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Pic shows: 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
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