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Duration of Maximum Scale of Air Attack Against the United Kingdom - 1956/60

1 Jan 1947

the United Kingdom"; they are, however, repeated here for convenience. We wish to stress that the aircraft performance figures quoted in paragraphs 5(a) and 6(a) below will shortly be reviewed in the light of a recent report which we have not yet had time to analyse. 5. D Day. (a) Long range heavy bombers A force of about 750 have bombers may be employed. The maximum scale of effort which may be expected from D-day onwards, in any single attack from this force, would probably be between 600-650 sorties, carrying about 3600 tons of bombs.
united kingdom technology poland air warfare manpower rockets soviet union cold war contingency planning defence military intelligence ministry of defence william hayter joint intelligence staff edward parry joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff war preparations imperial defence atomic warfare british domestic security joint planning staff gerald templer war materials air raid precautions predicting enemy intentions air raids assessing enemy strength soviet army
Collection ID
CAB158
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Poland Soviet Union United Kingdom
Document Reference
CAB 158/1/51
Document Types
Report Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 158/1
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab158.0001.051
Keywords
Soviet Army Military Intelligence Assessing Enemy Strength Predicting Enemy Intentions Air Warfare Defence Imperial Defence Air Raids Air Raid Precautions Manpower War Materials Technology Atomic Warfare War Preparations Contingency Planning Rockets
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Intelligence Staff Joint Planning Staff Ministry of Defence
Pages
4
Persons Discussed
William Hayter Edward Parry Gerald Templer
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Chiefs of Staff. Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee. Memoranda. January - September 1947. Papers Numbers JIC. 1-50. Volume XLV
Themes
British Domestic Security Military Intelligence

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