---COFY NO. R>:PQ!l.! Q]! ]OBILITY 0 .RAT~ 82 (B) "JING CQLf)UHOUN No.82(B) VTNG Oopy No. 5 File Numb r Title Cro~s Ref( rcnrrs fo be .Made Abow~ NOTES PP'EP.t\lillD BY wmG F.APONS OFFICER ON REPORT ON OPEMTION "FLYING SAUCER" The ing 1eapons Officer is investigating ui. th a vien to improving the followi.ng:- (a) Pnotographic Assessment of Bombing. (b) Serviceability of camera recorders. (c) Evasive tactics by crews Severe evasive action by Lincoln aircraft is not successful nor desirable for following reasons:- (a) Lincoln although single aircraft in these attaclr..s are simulating bomber formation and evasive action is not practicnl.. (b) Bombsi5ht and !).R.c. Gyros topple - large bombing errors - faulty operation of Bombsight computor, .t\. P. I., H2S etc. (c) Concentration times cannot be kept. (d) Difficulty of turret operation. (e) Formation depends on fire pm7er not evasive action. other than routing around defended area5 no deviation from tactical tracks should be made. RecollDllendations. To Target -(~) No evasive action. Target -(a) Evasive action -this would only be necessary if single aircraft separated from formatio~ For Flying High it is stroll61Y recommended that Lincoln aircraft attacking act as though part of fonnation as would be role of atta ldng aircraft in daylight. And although evasive action interesting and"good i'un"i t is not part of role of heavy bomber aircraft on way to target. Ho1vever, it is necessary to practice evasive action for time when single aircraft becomes separated from fo:rrn.:l.tion because of' unserviceabili ties. For this reason it may be desirous to practice evasive action after atta king target in Operation Flying High. BeaAqu&rHra, AJO!R!!LEI. prqq <I! OPEBgiQ! JLJm SMJCBR AfmrDiaBS 1- 1. -ODDaeDhdiaa !Wa OD T&JIId. -. -Baoto&ftPa1o BeM lew- 1. Ia lliloorc1aDoe witil Be.4qU&l'Mra, Bu\ea .Ana O,.n.tica Orcler Xo. 1/U, Xca. aa (B) WU. proyiU4 a 1'GI'ae ot dz u..,.,. to OU'17 ad ,_, at.a "eM DC att.-. .. 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LlMola a1roatt goalA aw at all ti.llila air att&* 1a aUPI-'4 ill arder to peftd.t a o1o.t w.tOb to be cle tat" attaaka tzoa the aua. 18. Sewn eftaiw .-iaa tW U.ola aiftftft lllba uauratt tUD"'t taiBiDI at~) diftioalt. li. !hellai:llte..-. ot oGDOeatl'd1ea tt.a ia _,,._..aU anan eftaiw uti ia ta&-. 001'tlHNw nul ~. appMra to 'M ai&l tor ainale airoaft 1t OOMeiRI'&tiOIIl tt.a an to be DP'- ao. !be n 8hoftap ot niMA ~n the atzoe&'h ott 81 (B) I1Da (\UH ~ awJ.laJlt), lhd.tad the~-fit tift ..nJ"el exparieDOI wh1dl woul4 mall.7 haw \aeea ~41a thia opentioa. 21. HlotopaJBio ... ...-ot a'lud 'boeM"' 4Gta BDt .-.ratel7 iD4ioate the PQ1Dt ot ~--( .. pe.ra.lD), tbaqb it cloaa p1'0'ri.6i tridiDOI that Da~tiCIIl -. llaP rea41 .. ia uauatee 21. Blllitzool ot thia Dahn, iJwal"filll ~r att111atioa 8iMl ut.t. tazpta, P19rictl a aote ~ rea'li &a4 ~iti*llll ftaalta ia u.n ... a eathu' aa4 Mtter an tl'd"'D&- Ia. Baz!3 a4Tiot to '"-ber aita fill approzt..latt17 "'-'7-tCMIZ' hoan aoti 1a ti&l to pellllt proper bl'ietiJI& ..a ~ntaat1-. Ia tM epea\ica baefb& aliA a.~uoea .-o\lal7 cJae to the e&z11.7 u'ri.,al II Poma O.a AD4 u a naalt .. xs-~t1t wu dR.etw.,_ 24. It ia rt-ll4tla that ... (a) Jlan tnq .n nbe ot thia t,.pe .U.l4 bt ('b) Li:DoolA airemft abcW.d wan at ..U u.-. ,._ operatU.1n areaa -.~ att&4Ka .., bt ~ett4 aa1 * ooaas.tiaaa ~ brl&llt ., tpt an pnaed (o) Ia Mue eDroiMa where two attadta an to M Oarr14 cut b7 aiqU &1~, ._. ehoal4 lie ltd.ete4 to -\ (i) OD the tiDal at\aok ~ oa' .... re nuiw uti to cittv.ia aa=d- ..... tl, in oo-oper&tl ., ... iiM tin ooa\1"01 otfl.Oer ADd \he pl.~ (U) Qa tbe a.oaad at'-* eftlliw aati ..., oolbonw t.-.tioa oul4 1la 4 to ~de tre1at"i ror the tire oarol ofl'lr ud&~Uan. (4) AotiGil lte tat to ~t aam-ra to 81 ftJa& to br1q the .-rena'h aaarar to e-'altUMaeiB. 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