Standby for operation broadcast signal 20 January 1944
Title
Standby for operation broadcast signal 20 January 1944
Description
Signal from 5 Group to all 5 Group Stations stating standby for operations on 20 January. Details A and B bomb loads with preselection settings. On the reverse 'Bombing Leader from Int'.
Creator
Date
1945-01-20
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
Two sided document typewritten front and handwritten on reverse
Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
SChattertonJ159568v10280, SChattertonJ159568v10281
Transcription
[inserted] [underlined] INT [/underlined] 13. mw [/inserted]
[various rubber stamps]
DLG K WITHR FOR NR OPS 3
PGE
[underlined] STAND BY FOR OPS B/CAST. [/underlined]
ALL T WR
FROM 5 GROUP 201130A
[underlined] STAND BY FOR OPS B/CAST. [/underlined]
ALL T W R
V GPE NR OPS 4 OP
FROM 5 GROUP 201130A
TO ALL 5 GROUP STATIONS
SECRET QQX BT
[underlined] NR OPS 4 20 TH JAN. [/underlined]
[underlined] A LOAD [/underlined]
1 X 4000 LBS H C ON STATION – 13
7 SBC (150 X 4 LB) ON STATION – 3 4 5 6 8 9 10.
5 SBC (12 X30 LBS) ON STATION – 1 2 7
TWIN CARRIERS ON NOS 1 AND 2 STATIONS.
[underlined] PRESELECTION. [/underlined]
16 1 13 2 7 13 13 13 13 3 4 5 6 8 9 10
PEG TO BE INSERTED IN NO 10 HOLE.
[underlined] B LOAD. [/underlined]
2 X 1000 LBS G P ON STATIONS – 11 12
1 X 500 LBS G P ON STATIONS – 14
5 SBC (150 X 4 LBS) ON STATIONS – 3 4 5 6 15
4 SBC (12 X 30 LBS) ON STATIONS – 7 8 9 10
[underlined] PRESELECTION [/underlined]
16 11 12 14 7 8 9 10 16 16 34 56 15 16
PEG TO BE INSERTED IN NO 11 HOLE
BOMBING LDRS TO REFER TO APPENDIX ‘B’ OF STANDARD BOMB LOAD INSTRUCTIONS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
BT 201130A
[deleted] CC IN B LOAD PRESELECTION [/deleted]
[deleted] AFTER 16 16 READ 34 56 15 16 /deleted]
LDS AS FOR K WITH ‘R’
COMES PASSED TO OPS
DATE 20/1/44 INITIALS MW.
[page break]
[deleted] IDT [/deleted]
Bombing Loads !
From [underlined] Int. [/underlined]
[various rubber stamps]
DLG K WITHR FOR NR OPS 3
PGE
[underlined] STAND BY FOR OPS B/CAST. [/underlined]
ALL T WR
FROM 5 GROUP 201130A
[underlined] STAND BY FOR OPS B/CAST. [/underlined]
ALL T W R
V GPE NR OPS 4 OP
FROM 5 GROUP 201130A
TO ALL 5 GROUP STATIONS
SECRET QQX BT
[underlined] NR OPS 4 20 TH JAN. [/underlined]
[underlined] A LOAD [/underlined]
1 X 4000 LBS H C ON STATION – 13
7 SBC (150 X 4 LB) ON STATION – 3 4 5 6 8 9 10.
5 SBC (12 X30 LBS) ON STATION – 1 2 7
TWIN CARRIERS ON NOS 1 AND 2 STATIONS.
[underlined] PRESELECTION. [/underlined]
16 1 13 2 7 13 13 13 13 3 4 5 6 8 9 10
PEG TO BE INSERTED IN NO 10 HOLE.
[underlined] B LOAD. [/underlined]
2 X 1000 LBS G P ON STATIONS – 11 12
1 X 500 LBS G P ON STATIONS – 14
5 SBC (150 X 4 LBS) ON STATIONS – 3 4 5 6 15
4 SBC (12 X 30 LBS) ON STATIONS – 7 8 9 10
[underlined] PRESELECTION [/underlined]
16 11 12 14 7 8 9 10 16 16 34 56 15 16
PEG TO BE INSERTED IN NO 11 HOLE
BOMBING LDRS TO REFER TO APPENDIX ‘B’ OF STANDARD BOMB LOAD INSTRUCTIONS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
BT 201130A
[deleted] CC IN B LOAD PRESELECTION [/deleted]
[deleted] AFTER 16 16 READ 34 56 15 16 /deleted]
LDS AS FOR K WITH ‘R’
COMES PASSED TO OPS
DATE 20/1/44 INITIALS MW.
[page break]
[deleted] IDT [/deleted]
Bombing Loads !
From [underlined] Int. [/underlined]
Citation
Great Britain. Royal Air Force, “Standby for operation broadcast signal 20 January 1944,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed November 5, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/7342.
Item Relations
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