The index sheet is marked 'Geheim' ('secret') and is numbered GB4535; this is the specific number given to this particular bombing target. The targets are outlined in detail and focus on the Inner and Outer Docks, with specific targets including Southampton Airfield, storage tanks, quays, gas plants, aircraft factories, and wet and dry docks. Information also recorded include: Section 3; sizes of targets, types of installations, personnel, further targets to sabotage including canal dock gates. Section 4; details of ARP precautions and Anti-Aircraft garrisons nearby. Section 5; local orientation landscape features to help pinpoint targets. Section 6; details of supporting photography, interpretation and mapping. See also LFT01/01/01 - LFT01/01/04.
This is part of the Volume: LFT01/01 Luftwaffe target number GB4535: Southampton Docks, Hampshire; within the Collection: LFT01 Luftwaffe Aerial Collection (Wakefield)
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