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Chatterton, John. 44 Squadron operations order book
Description
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Collection consists of 521 items which are mostly Operations orders, aircraft load and weight tables and bomb aimers briefings for 44 Squadron operations between January 1944 and April 1945. <br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by M J Chatterton and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. <br /><br />This collection also contains items concerning Dewhurst Graaf and his crew, and Donald Neil McKechnie and his crew. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/109020/">Dewhurst Graaf</a> and <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/115642/">Donald Neil McKechnie</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2016-03-14
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
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Chatterton, J
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[Underlined] BERLIN [/underlined]
DATE 27-1-44.
[Table of bomb loads]
Petrol 2050 = 14,760lbs.
TV. 1000 1/sec T.V. 1600 1/sec.
[Table of Weights and A.U.W.]
[Table of Preselection]
[Table of aircraft heights]
Petrol. 2050
Windows. 372 Bundles C D C. Nickels. 2 PKTS.
ZERO. 2030 Take Off. 1700?
2 3/4 hrs. Target. WEIGHT A - 57,500 WEIGHT B 54,500 Effort. 560.
Decoys. Emergency Lle 40°
Method:-
30mins before ToT. Bombing W/V will be broadcast on Group Frequency.
Spoof Route Markers between Hanover & Bremen. Yellow TI & Spoof fighter flares
Spoof fighter flares also to NE of main target & a spoof routemarker TI. Green at 5050N 0610E.
[Page break]
[Underlined] Spoof attack [/underlined] 9 Mosquitoes.
Mixed Paramatta & Wanganui.
Route Markers Flares red steady dropped at following positions [underlined] outwardbound[/underlined]
P/. 5200N 0950E.
Q. 5235N 1150E
Attack opens with red TI in target area. AP. then marked with TI Green throughout the attack. In addition release point will be marked with bundles of flares [underlined] green with red stars. [/underlined]
[Underlined] NB [/underlined] These flares are reverse to normal colours.
[Underlined] Main Force [/underlined] to aim bombs at centre of all Green TI visible. If cloud obscures, aim at centre of all flares green with red stars heading 100°M True height & A/S & zero wind.
[Underlined] Routemarker [/underlined] flares red steady dropped at [inserted] (Posn. R) [/inserted] 5031N 07 35E Homewardbound.
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Bomb aimers briefing 27 January 1944 - Berlin
Description
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Indicates two bomb loads for operation. Gives weights, preselection and false height settings, Window as well as tactics. On the reverse states spoof attack by Mosquito and mixed Paramatta and Wananui marking, route marking and target marking. Goes on with bombing instructions.
Date
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1944-01-27
Format
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Two side document form filled in on front, handwritten on reverse
Language
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eng
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Identifier
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SChattertonJ159568v10282, SChattertonJ159568v10283
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
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Germany
Germany--Berlin
Temporal Coverage
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1944-01-27
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IBCC Digital Archive
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
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Anne-Marie Watson
aircrew
bomb aimer
bombing
briefing
Mosquito
target indicator
Window