Morris W Fessler
MilitaryJoined RAFVR, trained as a service pilot, converted onto Spitfire, assigned to 71[Eagle] Sqn RAF.
Force landed Spitfire AA855 on Rhubarb to France due to damage caused on a strafing run on a locomotive, having set fire to his A/C evaded enemy and sought assistance at a local farmhouse, but handed himself in on finding that the farmer and his wife would be likely to be executed as an example if they were caught. POW.
(NB: multiple photos exist showing AA855 after its crash-landing, so either Morris did not set fire to his aircraft or the attempt failed)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Spitfire
- Unit: No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed To Return FTR |
28 October 1941 | Force landed Spitfire AA855 on Rhubarb to France due to damage caused on a strafing run on a locomotive, having set fire to his A/C evaded enemy. | |
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Other Prisoner Of War POW |
28 October 1941 - 5 May 1945 | Sought assistance at a local farmhouse, but handed himself in on finding that the farmer and his wife would be likely to be executed as an example if they were caught. | |
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Other Joined RAFVR |
Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. | ||
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Other Pilot training |
Service pilot training. | ||
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Other Shipped Overseas |
Shipped overseas to ETO aboard 'Duchess of Atholl' | ||
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Other Spitfire conversion |
Converted onto Spitfires at OTU. | ||
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Other Assigned |
Assigned to 71[Eagle] Sqn RAF. |