Operational sorties Detailed view
Flt Lt Peter Frederik Fischer
Unit
35 Sqn
Aircraft
Lancaster B III , PB305 (TL-P)
Date
17.12.44
Time
16:14 - 22:17
Details
Raid carried out from Graveley against Ulm
1x1000 GR.B2.TI. 1x1000 GR.B4.TI. 1 GP. No. 1. G/R. 7x1000 Anm.65.td.025. 19.30.18 hours. 16,000 feet. 115 T. 155 knots. 10/10ths thin stratus over target and immidiate area. Identified and bombed on H2S. Master Bomber’s instructions received over W/T „B.M. yes“. Red glow from target indicators seen through thin cloud, also green target indicators. No ground detail of target area could be seen. Green target indicators appeared well concentrated but a distinct gap existed between red and greens; greens were tot he north west of reds, no distance can be assessed.Bombing was good in green target indicator area. On leaving target area, bloack smoke was rising above cloud tops.
Crew:
- S/L K C Gooch
- P/O H.M Pringle
- P/O N T Adams
- F/S G H Cleaver
- F/S H Evans
- F/O P. F. Fischer
- Sgt G Lindsley
Source
AIR 27/381
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