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Sergeant Edwin Fidler - RAFVR |
| Sergeant
Edwin Fidler
was serving as
Navigator aboard Lancaster Mk. III
ND-649 coded TL-C
during an operation to Frankfurt March 22/23, 1944.
The aircraft took off from Graveley at 1845hrs and crashed
approximately 16 km from Frankfurt killing everyone aboard including
Sgt Fidler. The crew is buried at Durnbach War Cemetery. The
crew consisted of:
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Name |
Service |
Trade |
Hometown |
Age |
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F/Sgt John Webb |
RAFVR |
Pilot |
Belfast, N. Ireland |
20 |
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Sgt Kenneth Harris |
RAFVR |
Flight Engineer |
- |
- |
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F/Sgt Wallace Rose |
RAFVR |
Bomb Aimer |
Shipley, Yorkshire |
31 |
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F/Sgt William Martin |
RAFVR |
Wop/AG |
Co. Durham |
23 |
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F/Sgt Frederick Marriott |
RAFVR |
Air Gunner |
Hounslow,Middx |
31 |
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Sgt William McKenna Smith |
RAFVR |
Air Gunner |
- |
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Sergeant Edwin Gordon Fidler RAFVR was the son of Walter
andLily
Fidler of Edmonton,
Middlesex.He was born on December 22nd 1922 and worked as
a shipping clerk in the City of London. He was engaged to
a woman named
Nina at
the time of his death. |
Photo courtesy of
Rosemary Wilson & Mrs Winnie Austin , research by Linda Ibrom.
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