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Page 17 (Appendix I)
APPENDIX I.
Proposed Complements of Aircraft Carriers.
All Swordfish aircraft to be equipped with extra 65 gallon internal auxiliary petrol tanks.
ARK ROYAL - 30 T.S.R. 18 Fighters.
GLORIOUS - 24 T.S.R. 12 Fighters.
FURIOUS - 24 T.S.R. 9 Fighters.
Note: small modifications to the above may be found desirable. |
Page 18 (Appendix II)
Appendix II.
Zero
Fly off. 6 T.S.Rs and 6 Fighters for reconnaissance in vicinity of carriers and/or defence of carriers.
Zero +1
Fly off. 36 T.S.Rs
30 armed with A mines
6 armed with pamphlets, and to make photographic reconnaissance of minelaying and torpedo attack.
Zero+2
Fly off. 36 T.S.Rs
24 armed with A mines.
12 armed with torpedoes.
Zero + 2 1/2 Fly off. 12 Fighters. (for defence of minelaying and torpedo aircraft.)
Zero + 3 Fly off. 12 Fighters (for defence of minelaying and torpedo aircraft.)
Zero + 3 1/2 Fly off. 6 Fighters. (for defence of minelaying and torpedo aircraft.)
0500. 1st Wave. 36 T.S.Rs and 12 Fighters arrive Lulea. Drop mines and pamphlets.
0600. 36 T.S.Rs and 12 Fighters arrive Lulea. Drop mines and torpedoes.
0500 to 0600. Land on 0100 range, refuel and fly off again to continue on reconnaissance and/defence of carrier force.
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Page 19 (Appendix II continued)
APPENDIX II (continued)
Summary of Attack:-
1st Wave. 30 minelayers. 6 pamphlet droppers.
2nd Wave. 24 minelayers. 12 torpedo droppers.
Note: Zero will be 0030 if operating from Varanger area, and 0100 if operating from And Fjord area.
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Page 20 (Appendix IV)
APPENDIX IV.
Endurance - Swordfish and Skua.
Aircraft: Swordfish
Tankage: 167 + 65 = 232 gallons.
Consumption: Mean 30 gallons/hour at 92 1/2 kts.
Endurance - Time: 7hrs 40 mins.
Endurance - Distance: 720 miles.
Aircraft: Skua
Tankage: 166 gallons.
Consumption: 27 gallons/hour at 120 kts. 30 gallons/hour at 130 kts.
Endurance - Time: 6hrs 5 mins. at 120kts. 5hrs 30 mins. at 130kts
Endurance - Distance: 730 miles at 120kts. 715 miles at 130kts.
Note: (i). Full distance trials with the aircaft actually taking part in the operation will be desirable to ensure that no aircraft has an abnormally large consumption.
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