Bomb aimers briefing 21 January 1944 - Magdeburg Berlin

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Title

Bomb aimers briefing 21 January 1944 - Magdeburg Berlin

Description

At the top annotated in red 'Magdeburg, Nurenburg [crossed out] Berlin'. Indicates three bomb loads. Included preselection and false height settings, weights and other information. On the reverse top half zero hour '2253'. Details marking method, route marking, window and notes on withdrawal. Bottom half headed 'Main'. Zero hour 2300 effort 577 aircraft pathfinders 73, other groups 460 including 195 HX. Goes on with method Newhaven and Paramatta with marking details, route markers out and back, spoof attack, window and nickels.

Date

1944-01-21

Temporal Coverage

Language

Format

Two sided form document filled in on front and handwritten on reverse

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Contributor

Identifier

SChattertonJ159568v10288, SChattertonJ159568v10289

Transcription

[Bomb aimers briefing sheet 21 January 1944 - Magdeburg Berlin]
At the top annotated in red 'Magdeburg, Nurenburg [crossed out] Berlin'. Indicates three bomb loads. Included preselection and false height settings, weights and other information. On the reverse top half zero hour '2253'. Details marking method, route marking, window and notes on withdrawal. Bottom half headed 'Main'. Zero hour 2300 effort 577 aircraft pathfinders 73, other groups 460 including 195 HX. Goes on with method Newhaven and Paramatta with marking details, route markers out and back, spoof attack, window and nickels.

Citation

“Bomb aimers briefing 21 January 1944 - Magdeburg Berlin,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed March 29, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/7347.

Item Relations

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