Operational sorties Detailed view
Flt Lt Peter Frederik Fischer
Unit
35 Sqn
Aircraft
Lancaster B III , PB305 (TL-P)
Date
14.01.45 / 15.01.45
Time
20:08 - 03:58
Details
Raid carried out from Graveley against Merseburg (Leuna)
1x4000 HC.(Minol). 7x500 GP. 1x500 GP.LD. 23.59.48 hours. 18,000 feet. 066 T. 155 knots. 10/10ths stratus. 2000 feet. Identified on R/P flares, seen with target indicators at 23.56 hours, also fires. Bombing seemed concentrated on main cluster of target indicators and flares.
Crew:
- S/L K C Gooch
- F/L M Palmer
- F/L F W T Cross
- W/O M Cohen
- F/S H Evans
- F/O P. F. Fischer
- Sgt G Lindsley
Source
AIR 27/382
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