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Allan Blake Fyfe

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant Allan Blake Fyfe

March 15, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/10954

Age:

23

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

405 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Son of John Allan Fyfe and Margaret Louise Fyfe, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 310 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DURNBACH WAR CEMETERY
Germany

Grave Reference:

11. H. 24.

Location:

Durnbach is a village 16 kilometres east of Bad Tolz, a town 48 kilometres south of Munich. Durnbach War Cemetery is 3 kilometres north of the village Gmund am Tegernsee. Using the A8 from Munich, turn off at the junction Holzkirchen, taking the 318 road in the direction of Gmund am Tegernsee. At the crossroads with the 472, turn left in the direction of Miesbach. The cemetery is situated approximately 500 metres on the left from the 318/472 crossroads.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant Allan Blake Fyfe is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Lieutenant Allan Blake Fyfe is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant Allan Blake Fyfe is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Lieutenant Allan Blake Fyfe is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of ALLAN BLAKE FYFE– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of ALLAN BLAKE FYFE – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star March 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star March 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From theToronto Star December 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From theToronto Star December 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From theToronto Star December 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From theToronto Star December 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram April 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram April 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram December 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram December 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Allan Blake Fyfe– J10954 Flight Lieutenant Allan B. Fyfe born 05-01-21 Former student of Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute (Toronto)

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    Photo of Allan Blake Fyfe – J10954 Flight Lieutenant Allan B. Fyfe born 05-01-21 Former student of Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute (Toronto)
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • High School registration card– Highscool registration card filled out by Blake Fyfe on entry to his high school North Toronto Collegiate in 1935. He transferred to Lawrence Park Collegiate when it opened for the first time in 1936.

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    High School registration card – Highscool registration card filled out by Blake Fyfe on entry to his high school North Toronto Collegiate in 1935. He transferred to Lawrence Park Collegiate when it opened for the first time in 1936.
  • Letter– Letter appointing WO Fyfe (Flying Instructor) as an RCAF Officer.

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    Letter – Letter appointing WO Fyfe (Flying Instructor) as an RCAF Officer.
  • Document (Page 1)– RCAF Confidential Report on Fyfe. It is marked to show him missing in action. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada

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    Document (Page 1) – RCAF Confidential Report on Fyfe. It is marked to show him missing in action. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
  • Document (Page 2)– Comments on Fyfe as an Instructor and as an Operation Pilot are excellent. page 2 Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada

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    Document (Page 2) – Comments on Fyfe as an Instructor and as an Operation Pilot are excellent. page 2 Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
  • Letter– A letter to RCAF Ottawa recommending Fyfe for a commission. Notice that he is a sergeant and was a warrant officer by the time his commission was awarded. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada

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    Letter – A letter to RCAF Ottawa recommending Fyfe for a commission. Notice that he is a sergeant and was a warrant officer by the time his commission was awarded. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
  • Photo of ALLAN BLAKE FYFE– A letter to RCAF Ottawa recommending Fyfe for a commission. Notice that he is a sergeant and was a warrant officer by the time his commission was awarded. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada

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    Photo of ALLAN BLAKE FYFE – A letter to RCAF Ottawa recommending Fyfe for a commission. Notice that he is a sergeant and was a warrant officer by the time his commission was awarded. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
  • Record of Service (page 1)– Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada

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    Record of Service (page 1)
    Record of Service (page 1) – Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
  • Record of Service (page 2)– Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada

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    Record of Service (page 2)
    Record of Service (page 2) – Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
  • Photo of Allan Blake Fyfe– A set of photos taken by the RCAF after Fyfe had received his wings. These were taken from his file in Ottawa.(2006) Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada

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    Photo of Allan Blake Fyfe
    Photo of Allan Blake Fyfe – A set of photos taken by the RCAF after Fyfe had received his wings. These were taken from his file in Ottawa.(2006) Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
  • Paybook– This is the first page of Fyfe's Service Paybook. Notice the penciled word 'Missing' on the upper left side. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada

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    Paybook – This is the first page of Fyfe's Service Paybook. Notice the penciled word 'Missing' on the upper left side. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
  • Letter– This letter shows a list of the entire crew of Fyfe's aircraft at the time it went missing. The three survivors has 'POW' beside their names. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada

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    Letter – This letter shows a list of the entire crew of Fyfe's aircraft at the time it went missing. The three survivors has 'POW' beside their names. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
  • Letter– A letter from the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Leckie, to Allen Fyfe's father S/L Fyfe who also was an RCAF Officer. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada

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    Letter – A letter from the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Leckie, to Allen Fyfe's father S/L Fyfe who also was an RCAF Officer. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
  • Document– RAF HQ request for an exhumation of unknown aircrew in the hope they can be identified as Fyfe and his flight engineer. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada

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    Document – RAF HQ request for an exhumation of unknown aircrew in the hope they can be identified as Fyfe and his flight engineer. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
  • Document– The bodies are identified and given individual coffins for reburial by the Graves Registration and Concentration Unit. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada

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    Document – The bodies are identified and given individual coffins for reburial by the Graves Registration and Concentration Unit. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
  • Document– Fyfe's crew are together again four years after they died. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada

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    Document – Fyfe's crew are together again four years after they died. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
  • Letter– The RCAF Casualty Officer sent this letter to S/L Fyfe 21 Mar 49. He has included a picture of the raw graves, yet to be transformed into the lovely spot it is today. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada

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    Letter – The RCAF Casualty Officer sent this letter to S/L Fyfe 21 Mar 49. He has included a picture of the raw graves, yet to be transformed into the lovely spot it is today. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
  • Letter (Page 2)– Gunn Letter 21 Mar 49 pg 2 Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada

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    Letter (Page 2) – Gunn Letter 21 Mar 49 pg 2 Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
  • Document– Survivor Quayle tells what happened to the crew. Glabraith died because he went to help the pilot Fyfe. He should have baled out before Quayle. He reports this from his POW camp. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada

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    Document – Survivor Quayle tells what happened to the crew. Glabraith died because he went to help the pilot Fyfe. He should have baled out before Quayle. He reports this from his POW camp. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
  • Document– Fyfe is examined and recommended for Royal Military College. He opts for Active Service instead. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada

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    Document – Fyfe is examined and recommended for Royal Military College. He opts for Active Service instead. Source: Whitehouse via Archives Canada
  • Crash Report– Crash report on F/Lt Fyfe's aircraft from British and German records. Source Bomber Command Search (Ger & Christel Boogmans)

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    Crash Report – Crash report on F/Lt Fyfe's aircraft from British and German records. Source Bomber Command Search (Ger & Christel Boogmans)

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