern Denmark. Annotated 'Kiel Bay and Frisians'. On the reverse a note.
Weight table for all squadron aircraft 26 May 1944
Two columns indicating two bomb loads. One load was 6 x 1850 VEG (Parachute Mines) the other was 6 x 1500lb VEG'. Includes weights.
Operations order 26 May 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operations. Fourth member of each crew of the six crews underlined. Includes duty personnel and timings. On the reverse some operation notes.
Operations order 25 May 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operations on night 25/26 May 1944. Contains timings and duty personnel. Several pencilled notes including heights for each aircraft. Annotated 'Stuttgart, Cancelled" in large red writing.
Bomb aimers briefing 25 May 1944
Single bomb load for squadron. Includes preselection settings, Window bundle numbers, timings, route and target marking notes on the reverse.
Operations order 22 May 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operations 22/23 May 1944. Includes timings and duty personnel. Annotated 'Brunswick'.
Squadron aircraft heights
Heights for 15 aircraft by aircraft letter.
Target marking and bombing instructions
Notes written in red on marking and bombing instructions, method and blind marking.
Bomb aimers briefing 22 May 1945
Shows single bomb load for squadron. Includes preselection settings, route, Window and notes on reverse.
Bomb aimers briefing 21 May 1944
Indicates four bomb loads, one of parachute mines for gardening and three for conventional bombs for bombing. Includes preselection settings, false height settings, window, route. Annotated 'Kiel bay, Duisberg'. Notes on the reverse.
Weight table for all squadron aircraft 21 May 1944
Four columns showing Tare, petrol, bomb and all up weights. Five aircaft for gardening and eleven for bombing.
Operations order 21 May 1944
List aircraft and crews for operations 21/22 May 1944. Includes duty personnel. Annotated 'Bombing, colours' and some pencilled notes. On the reverse handwritten notes on bombing method, route,timings, Window.
Weight table for all squadron aircraft Amiens
Single column for one bomb load. Shows tare, petrol, bomb and all up weight. Annotated 'Amiens'.
Operations order 19 May 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operations 19/20 May 1944. Includes duty personnel and timings. Annotated with heights for each aircraft.
Bomb aimers briefing 19 May 1944
Shows one bomb load for squadron. Contains preselection settings, false height settings, Window, route and bombing notes on reverse.