Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Memorial – Flying Officer Gustaf Flegel is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

Memorial – Flying Officer Gustaf Flegel 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

Photo of GUSTAF FLEGEL – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Photo of GUSTAF FLEGEL – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Letter – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Grave marker – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

Mandal Church – Photo courtesy of Thomas Sordalen, Norway. 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.