SECTION | VALUE |
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Field Order: | 131 |
Reel: | B0435 |
Page Start: | 1432 |
Mission: | 105 |
Date Order Sent: | 24 Jun 1944 |
Zero Hour (Day number + Time): | 240740b |
Target(s) (Primary, Secondary, Alternate): | 0-113246. |
Fighter Escort: | Allied aircraft will furnish area cover. |
Rendezvous: | |
Route Out: | base to Selsey Bill to 49d27n/01d13w to 49d31n/01d32w to target. |
Route Back: | target left break turn right to Selsey Bill. |
Altitudes: | |
Initial Point (IP): | 49d31n/01d32w |
Axis of Attack: | 345 Degrees. |
Emergency Airdromes: | |
Intervalometer Setting: | 50 feet |
Bomb Load: | 2x2000gp fused 1/10 sec nose and 1/40 sec tail . |
Purpose/Notes/Time Over Target: | 3 window a/c will drop window as briefed. Bombing will be done by spread boxes. |
SECTION | VALUE |
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Reel: | B0435 |
Page: | 1434 |
Field Order: | 131 |
A(i) Target Ordered: | Cherbourg 0-113246 |
A(ii) Target Attacked: | Cherbourg 0-113246 |
B(i) Group: | 391 |
B(ii) No. Of A/C Off By Type: | 39 B-26 |
B(iii) No. A/C Failing To Bomb: (weather-personnel-mechanical-other): | 0-0-0-3 (dropped window only) |
B(iv) No. A/C Bombing: (primary-secondary-other): | 36-0-0 |
C(i) Time Up: | 06:30 |
C(ii) Time Over Target: | 07:48 |
C(iii) Time Down: | 09:07 |
D(i) No A/C: (missing-destroyed-damaged(cat. B-A/C)-Damaged(Cat. A)): | 0-0-0-3 |
D(ii) Enemy A/C: (destroyed-prob. Destroyed-Damaged): | 0-0-0 |
D(iii) No. Crew: (killed-wounded-missing): | 0-0-0 |
E. Results Of Bombing: | good. |
F(i)(A) Enemy Opposition Over Target: | nil |
F(i)(B) Enemy Opposition Elsewhere: | nil |
F(ii)(A) Flak Over Target: | HF W to M INACC to fairly ACC |
F(ii)(B) Flak Elsewhere: | nil |
G. info,Observations, Hot News: | none. |
H(i) Weather Affecting Bombing: | hazy and smoky. |
H(ii) Weather En Route: | 10/10 cloud over channel and east over continent from Le Havre. |
I. Bombs On: (primary-secondary-other-jettisoned-returned): | 72-0-0-0-0 (2000gp) |
J. Altitude Of Attack: | 12000 |
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All aircraft not participating in this mission (e.g. Spares, Abortive) are shown in yellow.
All aircraft damaged by FLAK are shown in orange.