Operational sorties Detailed view
Flt Lt Peter Frederik Fischer
Unit
35 Sqn
Aircraft
Lancaster B III , PB288 (TL-P)
Date
04.08.44
Time
11:37 - 14:49
Details
Raid carried out from Graveley against Trossy
8x1000 USA.GP.AMN.65. 3x1000 USA.GP.AMN.44. 4x500 MC.TD. 13.16 hours. 14000 feet. 128 T. 160 knots. 3-4/10ths cumulus, tops 12000 feet. Target identified by red target indicators – 3 or 4 seen cascading and all appeared to be within target area. Master Bomber was instructing crews to bomb red target indicators and bombing was well concentrated. No scatter seen.
Crew:
- F/L K C Gooch
- , P/O W.G. Palmer
- Sgt. C Burgay
- Sgt G A Pope
- Sgt R. Bentley
- F/O P. F. Fischer
- Sgt. H.B. Sharpe
Source
AIR 27/318
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