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Son of Joseph and Sophia Flegel; husband of H. Margaret Flegel, of Rossland, British Columbia.
Digital gallery of Flying Officer Gustaf Flegel
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Gustaf Flegel
Photo courtesy of Thomas Sordalen, Norway.<P>
Lancaster LM652 was delivered to 166 Sqdn 28Jul44. No operational history available. When lost this aircraft had a total of 87 hour. Crashed in the Baltic while on a mining (gardening) operation. The aircraft was seen to go down in flames not far from the east coast of Denmark.
The body of mid-upper gunner, F/O Flegel, was found 30 Oct. 44 and is buried in Mandal, Norway's southernmost town.
F/O R. G. Bradley of Lansdowne, ON, was washed ashore 4 Oct and is buried in Denmark at Tved (Nols) Churchyard.
Five were never found and their names are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. They are:
Sgt W. France; F/S E. V. Hammond; P/O A. Scott; F/S (BA) R. N. Smith RCAF and F/O (O) F. K. Morley RCAF.
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Gustaf Flegel
Flying Officer Gustaf Flegel is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Gustaf Flegel
Flying Officer Gustaf Flegel is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Gustaf Flegel
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Gustaf Flegel
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Gustaf Flegel
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Gustaf Flegel
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Gustaf Flegel
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Gustaf Flegel
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Gustaf Flegel
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Gustaf Flegel
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Image gallery
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Photo courtesy of Thomas Sordalen, Norway.<P> Lancaster LM652 was delivered to 166 Sqdn 28Jul44. No operational history available. When lost this aircraft had a total of 87 hour. Crashed in the Baltic while on a mining (gardening) operation. The aircraft was seen to go down in flames not far from the east coast of Denmark. The body of mid-upper gunner, F/O Flegel, was found 30 Oct. 44 and is buried in Mandal, Norway's southernmost town. F/O R. G. Bradley of Lansdowne, ON, was washed ashore 4 Oct and is buried in Denmark at Tved (Nols) Churchyard. Five were never found and their names are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. They are: Sgt W. France; F/S E. V. Hammond; P/O A. Scott; F/S (BA) R. N. Smith RCAF and F/O (O) F. K. Morley RCAF.
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Flying Officer Gustaf Flegel is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flying Officer Gustaf Flegel is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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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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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 305 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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