Fahselt, Richard Elmer
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Richard Elmer |
Surname | Fahselt |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Elmer Oscar and Margaret Laura Fahselt, of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PN639 |
Markings | P4-I |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. D. 6. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 34 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/254327 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 153 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Fahselt Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all 150 Sqn personnel lost operating from Scampton 1944 -1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-11-1944 |
End Date | 03-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (92% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 1605hrs. Due to unknown reason failed to return. No crash sight identified. Of the seven killed, five were Canadians |