The Last Flight of Halifax JB837
25/26th May 1943
25/26th May 1943
This image has been enhanced from an original photograph by AI
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Name | Albert Leslie Fisher |
| Position | Rear Air Gunner |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Unit | 7 Squadron |
| Age | 27 |
| Service No. | 925124 |
| Grave | Rheinberg War Cemetery, 4.D.25 |
Albert's Great Nephew Ron has provided this newspaper cutting from the Maidenhead Advertiser detailing the news that Albert was missing in action:
| Service Record | ||
MUSTERING |
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| Date | Abbr. | Location | 10/05/1940 | A.C.H/GD | Aircraft Hand/General Duties |
| 01/08/1940 | A.C.H/GG | Aircraft Hand/Ground Gunner |
| 16/09/1941 | Gunner | |
| 15/12/1941 | U/T Air Gunner | |
| 17/07/1942 | Air Gunner | |
RECORDS |
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| Date | Abbr. | Position |
| 10/05/1940 | 1 RC | No.1 Recruits Centre, Uxbridge |
| 16/05/1940 | 4 RC | No.4 Recruits Centre, Bridgnorth |
| 28/05/1940 | WICK | RAF Wick, John O'Groats, Scotland |
| 11/08/1941 | 148 D SQ? | RAF Wick, John O'Groats, Scotland |
| 05/12/1941 | A.C.R.C. | Air Crew Reception Centre, Lords Cricket Area |
| 13/12/1941 | 14 ITW | Initial Training Wing, Marine Court, Hastings |
| 06/06/1942 | 2 A.G.S. | 2 Air Gunnery School, RAF Dalcross, Scotland |
| 21/07/1942 | 26 O.T.U. | Operational Training Unit, RAF Wing Cheddington (Wellingtons?) |
| 13/11/1942 | 1657 | Conversion Flight, RAF Stradishall, Suffolk |
| 11/1942 | 1483 FLT (A) | Flight Training: Bombing/Gunnery Flight, Newmarket, Suffolk - Wellington |
| 29/11/1942 | 1657 (CU) | Conversion Unit - Stirling, RAF Stradishall, Suffolk |
| 24/12/1942 | 214 SQDRN | Stirling - RAF Stradishall or Chedburgh, Suffolk |
| 15/03/1943 | 7 SQDRN | Stirling - RAF Oakington, Cambridge |
MISSIONS WITH 214 SQUADRON | ||
| Date | Aircraft | Target |
| 18-19/01/1943 | Stirling Mk I W7577 | Sea Mining (?) | 3-4/02/1943 | Stirling Mk I R9163 | Hamburg | 4-5/02/1943 | Stirling Mk I R9323 | Turin | 13-14/02/1943 | Stirling Mk I R9323 | Lorient |
| 16-17/02/1943 | Stirling Mk I R9163 | Lorient | 17-18/02/1943 | Stirling EF335 | Sea Mining? |
| 19-20/02/1943 | Stirling EF335 | Wilhelmshaven | 19-20/02/1943 | Stirling Mk I R9323 | Nuremberg | 26-27/02/1943 | Stirling Mk I W7577 | Cologne |
MISSIONS WITH 7 SQUADRON | ||
| Date | Aircraft | Target |
| 22/3/43 | Stirling BF339 'B' | St Nazaire - Flak Damaged Slats. |
| 27/3/43 | Stirling Mk I R9199 MG-F | Air Sea Rescue. Failed Mission |
| 27/3/43 | Stirling Mk I R9199 MG-F | Berlin - Abandoned - Rear Turret Not Working. |
| 28/3/43 | Stirling Mk I R9199 MG-F | St Nazaire |
| 29/3/43 | Stirling Mk I R9199 MG-F | Berlin |
| 4/4/43 | Stirling Mk I R9156 MG-H | Kiel |
| 10/4/43 | Stirling Mk I R9156 MG-H | Frankfurt |
| 14/4/43 | Stirling EF361 'MG-B' | Stuttgart |
| 1/5/43 | EF361 'B.2' 'MG-B' | Bocholt |
| 13/5/43 | EF361 'B.2 'MG-B' | Bochum |
| 23/5/43 | Stirling Mk I EF361 'MG-B' | Dortmund |
| 25/5/43 | Stirling Mk I EF361 'MG-B' | Dusseldorf - Missing |