SZ/BSU/1/2/3 - Operational notes for light bombers in the Western Desert, 12/42

Reference code

SZ/BSU/1/2/3

Level of description

Item

Title

Operational notes for light bombers in the Western Desert, 12/42

Date/s

1942

Quantity & Format

61 leaves

Subject

Bombers
Bombing, Aerial

Creator

South Africa. Air Force. Middle East Command.

Scope and content

Contents: co-operation between ground and air forces and direct support; briefing of squadrons; take off; formation flying and tactics; fighter escort; reconnaissance; abandoning aircraft; dinghy drill; German ack-ack, searchlight and guns; meteorological notes; notes on night visibility; observer's bombing drill; notes on dust; correction for position error; notes on photography; advice to air crews who had force-landed in the desert; notes on laying smoke-screens. Includes maps and photographs.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/BSU - [Bombing Survey Unit]
  - SZ/BSU/1 - [BSU. North Africa]
    - SZ/BSU/1/2 - [North Africa. Reports on air operations (1)]
      - SZ/BSU/1/2/3 - Operational notes for light bombers in the Western Desert, 12/42

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