SECTION | VALUE |
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Field Order: | 47 |
Reel: | B0432 |
Page Start: | 886 |
Mission: | 52 |
Date Order Sent: | 9 May 1944 |
Zero Hour (Day number + Time): | 091830b |
Target(s) (Primary, Secondary, Alternate): | 5001E/J/236 |
Fighter Escort: | RAF Spitfires will provide umbrella support in target area. |
Rendezvous: | |
Route Out: | Base to Hastings to 50d20n/01d15e to Target. |
Route Back: | turn left to Hastings to base. |
Altitudes: | |
Initial Point (IP): | 50d20n/01d15e |
Axis of Attack: | 55 Degrees. |
Emergency Airdromes: | West Malling. |
Intervalometer Setting: | 50 feet |
Bomb Load: | 4x1000gp fused 1/10 sec nose and 1/40 sec tail. |
Purpose/Notes/Time Over Target: | the 391st will leave Hastings at zero hour plus 35 min and zero hour plus 50 min. bombing will be by flights of sixes on converging axes of attack. |
SECTION | VALUE |
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Reel: | B0432 |
Page: | 885 |
Field Order: | 47 |
A(i) Target Ordered: | 5001E/J/236 |
A(ii) Target Attacked: | 5001E/J/236 |
B(i) Group: | 391 |
B(ii) No. Of A/C Off By Type: | 37 B-26 |
B(iii) No. A/C Failing To Bomb: (weather-personnel-mechanical-other): | 0-0-1-0 (bomb rack malfunction) |
B(iv) No. A/C Bombing: (primary-secondary-other): | 36-0-0 |
C(i) Time Up: | 18:30 |
C(ii) Time Over Target: | 19:30 |
C(iii) Time Down: | 20:00 |
D(i) No A/C: (missing-destroyed-damaged(cat. B-A/C)-Damaged(Cat. A)): | 0-0-0-1 |
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: | fair to good (box1) |
F(i)(A) Enemy Opposition Over Target: | 0 |
F(i)(B) Enemy Opposition Elsewhere: | 0 |
F(ii)(A) Flak Over Target: | HF W INACC, 12/15 bursts from 4 gun positions south of target. |
F(ii)(B) Flak Elsewhere: | 0 |
G. info,Observations, Hot News: | |
H(i) Weather Affecting Bombing: | hazy. |
H(ii) Weather En Route: | hazy. |
I. Bombs On: (primary-secondary-other-jettisoned-returned): | 143-0-0-0-5 (1000gp) |
J. Altitude Of Attack: | 12000 |
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.