Operational sorties Detailed view
Flt Lt Peter Frederik Fischer
Unit
35 Sqn
Aircraft
Lancaster B III , PB613 (TL-P)
Date
14.02.45 / 15.02.45
Time
20:50 - 04:26
Details
Raid carried out from Graveley against Chemnitz
10/10ths layered cloud up to 17000 ft. Aircraft arrived on target at 0026 hours. Nothing seen except photo flashes and possibly bomb flashes. At 0024 hours M.B. heard asking or Skymarker flares Green/Red and told Main Force to bomb them. None seen by aircraft. At 0028 hours, M.B. instructed to bomd blindly or on Nav.aids. 2x250 Green TI, 2x250 Green TI.LB, 10xG.P.No.3, and 1 Flare Green/Red brought back. H2S u/s.
Crew:
- S/L K C Gooch
- F/L M Palmer
- F/L F W T Cross
- F/O J E Fenwick
- F/S H Evans
- F/O P. F. Fischer
- Sgt G Lindsley
Source
AIR 27/382
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