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Field Order No. 58 Bomb Loading Annex

Annex 1 to Field Order No 58

BOMB LOADING

Target Force No. 1


1st Wave 4x1000-lb bombs with delay tail fuse from 1-6 hrs.
2nd Wave 6x500-lb bombs with delay tail fuses from 1-6 hrs.
3rd Wave 6x500-lb bombs with 45-second tail delay fuse.
4th Wave 6x500-lb bombs with 45-second tail delay fuse.

All airplanes will carry a minimum of 2 boxes of British type incendiaries.

Target Force No. 2

1st Wave 4x1000-lb bombs with 1 hour tail delay fuse.
2nd Wave 4x1000-lb bombs with 1 hour tail delay fuse.
3rd Wave 6x500-lb bombs with 45-second tail delay fuse.
4th Wave 6x500-lb. bombs with 45-second tail delay fuse.

Target Force No. 3

1st Wave 4x1000-lb bombs with 1 hour tail delay fuse.
2nd Wave 4x1000-lb bombs with 1 hour tail delay fuse.
3rd Wave 6x500-lb bombs with 45-second tail delay fuse.
4th Wave 6x500-lb. bombs with 45-second tail delay fuse.

All airplanes will carry minimum of 2 boxes of British type incendiaries.

Target Force No. 4

1st Wave 4x1000-lb bombs with 1 hour tail delay fuse.
2nd Wave 4x1000-lb bombs with 1 hour tail delay fuse.
3rd Wave 4x1000-lb bombs with 1 hour tail delay fuse.
4th Wave 6x500-lb. bombs with 45-second tail delay fuse.

All airplanes will carry minimum of 2 boxes of British type incendiaries.

Target Force No. 5

1st Wave 4x1000-lb bombs with 1 hour tail delay fuse.
2nd Wave 4x1000-lb bombs with 1 hour tail delay fuse.
3rd Wave 4x1000-lb bombs with 1 hour tail delay fuse.
4th Wave 6x500-lb. bombs with 45-second tail delay fuse.
5th Wave 6x500-lb. bombs with 45-second tail delay fuse.

All airplanes will carry minimum of 2 boxes of British type incendiaries.

Target Force No. 6

1st Wave 4x1000-lb bombs with 1 hour tail delay fuse.
2nd Wave 4x1000-lb bombs with 1 hour tail delay fuse.
3rd Wave 6x500-lb. bombs with 45-second tail delay fuse.

All airplanes will carry minimum of 2 boxes of British type incendiaries.

Red Target Force

First 4 Waves 4x1000-lb bombs with 1 hour tail delay fuse. 

Second 4 Waves 4x500-lb bombs with 1 hour tail delay fuse, and 4 clusters American type incendiaries. 

Spares 4x500-lb bombs with 45-second tail delay fuse and 4 clusters American type incendiaries.