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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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Chatterton, J
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[Diagonal lines across page] SCRUBBED 2230
DATE 18-6-44
XZOQ
[Table of Bomb Loads and AUW]
Table of Preselection] Delay 3 secs
ZERO. 0110
WINDOWS. 17 PKGS. G Coast to Coast
NICKELS. NIL
EFFORT. 200L.
TIME TO TARGET. 1.37 TARGET HEIGHT. 60 FT.
EFFORT. References – 3 light flak on □
ROUTE – Base – A 5307N x 0445E – B 5238N x 0610E – Δ 5227 x 0559 1/2 E. C 5223 x 0555E – D 5248N x 0440E – Homing.
Track over Δ 210° G/S 229.
METHOD.
Illuminating force – H – 4 – H – 2 – H. Attack at H + 3
Attack at H + 3
Initial marking 2 RSF. [inserted] H – 5 above. [deleted] Prco [/deleted] Yellow TI’s [/inserted] Backed up further RSF & Green TI.
If more backing up necessary -controller or deputy & by backs up on SABS may be. RSF or Red Ti’s. finally. Yellow TI’s cancel any wide markers If further illumination red. [symbol] Red/Green
Corrected winds broadcast H -3.
RAS – 175. 3 second delay. Track 210° T. First bomb of stick at markers.
[Page break]
May be some cloud over target.
[Underlined] Orbit target. [/underlined] Left handed.
[Underlined] Bombing Height. [/underlined] 7000’ – 11 000’ Cross coast 9 – 11000.
Unless ordered down by controller minimum height 2,000FT
[Underlined] Waves [/underlined] 4 – 3 minute waves.
No a/c to bomb [underlined] before H+3 [/underlined] unless instructed by controller.
Target is a cross roads.
13 sticks on last raid were very wide, at least 600 x & up to 1000x.
Tank training unit.
Crater spacing 20 yds.
Colour Film – A – E.
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Title
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Bomb aimers briefing 18 June 1944
Description
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Shows two bomb loads for operation. Details distributor and preselection settings as well as other information. Includes Window, timings, route and marking method. Page is struck through and annotated 'Scrubbed 2230'. On the reverse more bombing instructions.
Date
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1944-06-18
Format
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Two sides front form document partially filled in on the reverse handwritten
Language
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eng
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Identifier
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SChattertonJ159568v10615, SChattertonJ159568v10616
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Temporal Coverage
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1944-06-18
Publisher
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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
briefing
Master Bomber
Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944)
target indicator
Window