SECTION | VALUE |
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Field Order: | 110 |
Reel: | B0435 |
Page Start: | 429 |
Mission: | 96 |
Date Order Sent: | 14 Jun 1944 |
Zero Hour (Day number + Time): | 140730b |
Target(s) (Primary, Secondary, Alternate): | 4801E/C/25. |
Fighter Escort: | P-47s will furnish escort for 4801E/C/25. |
Rendezvous: | with fighters at 50d00n/00d28e at 11500 feet at zero hour plus 45 minutes. |
Route Out: | Base to Beachy Head to F/R to 49d49n/00d32e to 49d10n/00d52e to 48d43n/01d52e to 48d32n/01d58e to target. |
Route Back: | turn right to 48d44n/01d27e to 49d10n/00d52e to 49d49n/00d32e to Beachy Head. |
Altitudes: | after target drop to 10000 feet. |
Initial Point (IP): | 48d32n/01d58e |
Axis of Attack: | 270 Degrees. |
Emergency Airdromes: | |
Intervalometer Setting: | 50 feet |
Bomb Load: | 4 flights 8x500gp fused 1/10 sec nose and 1/100 sec tail, 2 flights 16x250gp fused 1/100 sec tail only. |
Purpose/Notes/Time Over Target: | bombing will be done by flights. |
SECTION | VALUE |
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Reel: | B0435 |
Page: | 427 |
Field Order: | 110 |
A(i) Target Ordered: | Gallaradon R/J |
A(ii) Target Attacked: | Gallaradon R/J |
B(i) Group: | 391 |
B(ii) No. Of A/C Off By Type: | 36 B-26 |
B(iii) No. A/C Failing To Bomb: (weather-personnel-mechanical-other): | 0-6-0-0 (bombardier of lead ship in one flight did not identify target early enough to bomb) |
B(iv) No. A/C Bombing: (primary-secondary-other): | 30-0-0 |
C(i) Time Up: | 07:20 |
C(ii) Time Over Target: | 08:51 |
C(iii) Time Down: | 10:35 |
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: | good to excellent as observed by crews. |
F(i)(A) Enemy Opposition Over Target: | nil |
F(i)(B) Enemy Opposition Elsewhere: | nil |
F(ii)(A) Flak Over Target: | nil |
F(ii)(B) Flak Elsewhere: | HF W INACC at Chartres and Evreux. |
G. info,Observations, Hot News: | |
H(i) Weather Affecting Bombing: | 1/10 to 2/10 clouds at 8000 feet. |
H(ii) Weather En Route: | 8/10 to 9/10 clouds at 8000 feet. |
I. Bombs On: (primary-secondary-other-jettisoned-returned): | 143-0-0-0-46 (500gp), 168-0-0-0-0 (250gp) |
J. Altitude Of Attack: | 11500 |
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.