Bomb aimers briefing 28 October 1944 - Bergen
Title
Bomb aimers briefing 28 October 1944 - Bergen
Description
Shows two bomb loads, one for ten and the other for nine aircraft respectively. Details weights, preselection and false height and other information. On the reverse; jettison restrictions, target marking tactics and timings as well as bombing instructions .
Date
1944-10-28
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
Two sides front form document partially filled in on the reverse handwritten.
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Contributor
Identifier
SChattertonJ159568v10352, SChattertonJ159568v10353
Transcription
[Boxed] BERGEN [/boxed]
Delay – H – H+3
Inst – H+3 – H+6
DATE 28-10-44
KRFYSHUCXT Rest 53 53A BEDQAO YLM
[Table of bomb loads]
PETROL. 1700 1700
DISTRIBUTOR .15 .15 [Calculations]
T.V. 1385 1660
BOMB WEIGHT 11715 11,649
ALL UP. WEIGHT. 65,155 65,089 62,382
[Table of Preselect]
[Table of aircraft heights]
TIME OFF 20.10. E.T.R. 0300 ZERO. 2359 H – H+2.
EFFORT. 220+
TIME TO TARGET. 3.45. TARGET A.U.W. 60,000lbs “D” 57,000lbs TARGET HEIGHT. 000
TARGET GROUND SPEED. 220.
[Indecipherable] .6 A/C height.
BOMBING HEIGHTS. 8-11000’ BOMBING HEADING. 360°
W S & D – H-5.
[Underlined] PRESET W S & D. [/underlined] Vector Bombing.
Bomb 2 Reds. Greens must not be bombed
Yellow – cancel.
[Page break]
[Underlined] Jettison Restrictions [/underlined]
57° 30’ N 60° 30’ N Do not jettison between these latitudes.
[Underlined] Flares [/underlined] H-9. H-7.
H-11 Selected blind marker crews will drop Green TI approx. 2 1/4 mls. 298°T from the APT. These are solely for the benefit of the Flare & marker forces & on no account are they to be bombed.
H-9 As soon after Mosq. mark the Marking Point visually with Red TI’s.
Controller assesses error & broadcasts to main force at H-5 a false bombing vector wind.
Aim centre bomb at Marking Point
TI Yellow cancel wide markers.
44, 207 & 106 Supporters – after supporting run turn Port
H-12 – H-10.
‘Z” in use safety ht. 8000’
Delay – H – H+3
Inst – H+3 – H+6
DATE 28-10-44
KRFYSHUCXT Rest 53 53A BEDQAO YLM
[Table of bomb loads]
PETROL. 1700 1700
DISTRIBUTOR .15 .15 [Calculations]
T.V. 1385 1660
BOMB WEIGHT 11715 11,649
ALL UP. WEIGHT. 65,155 65,089 62,382
[Table of Preselect]
[Table of aircraft heights]
TIME OFF 20.10. E.T.R. 0300 ZERO. 2359 H – H+2.
EFFORT. 220+
TIME TO TARGET. 3.45. TARGET A.U.W. 60,000lbs “D” 57,000lbs TARGET HEIGHT. 000
TARGET GROUND SPEED. 220.
[Indecipherable] .6 A/C height.
BOMBING HEIGHTS. 8-11000’ BOMBING HEADING. 360°
W S & D – H-5.
[Underlined] PRESET W S & D. [/underlined] Vector Bombing.
Bomb 2 Reds. Greens must not be bombed
Yellow – cancel.
[Page break]
[Underlined] Jettison Restrictions [/underlined]
57° 30’ N 60° 30’ N Do not jettison between these latitudes.
[Underlined] Flares [/underlined] H-9. H-7.
H-11 Selected blind marker crews will drop Green TI approx. 2 1/4 mls. 298°T from the APT. These are solely for the benefit of the Flare & marker forces & on no account are they to be bombed.
H-9 As soon after Mosq. mark the Marking Point visually with Red TI’s.
Controller assesses error & broadcasts to main force at H-5 a false bombing vector wind.
Aim centre bomb at Marking Point
TI Yellow cancel wide markers.
44, 207 & 106 Supporters – after supporting run turn Port
H-12 – H-10.
‘Z” in use safety ht. 8000’
Citation
“Bomb aimers briefing 28 October 1944 - Bergen,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 27, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/7463.
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