Operational sorties Detailed view
Flt Lt Peter Frederik Fischer
Unit
35 Sqn
Aircraft
Lancaster B III , PB197 (TL-O)
Date
02.11.44
Time
16:57 - 21:07
Details
Raid carried out from Graveley against Dusseldorf
1x4000 HC. 5x1000 ANM.65. 5x500 MC. 19.18 hours. 18000 ft. 110 T. 155 knots. Nil cloud – slight haze and smoke. Identified by red and green target indicators. About 20 seconds before bombing, aircraft was followed by believed rocket shell. Did corkscrew and de-selected flares, opened bomb doors and jettisoned bombs. What was seen of the attack appeared quite good and concentrate. Rocket shell fell the ground and exploded.
Crew:
- F/L K C Gooch
- P/O H.M Pringle
- F/S N T Adams
- F/S R Perkins
- Sgt H Evans
- F/O P. F. Fischer
- Sgt G Lindsley
Source
AIR 27/318
Note