Spanner, Frederick Gordon Charles (Flying Officer)
Killed in Action 1943-September-03
Birth Date: 1913-September-09
Born: Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Parents: Son of Charles Gordon Spanner and Vera Spanner, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; husband of Muriel Spanner.
Spouse: Husband of Muriel Spanner
Home: Toronto, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
207 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Semper Paratus Always prepared
Base
RAF Langar
Rank
Flying Officer
Position
Navigator
Service Numbers
J/15722
Toronto, Ontario
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Lancaster ED832
Mission
Lancaster Mk.I/III ED832
Bombing Berlin Germany 1943-September-03 to 1943-September-03
207 (B) Sqn (RAF) RAF Langar
207 Squadron RAF (Semper Paratus) RAF Langar. Lancaster BIII aircraft ED 832 EM-X failed to return from a raid against targets in Berlin, Germany. Lost without a trace, the cause of loss was not determined
Flight Lieutenant T J D Waterman DFC (RCAF), Flying Officer F G C Spanner DFC (RCAF), Group Captain A F McKenna MiD (RAF), Squadron Leader Ian McArtair Huntly-Wood DFC (RAFVR), Flying Officer K J Knight DFC (RAFVR), Flight Sergeant A J C Whitehead (RAFVR) and Flying Officer J L Young DFM (RAFVR) were all missing, presumed killed in action
The missing have no known grave and all are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
Royal air Force Serial and Image DatabaseLancaster ED832 Mk.I/III - Bombing Berlin Germany - 1943-09-03 to 1943-09-03
Squadron: 207 (B) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1943-09-03
Completion Date: 1943-09-03
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Berlin Germany
Target Specific:
Base: RAF Langar
Take Off Time:
Squadron Code: EM-X
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: unknown
Crash Specifics: unknown
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason:
Flak Battery:
Enemy Claim:
War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
207 Squadron RAF (Semper Paratus) RAF Langar. Lancaster BIII aircraft ED 832 EM-X failed to return from a raid against targets in Berlin, Germany. Lost without a trace, the cause of loss was not determined
Flight Lieutenant T J D Waterman DFC (RCAF), Flying Officer F G C Spanner DFC (RCAF), Group Captain A F McKenna MiD (RAF), Squadron Leader Ian McArtair Huntly-Wood DFC (RAFVR), Flying Officer K J Knight DFC (RAFVR), Flight Sergeant A J C Whitehead (RAFVR) and Flying Officer J L Young DFM (RAFVR) were all missing, presumed killed in action
The missing have no known grave and all are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial