Bomb aimers briefing 2 November 1944 - Dusseldorf
Title
Bomb aimers briefing 2 November 1944 - Dusseldorf
Description
Indicates two bomb loads for operation. Includes preselection settings, times, window and briefing times as well as other notes. On the reverse aiming point marking and bombing instructions. At the bottom weight calculations.
Date
1944-11-02
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
Two sides form document partially filled in at front and handwritten on the reverse
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Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
SChattertonJ159568v10339, SChattertonJ159568v10340
Transcription
[Underlined] DUSSELDORF [/underlined]
DATE 2-11-44
BMLHD.
[Table of bomb loads]
PETROL. 1450 1450 1450
DISTRIBUTOR .5 .5
T.V. 1000 1385
BOMB WEIGHT 10,936. 13, [deleted] 598 [/deleted] 412 13,735
[Table of All Up Weights]
Incend. H.E.
[Table of Preselect]
H.E. Load.
[Table of aircraft heights]
TIME OFF 1545 E.T.R. 2100. ZERO. 1900. H – H+24 (6 waves)
WINDOWS. 12 light- 6 heavy- EFFORT. 850
TARGET HEIGHT. 130’
BOMBING HEIGHTS. 15-21,000’
Find own bombing wind & use if necessary.
NAV 1300
CAPT 1330
MAIN 1400
[Page break]
Red TI [inserted] Oboe on A.PT. H-6 & throughout the attack [/inserted] & Red [boxed] W [/boxed] (Red Flares)
Backed up Green TI & Green [boxed] W [/boxed] (P.F.F.)
1/. Red TI.
2/. Centre of Green T.I.
3/. Release point flares Red
4/. Centre release point flares Green.
If [boxed] W [/boxed] Leading 111°T (118°M) Zero wind. TV infinity
Flares burst at 16,000’.
Release point will be correct only for T.V. 1500’/sec.
A/C with bomb loads of lower T.V. should allow appropriate overshoot.
HE load use indicated W S & D
[Deleted] Other [/deleted] INCEND load use W S & D as for practice bombing.
[Calaculations]
[Underlined] INCEND [/underlined]
BMLHD
DATE 2-11-44
BMLHD.
[Table of bomb loads]
PETROL. 1450 1450 1450
DISTRIBUTOR .5 .5
T.V. 1000 1385
BOMB WEIGHT 10,936. 13, [deleted] 598 [/deleted] 412 13,735
[Table of All Up Weights]
Incend. H.E.
[Table of Preselect]
H.E. Load.
[Table of aircraft heights]
TIME OFF 1545 E.T.R. 2100. ZERO. 1900. H – H+24 (6 waves)
WINDOWS. 12 light- 6 heavy- EFFORT. 850
TARGET HEIGHT. 130’
BOMBING HEIGHTS. 15-21,000’
Find own bombing wind & use if necessary.
NAV 1300
CAPT 1330
MAIN 1400
[Page break]
Red TI [inserted] Oboe on A.PT. H-6 & throughout the attack [/inserted] & Red [boxed] W [/boxed] (Red Flares)
Backed up Green TI & Green [boxed] W [/boxed] (P.F.F.)
1/. Red TI.
2/. Centre of Green T.I.
3/. Release point flares Red
4/. Centre release point flares Green.
If [boxed] W [/boxed] Leading 111°T (118°M) Zero wind. TV infinity
Flares burst at 16,000’.
Release point will be correct only for T.V. 1500’/sec.
A/C with bomb loads of lower T.V. should allow appropriate overshoot.
HE load use indicated W S & D
[Deleted] Other [/deleted] INCEND load use W S & D as for practice bombing.
[Calaculations]
[Underlined] INCEND [/underlined]
BMLHD
Citation
“Bomb aimers briefing 2 November 1944 - Dusseldorf,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed November 8, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/7396.
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