Operational sorties Detailed view
Flt Lt Peter Frederik Fischer
Unit
35 Sqn
Aircraft
Lancaster B III , ND692 (TL-P)
Date
18.07.44
Time
04:51 - 07:34
Details
Raid carried out from Graveley against M-Cagny
10/1000 MC. 4x500 GP. 0621 hrs. 8300 ft. 180 T. 178 knots. Weather: clear – visibility good. Target identified by yellow TI’s. A cluster of red target indicators was seen to fall at about 06.17 hours. Yellow target indicators were seen about 1 minute before bombing. There were three forming a triangle and they were well concentrated. The Master Bomber instructed us to bomb on these. Bombing generally was concentrated round the target indicators.
Crew:
- F/L K C Gooch
- P/O W.G. Palmer
- Sgt. E G Meredith
- W/O C J Taylor
- Sgt R. Bentley
- F/O P. F. Fischer
- Sgt. H.B. Sharpe
Source
AIR 27/381
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