Bomb aimers briefing 19 September 1944 - Munchen Gladbach
Title
Bomb aimers briefing 19 September 1944 - Munchen Gladbach
Description
Shows one bomb load for operation. Details distributor and preselection settings, Window, and timings. At the bottom, target indicator colours for three forces. On the reverse more marking information and a list of aircraft with heights and headings. Call signs in a box on right hand side.
Date
1944-09-19
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
Two sides front form document partially filled in on the reverse handwritten
Publisher
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Contributor
Identifier
SChattertonJ159568v10423, SChattertonJ159568v10424
Transcription
[Underlined] MUNCHEN GLADBACH [/underlined]
DATE 19-9-44
[Table of bomb loads]
PETROL 1800
DISTRIBUTOR [deleted] 15yds. .15 .5 [/deleted] – 50yds.
T.V. 1000
BOMB WEIGHT 8.300
ALL UP. WEIGHT. [deleted] 61,020 [/deleted] 62.660. 62.460
[Table of Preselect] DELAY PLUS 2 1/2 secs.
[Table of aircraft heights] NIL
5hrs 10 mins. TIME OFF E.T.R. ZERO. [deleted] ZERO [/deleted] 2115 H – H + 6.
WINDOWS. 20 PKS. OLD. 9 x MB + 2 OLD. NICKELS. -
TIME TO TARGET. 3.20. TARGET A.U.W. TARGET HEIGHT. [deleted] ZERO. [/deleted] 250 FT.
BOMBING HEIGHTS. [deleted] 16-16,500’. [/deleted] 13-14,000’ BOMBING HEADING. [deleted] 127-158°T [/deleted] 359° - 090°.
[Table of aircraft waves]
COLOUR FILM:
PRESET W S & D.
[Deleted] False [/deleted]
[Underlined] Orbit. LH. [/underlined]
Red Force – Red T.I.
Yellow Force – Yellow T.I.
Green Force – Green T.I.
[Page break]
[Underlined] Green Force. [/underlined] 1600yds 246°T from APT “A”
Sector - 359° - 090° 800yds.
Supporters going in at H-11 & H-6. Waddington.
Crews use own bombing winds from Nav.
[Table of aircraft waves, heights and headings]
Callsigns
[Boxed] Main Force REDNOSE
Stop Bmbg. SOAPSUD.
Abandon COCOCOLA [boxed]
DATE 19-9-44
[Table of bomb loads]
PETROL 1800
DISTRIBUTOR [deleted] 15yds. .15 .5 [/deleted] – 50yds.
T.V. 1000
BOMB WEIGHT 8.300
ALL UP. WEIGHT. [deleted] 61,020 [/deleted] 62.660. 62.460
[Table of Preselect] DELAY PLUS 2 1/2 secs.
[Table of aircraft heights] NIL
5hrs 10 mins. TIME OFF E.T.R. ZERO. [deleted] ZERO [/deleted] 2115 H – H + 6.
WINDOWS. 20 PKS. OLD. 9 x MB + 2 OLD. NICKELS. -
TIME TO TARGET. 3.20. TARGET A.U.W. TARGET HEIGHT. [deleted] ZERO. [/deleted] 250 FT.
BOMBING HEIGHTS. [deleted] 16-16,500’. [/deleted] 13-14,000’ BOMBING HEADING. [deleted] 127-158°T [/deleted] 359° - 090°.
[Table of aircraft waves]
COLOUR FILM:
PRESET W S & D.
[Deleted] False [/deleted]
[Underlined] Orbit. LH. [/underlined]
Red Force – Red T.I.
Yellow Force – Yellow T.I.
Green Force – Green T.I.
[Page break]
[Underlined] Green Force. [/underlined] 1600yds 246°T from APT “A”
Sector - 359° - 090° 800yds.
Supporters going in at H-11 & H-6. Waddington.
Crews use own bombing winds from Nav.
[Table of aircraft waves, heights and headings]
Callsigns
[Boxed] Main Force REDNOSE
Stop Bmbg. SOAPSUD.
Abandon COCOCOLA [boxed]
Citation
“Bomb aimers briefing 19 September 1944 - Munchen Gladbach,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed September 10, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/7529.
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