Operational sorties Detailed view
Flt Lt Peter Frederik Fischer
Unit
35 Sqn
Aircraft
Lancaster B III , PB288 (TL-P)
Date
07.08.44 / 08.08.44
Time
22:31 - 01:02
Details
Raid carried out from Graveley against Totalize
23:48 hours. 7800 feet. 173 T. 170 knots. 11x1000 MC.T.Inst. 4x500 MC.T.Inst. Weather: clear. Target identified by red target indicator. Master Bomber not heard very clearly before arrival because of interference but just before E.T.A. he instructed to bomb red target indicator. There were two down at the time and they were close together. Centre of these two were seen in bombsight. Bombing well concentrated in target indicator area. At 23.50 hours, Master Bomber heard to call attack off. Red glow in target area when aircraft left.
Crew:
- F/L K C Gooch
- , P/O W.G. Palmer
- Sgt. C Burgay
- Sgt G A Pope
- Sgt R. Bentley
- F/O P. F. Fischer
- Sgt. H.B. Sharpe
Source
AIR 27/318
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