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Bomb aimers briefing 18 July 1944 - Caen
Shows two bomb loads for seven and eleven aircraft respectively. Details distributor, preselection and false height settings. Annotated 'AMN65, ANM 59'. Includes take of and time ion target as well as H= times for six waves. On the reverse notes that…
Bombing safety precautions
Due to proximity of own troops 200 yards from target, strict bombing rules for master bomber, crews and captains. Bombs not to be dropped after 22:45 hours and concludes with strict navigation instructions.
Bomb aimers briefing 14 July 1944 - Villeneuve
Shows four bomb loads for four, seven, two and two aircraft respectively. Details distributor and preselection settings and other information. Includes timing, window, weights, H+ times for waves one to three and notes on illumination. On the reverse…
Interview with Alberto Buvoli
Alberto Buvoli recalls his wartime childhood in Udine, where he lived in the railway station area. He describes how furniture was moved to a safer place at the onset of the war and explains air raid precautions, such as leaving the windows open and…
Interview with Inge Nicolis
Inge Nicolis, the daughter of a Swedish engineer and an Italian woman, reminisces about her wartime experiences in Milan. She stresses the sense of having been thrown into a tragedy and the anguish of not being able to evacuate Milan on the grounds…
Interview with Nino Tenca Montini
Nino Tenca Montini reminisces about his wartime experiences in Udine and the Friuli region. He describes the family shelter as a concrete reinforced basement, sparsely furnished with wooden benches. He recalls the urge to escape the vigilance of…
Interview with an eye-witness of Milan bombings
The informant describes two bombings he eye-witnessed in the Sesto San Giovanni and Niguarda area. During the first, he was in a basement adapted as underground shelter: he recollects women reciting the rosary and a queasy sensation in the stomach…
Interview with Speranza Piras
Speranza Piras reminisces about the Alghero bombing on 17 May 1943 and her subsequent life as an evacuee. She describes daily life in wartime; German occupation; anti-aircraft fire; hardships; the black market; and different anecdotes about enlisted…
Interview with Piero Fiorot
Piero Fiorot reminisces about his pre-war life in Sacile: schooling, fascist paramilitary training and indoctrination, curfews, rationing, and doing business in a tightly controlled, closed economic system. Contrasts the relatively tranquil life…
Bomb aimers briefing 12/13 July 1944 - Culmont-Chalindrey
Shows three bomb loads for ten, three and two aircraft respectively. Details distributor and preselection settings as well as weights, Window, timings and wave times. On the reverse flares and target marking plan, bombing instructions and alternative…
Bomb aimers briefing 10/11 July 1944 - Culmont-Chalindrey cancelled
Shows three bomb loads for eight, two and three aircraft respectively. Details distributor. preselection and false height settings as well as times, weights, window, route and wave times. Page is annotated 'Cancelled' in large letters. On the reverse…
Weight table for squadron 11/12 July 1944
Table with aircraft, tare weight, petrol, bomb and all up weights and bomb load for two configurations.
Weight table for squadron aircraft 10/11 July 1944
Table with aircraft, tare weight, petrol, bomb and all up weights and bomb load for three configurations.
Bomb aimers briefing 10 July 1944 - St Philbert Ferme
Shows two bomb loads for operation. Details distributor, preselection and false height settings as well as other details including Window and timings. Page is struck through and annotated cancelled. On the reverse Oboe marking method and bombing…
Weight table for squadron aircraft 10 July 1944
Table with aircraft, tare weight, petrol, bomb and all up weights and bomb load for two configurations (MC and GP).
Bomb aimers briefing 7/8 July 1944 - Creil St Leu D'Esserant
Shows a single bomb load for operation. Details distributor, preselection and false height settings. Also includes timings, Window, heights and wave times. On the reverse notes on marking and spoof attack by Mosquito with location.
Weight table for squadron aircraft 7 July 1944
Table with tare weight, petrol, bomb and all up weights and bomb load for a single configuration for all aircraft
Bomb aimers briefing 6 July 1944 - Creil
Shows a number of bomb loads AMN59 and 65s. Details distributor, preselection and false height settings as well as weights, Window and wave/aircraft allocation. Page is annotated 'Cancelled' in large letters. On the reverse oboe marking and bombing…
Weight table for squadron aircraft 6 July 1944
Table with tare weight, petrol, bomb and all up weights and bomb load for two configurations, one for six aircraft and the other for the rest.
Bomb aimers briefing 4 July 1944
Shows a two bomb loads (MC and GP) and details distributor, preselection and false height settings as well as other information. Includes route, times, Window, heights and wave timings. On the reverse Oboe marking plan as well as list of aircraft…
Weight table for squadron aircraft
Table with tare weight, petrol, bomb and all up weights and bomb load for two configurations (MC and GP), one for ten aircraft and the other for four aircraft.
Bomb aimers briefing 2 July 1944
Shows two bomb loads for operation. Details distributor settings as well as timings, route and weights. Annotated 'Scrubbed' in green large letters.
Bomb aimers briefing 29 June 1944
Shows three bomb loads for ten, six and three aircraft respectively. Details distributor, preselection and false height settings as well as Window, weights, route, heights and other information. Includes some detail of marking and illumination. Page…
Weight table for squadron aircraft 29 June 1944
Table with tare weight, petrol, bomb and all up weights and bomb load for a single configuration for all aircraft
Bomb aimers briefing 27 June 1944
Annotated 'Marquis' at top in red. Shows two bomb loads for eight and seven aircraft respectively. Details distributor, preselection and false height settings as well as other information. Includes timings, weights, route, marking method and some…