SECTION | VALUE |
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Field Order: | 70 |
Reel: | B0433 |
Page Start: | 1093 |
Mission: | 69 |
Date Order Sent: | 24 May 1944 |
Zero Hour (Day number + Time): | 250930b |
Target(s) (Primary, Secondary, Alternate): | GSGS 4040 sheet 69 (p). Z140 (s). |
Fighter Escort: | fighter escort will be P-47s. |
Rendezvous: | with 386th group at Eastchurch at 11500 feet at zero hour plus 18 min. the 386th group will lead. With fighters at North Foreland at 11500 feet at zero hour plus 25 min. |
Route Out: | base to B/R to F/R to Furnes to 50d18n/05d32e to 50d24n/05d52e to target. |
Route Back: | turn left to Nivelles to Furnes to North Foreland. |
Altitudes: | on leaving target drop to 10000 feet. |
Initial Point (IP): | 50d24n/05d52e |
Axis of Attack: | 320 Degrees. |
Emergency Airdromes: | |
Intervalometer Setting: | 50 feet |
Bomb Load: | 2x2000gp fused 1/10 sec nose and 1/100 sec tail. |
Purpose/Notes/Time Over Target: | bombing by flights. |
SECTION | VALUE |
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Reel: | B0433 |
Page: | 1091 |
Field Order: | 70 |
A(i) Target Ordered: | Leige/Renory |
A(ii) Target Attacked: | Leige/Renory |
B(i) Group: | 391 |
B(ii) No. Of A/C Off By Type: | 38 B-26 |
B(iii) No. A/C Failing To Bomb: (weather-personnel-mechanical-other): | 0-1-3-0 (crowded out over target) |
B(iv) No. A/C Bombing: (primary-secondary-other): | 34-0-0 |
C(i) Time Up: | 08:57 |
C(ii) Time Over Target: | 10:50 |
C(iii) Time Down: | 12:14 |
D(i) No A/C: (missing-destroyed-damaged(cat. B-A/C)-Damaged(Cat. A)): | 0-0-1-14 (target flak) |
D(ii) Enemy A/C: (destroyed-prob. Destroyed-Damaged): | 0-0-0 |
D(iii) No. Crew: (killed-wounded-missing): | 0-2-0 (slight) |
E. Results Of Bombing: | very good. 1 a/c salvoed, 1 bombs would not release and hit a warehouse near end of bridge. |
F(i)(A) Enemy Opposition Over Target: | nil |
F(i)(B) Enemy Opposition Elsewhere: | nil |
F(ii)(A) Flak Over Target: | HF I ACC |
F(ii)(B) Flak Elsewhere: | HF W INACC from Ostend at landfall. |
G. info,Observations, Hot News: | |
H(i) Weather Affecting Bombing: | 2/10 clouds, no haze, good visibility. |
H(ii) Weather En Route: | 8/10 to 10/10 cloud cover over channel, 6/10 over enemy coast decreasing to 2/10 over target. |
I. Bombs On: (primary-secondary-other-jettisoned-returned): | 65-0-0-1-8 (2000gp). One a/c landed away from base. |
J. Altitude Of Attack: | 12000 |
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