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Rolf Fischer

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Rolf Fischer Veteran

Birth
Elberfeld, Stadtkreis Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Death
4 Jan 1943 (aged 21)
Fairlight, Rother District, East Sussex, England
Burial
Hawkinge, Shepway District, Kent, England GPS-Latitude: 51.117395, Longitude: 1.156514
Plot
German War Graves O-5-5
Memorial ID
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Luftwaffe. 4th January 1943.
4/KG40.
Dornier Do217E (4381). Night minelaying sortie to Rye Bay. Flew into hillside at 350ft and crashed into an empty bungalow at Fyrsway, Fairlight, East Sussex, 8.55pm. Fw. Hartmut Eucker (FF), Gefr. Rolf Fischer (B), Gefr. Ernst Kern (Bf), and Uffz. Kurt Tomczyk (Bm) all killed. Aircraft F8+BM.Died Fairlight Nr Hastings
Luftwaffe. 4th January 1943.
4/KG40.
Dornier Do217E (4381). Night minelaying sortie to Rye Bay. Flew into hillside at 350ft and crashed into an empty bungalow at Fyrsway, Fairlight, East Sussex, 8.55pm. Fw. Hartmut Eucker (FF), Gefr. Rolf Fischer (B), Gefr. Ernst Kern (Bf), and Uffz. Kurt Tomczyk (Bm) all killed. Aircraft F8+BM.Died Fairlight Nr Hastings

Gravesite Details

Buried 08 Jan 1943


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  • Maintained by: Steve Rob
  • Originally Created by: Sheilia W.
  • Added: Jul 17, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55073788/rolf-fischer: accessed ), memorial page for Rolf Fischer (14 May 1921–4 Jan 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55073788, citing Hawkinge Cemetery and Crematorium, Hawkinge, Shepway District, Kent, England; Maintained by Steve Rob (contributor 50310108).