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Bomb aimers briefing 29 August 1944 Königsberg
Shows two bomb loads for operation with distributor, preselection and false height settings. Includes window, weights, bombing heights and timings. On the reverse target marking tactics and blind bombing instruction. Details list of aircraft with…
Bomb aimers briefing 26 August 1944 - Königsberg
Shows two bomb loads for operation with distributor, preselection and false height settings. Also details weights, Window and timings. Indicates aircraft in three waves of four, five and four aircraft respectively. On the reverse; marking and list…
Bomb aimers briefing 31 August 1944 - Auchy-lès-Hesdin
Shows single bomb load for operation. Details distributor and false height settings as well as timings and effort level. On the reverse marking and bombing instruction. Leader and deputy markings, list of aircraft with heights and briefing times.
Bomb aimers briefing 1 August 1944 - Brest
Shows one bomb load for operation. Details distributor, preselection and false height settings. Includes Window, and weights. Shows 5 aircraft in wave 1, six in wave 2 and five in wave 3. On the reverse Mosquito marking points, notes United States…
Bomb aimers briefing 3 September 1944 - Deelen Airfield
Shows one bomb load for operation and notes all half hour delay. Details distributor, preselection and false height settings. Includes timings, Window and route details. On the reverse pathfinder aircraft task, notes other airfields nearby, Mosquito…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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.
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
Bomb aimers briefing 5 October 1944 - Skattergat
Indicates two bomb loads with parachute mines for total of five aircraft. No other details filled in.
Bomb aimers briefing 5 October 1944 - Wilhelmshaven
Shows one bomb load for operation. Details preselection and false height settings, weight, bombing height and other details.
Bomb aimers notes
Notes include marking, briefing times, H2s set up, weights, bombing heights and target marking plan. Continues with bad weather plan, use of H2S, fighter escort details and aiming instructions.
Bomb aimers briefing 6 October 1944 - Bremen
Shows two bomb loads for operations. Details distributor and preselection settings as well as bombing height, Window and some timings. On the reverse marking and bombing instructions.