Fichtner, James Roy
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | James Roy |
Surname | Fichtner |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of E. J. and Molly Fichtner, of Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster X |
Serial Number | KB712 |
Markings | VR-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. F. 8. |
Epitaph | HE DIED FOR US THAT WE MIGHT LIVE IN PEACE WITH GOD WITH WHOM HE LIVES |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 163 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/38237 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Fichtner Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Outside Former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Memorial Tablet on Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to Nos 419, 420 and 428 Sqns RCAF who flew from RAF Middleton St George during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-10-1944 |
End Date | 28-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Köln. 733 aircraft, 7 losses (0.95%). A two-wave attack causing enormous damage. The districts of Mülheim and Zollstock were the centres of the two raids and were completely devastated. 2239 blocks of flats, 15 industrial premises, 11 schools and 3 police stations were destroyed. Power stations, railways and harbour installations were also damaged. 630 people were killed. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Hürth, SW of Köln, Germany |