Operational sorties Detailed view
Flt Lt Peter Frederik Fischer
Unit
35 Sqn
Aircraft
Lancaster B III , PB288 (TL-P)
Date
03.08.44
Time
12:22 - 15:19
Details
Raid carried out from Graveley against Bois de Cassan
3x1000 USA.GP. 8x1000 USA. GP. 4x500 GP.LD. 14.02.30 hours. 14,600 feet. 128 T. 171 knots. Weather: clear over target with good visibility. Target identified by red target indicator and visibility by river. On run up, saw smoke rising and drifting southwards into river and northern edge of target area still clear. Red target indicator seen going down on run in. Master Bomber clearly heard directing to bomb centre of smoke, which was in bombsight.
Crew:
- F/L K C Gooch
- , P/O W.G. Palmer
- Sgt. C Burgay
- W/O C J Taylor
- Sgt R. Bentley
- F/O P. F. Fischer
- Sgt. H.B. Sharpe
Source
AIR 27/318
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