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Pic shows: Flight Sergeant John Fraser whose log was stolen<br />
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Alex Bateman at Wood Green Crown Court today where he was found guilty by a jury. 13.1.16<br />
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A military historian stole a logbook belonging to the widow of one of the heroes killed in the 1943 Dambusters mission, a court heard.<br />
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Alex Bateman, 48, persuaded Doris Fraser to hand over the £20,000 piece of memorabilia, which had belonged to her late husband Flight Sergeant John Fraser, for his research.<br />
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Sergeant Fraser of 617 Squadron never returned from the mission of 16 and 17 May 1943 after his plane was shot down over the Ruhr Valley in Germany.<br />
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picture by Fraser Family/pixel8000ltd

Pic shows: Flight Sergeant John Fraser whose log was stolen

Alex Bateman at Wood Green Crown Court today where he was found guilty by a jury. 13.1.16

A military historian stole a logbook belonging to the widow of one of the heroes killed in the 1943 Dambusters mission, a court heard.

Alex Bateman, 48, persuaded Doris Fraser to hand over the £20,000 piece of memorabilia, which had belonged to her late husband Flight Sergeant John Fraser, for his research.

Sergeant Fraser of 617 Squadron never returned from the mission of 16 and 17 May 1943 after his plane was shot down over the Ruhr Valley in Germany.

picture by Fraser Family/pixel8000ltd