DAILY TELEGRAPH – OBITUARY FLT LT PETER SPINDLER

Peter Spindler was a navigator who flew over 50 bomber missions, some with the Pathfinder Force, and he was twice awarded the DFC. He attacked the secret rocket site at Peenemunde when he was on the Halifax with 51 Squadron. He later flew with 550 Squadron on Lancasters and attacked Berlin and the synthetic oil plants. He flew on the major raids to attack cities in east German as the Russians closed. These included Chemnitz and Dresden.

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