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Pic shows: Christmas card faked by Alex Bateman in attempt claime he was given the Dambusters logbook by Sergeant John Fraser's widow<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 Gavin Rodgers/ Pixel8000

Pic shows: Christmas card faked by Alex Bateman in attempt claime he was given the Dambusters logbook by Sergeant John Fraser's widow

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 Gavin Rodgers/ Pixel8000