Fuchs, Cecil Carl Albert

Date of birth:: June 4th, 1920 (Kent, United Kingdom)
Date of death:: March 12th, 1943 (RAF Burtonwood, United Kingdom)
Service number:: 128008
Nationality:: British

Biography

Before the war, Cecil Fuchs was an insurance clerk living at Danehurst Gardens in Hendon, London.
He joined No. 226 Squadron in mid-April 1942 when they were flying from RAF Sydenham.
Fuchs was killed during a training flight on 12 March 1943. As Pilot of Boston III AL269 which took off from Swanton Morley for 'Exercise Spartan', the aircraft crashed at Burtonwood airfield in Lancashire. He is commemorated at the Golders Green Crematorium, London.

3 July, 1942: Pilot Officer on Probation (emergency)

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Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Pilot Officer
Unit:: No. 226 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:: April 20th, 1943

Citation:
"Pilot Officer Fuchs joined the Squadron in April 1942 as a Sergeant Pilot and was commissioned in July the same year. During this period Pilot Officer Fuchs has carried out 24 sorties which include 6 Searches, 1 Low Level, 2 Night and 15 Circus operations. This Officer is a good operational pilot and a first class leader. Very shortly after joining the Unit he was leading his Flight in Circus operations and recently he has led the Squadron. His hard work, and keenness is beyond praise. He is an asset to the Unit and Service, and he deserves recognition for his efforts."