Operational sorties Detailed view
Flt Lt Peter Frederik Fischer
Unit
35 Sqn
Aircraft
Lancaster B III , PB288 (TL-P)
Date
14.08.44
Time
13:19 - 15:57
Details
Raid carried out from Graveley against Falaise Area
18x500 MC. 14.39.54 hours. 6000 feet. 160 T. 185 knots. Nil cloud, considerable smoke from target. Target identified by yellow target indicator – down on arrival and target area was covered in smoke and dust. Master Bomber’s instructions were heard to overshoot target indicators yellow by two seconds. Attack very concentrated.
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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