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DescriptionSKATE-Befehl No.5-Bomber-Group 14. Oktober 1944.jpg	English: First page of the Bombing of Braunschweig in World War II mission orders for No. 5 Group RAF. A transcription of the typed text (transcribed using lower case) is as follows: (C) 220+ aircraft of 5 GRP will attack the target. In addition 1,000 A/C of 1 3, 4 and 6 Groups C O D1 at 2359 hours and 0140 hours (D) To complete destrution [sic] of an enemy industrial centre (E) Night 14th/15th October 1944 (F) 53 Base – 80+ 55 Base – 100+ 49 SQDN – 18+ 54 Base – 13+ (106 SQDN) plus flare and marker forces (G) S K A T E1 (H) Normal (J) Normal (K) Base - Reading (A) - Beachy Head (B) - 5013 N 0133 E (C) - 5005 N 0330 E (D) - 5030 N 0720 E (E) - 5144 N 0845 E (F) Target (L) Target - 5210 N 1040 E (G) - 5135 N 0900 E (H) - 5030 N 0720 E (E) - 5000 N 0500 E (J) - 5120 N 0200 E (K) - Base (M) (1) H Hour is provisionally 0100 hours (2) T.O.T. H to H + 6 (2 × 3 min. waves) (3) A/C are to be spread evenly over the T.O.T. But A/C with the longer delays are to attack in the first wave (N) (1) Petrol 1650 gallons (2) Bomb load and Fusing 51 A/C : 1 x 2000 HC plus max 'J' clusters2 Remainder : 1 x 1000 MC/GP2 fused nose inst. plus max 4 lb inc bombs, preferably in SLC's otherwise clusters (3) Stick spacing is 30 yards (4) Window is to be dropped in accordance with 5 GP 0.1. 33. (5) RD Photography: All A/C are to carry night cameras and flashes fused to explode at point 6 of A/C height3
Date	October 1944
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^Note 1 : C O D was the codename for Duisburg

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and S K A T E was the codename for Brunswick ^Note 2 : "'J' clusters" indicates Incendiary bombs, and "1000 MC/GP" indicates bombs with impact fuses.

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^Note 3 : One source also claims (without citation) the following additional information:

• Attack: The target radiates in places from the marking point outwards, to be attacked with delayed bombing.
• Target marking: Attack time-10 (minutes): blind marking. Green target markers are to be dropped into the middle of the target. They are to be refreshed at Attack time-5; Red marking bombs are to be dropped over the target at Attack time -9, -7 and -5.
• Bombardment allocation: Crews are to target red target markers so that the middle bomb in their load strikes the target's centre.

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