SECTION | VALUE |
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Field Order: | 5 |
Reel: | B0430 |
Page Start: | 570 |
Mission: | 22 |
Date Order Sent: | 10 Apr 1944 |
Zero Hour (Day number + Time): | 101730b |
Target(s) (Primary, Secondary, Alternate): | Zb892 (p). Zb918 (s). MPI: 057048. |
Fighter Escort: | P-47 of Ninth Fighter Command will furnish escort. |
Rendezvous: | (a) With 386 at North Foreland at 11500 feet at zero hour minus 7 min. The 322 group will lead. (b) With fighters at 51d10n/02d30e at 11500 feet at zero hour plus 20 min. MPI 050035. |
Route Out: | Base to North Foreland to Fighter rendezvous to Nieuport to Grammont to 50d17n/04d03e to IP to Target. |
Route Back: | Target turn left to 50d34n/03d32e ti nieuport to North Foreland to Base. |
Altitudes: | |
Initial Point (IP): | Florennes. |
Axis of Attack: | SW to NE. |
Emergency Airdromes: | |
Intervalometer Setting: | minimum |
Bomb Load: | 14x250gp fused 1/10 nose and 1/40 tail. |
Purpose/Notes/Time Over Target: | 36 a/c. |
SECTION | VALUE |
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Reel: | B0430 |
Page: | 567 |
Field Order: | 5 |
A(i) Target Ordered: | Namur M/Y |
A(ii) Target Attacked: | Unknown M/Y vicinity of PT. |
B(i) Group: | 391 |
B(ii) No. Of A/C Off By Type: | 40 B-26 |
B(iii) No. A/C Failing To Bomb: (weather-personnel-mechanical-other): | 0 |
B(iv) No. A/C Bombing: (primary-secondary-other): | 0-0-40 2 b-26 landed elsewhere in UK. No report of bombing. |
C(i) Time Up: | 16:30 |
C(ii) Time Over Target: | 18:30 |
C(iii) Time Down: | 18:45 |
D(i) No A/C: (missing-destroyed-damaged(cat. B-A/C)-Damaged(Cat. A)): | 0-0-0-25 |
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: | 1st box: good; 2nd box: unobserved due to cloud cover. |
F(i)(A) Enemy Opposition Over Target: | 0 |
F(i)(B) Enemy Opposition Elsewhere: | 0 |
F(ii)(A) Flak Over Target: | nil |
F(ii)(B) Flak Elsewhere: | moderate accurate at brussels. |
G. info,Observations, Hot News: | |
H(i) Weather Affecting Bombing: | 6/10 to 8/10 coverage in and out. Visibility 2 to 3 miles. Bombed through holes in clouds. |
H(ii) Weather En Route: | |
I. Bombs On: (primary-secondary-other-jettisoned-returned): | 1st box: 0-0-279-1-0 (250gp) 2nd box: 0-0-280-0-0 (250gp) |
J. Altitude Of Attack: |
Pilot and crew are not shown on crew loading lists where Squadron field of aircraft is blank.
All aircraft not participating in this mission (e.g. Spares, Abortive) are shown in yellow.
All aircraft damaged by FLAK are shown in orange.