Bomb aimers briefing 16 June 1944 - Beavoir
Title
Bomb aimers briefing 16 June 1944 - Beavoir
Description
Shows two bomb loads for operation, one for thirteen aircraft, some with long delay bombs, and the other for four aircraft. Details distributor, preselection and false height settings as well as Window, weights, timings, route and marking method (Oboe) and some bombing instructions. On the reverse a list of aircraft letters with associated heights.
Date
1944-06-16
Temporal Coverage
Spatial Coverage
Language
Format
Two sides front form document partially filled in on the reverse handwritten
Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
SChattertonJ159568v10620, SChattertonJ159568v10621
Transcription
[Boxed] COLOUR J – S.
[Underlined] BEAUVOIR [/UNDERLINED]
Date 16/6/44 QLRBSE [deleted] TJ [/deleted] – 12 HR
[Deleted] Z [/deleted] AVG – 6 HR
OX [deleted] M [/deleted] YF 36 HR
ZTJM
[Table showing bomb loads, Distrib, T.V., Bomb Weight, All Up Weight]
[Table showing Preselection] AUWT Δ 55,500
[Table showing Aircraft Heights and False Height Settings]
ZERO. 0040 (H – H+9)
WINDOWS. G (Enemy coast to Δ & back) NICKELS. NIL EFFORT. 107L.
TARGET HEIGHT. 500’
ROUTE – Base – 5130 x 0031E – 5055 x 0045E – Δ 5014 x 0217E – 5011 x 0225E – 4948 x 0208E
4956 x 0108E – 5050 x 0025E – 5130 x 0045W – Base
METHOD. Full Oboe marking. All Red TI’s
2 Red TI H-3 | 2 @ H-1 | 1 @ H+1. [Underlined] WS&D [/underlined]
Bursting 1500’ burning 7 mins. GEE CO
Backed up by Red TI at H+2 onwards, bursting 50’s (Lancs) 7 mins
Bombs must not be brought back, but released on ETA or bomb bomb the flare if markers.
[Underlined] Hdg. [/underlined] Bomb as track in.
[Page break]
Z – 11500
T – 10000
? X 11
S 10500
O 12
V 13
Q 10500
K 11000.
Y 10
E 13
A 11
L 12
M 12
J 12500
B 11500
F 13000
G 11500
R.
[Underlined] BEAUVOIR [/UNDERLINED]
Date 16/6/44 QLRBSE [deleted] TJ [/deleted] – 12 HR
[Deleted] Z [/deleted] AVG – 6 HR
OX [deleted] M [/deleted] YF 36 HR
ZTJM
[Table showing bomb loads, Distrib, T.V., Bomb Weight, All Up Weight]
[Table showing Preselection] AUWT Δ 55,500
[Table showing Aircraft Heights and False Height Settings]
ZERO. 0040 (H – H+9)
WINDOWS. G (Enemy coast to Δ & back) NICKELS. NIL EFFORT. 107L.
TARGET HEIGHT. 500’
ROUTE – Base – 5130 x 0031E – 5055 x 0045E – Δ 5014 x 0217E – 5011 x 0225E – 4948 x 0208E
4956 x 0108E – 5050 x 0025E – 5130 x 0045W – Base
METHOD. Full Oboe marking. All Red TI’s
2 Red TI H-3 | 2 @ H-1 | 1 @ H+1. [Underlined] WS&D [/underlined]
Bursting 1500’ burning 7 mins. GEE CO
Backed up by Red TI at H+2 onwards, bursting 50’s (Lancs) 7 mins
Bombs must not be brought back, but released on ETA or bomb bomb the flare if markers.
[Underlined] Hdg. [/underlined] Bomb as track in.
[Page break]
Z – 11500
T – 10000
? X 11
S 10500
O 12
V 13
Q 10500
K 11000.
Y 10
E 13
A 11
L 12
M 12
J 12500
B 11500
F 13000
G 11500
R.
Citation
“Bomb aimers briefing 16 June 1944 - Beavoir,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 19, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/7734.
Item Relations
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