Crawford, Norman Willard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Norman Willard |
Surname | Crawford |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter R. Crawford and Ada M. Crawford, of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK387 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Row H. Grave 15. |
Epitaph | IN GOD WE TRUST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 24 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/190343 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 82 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural Location, Oakworth, West Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of 82OTU Wellington BK387 which crashed into high ground in poor weather on a night navigation exercise on 2nd January 1944 |
Location | Village Hall (Holden Hall), Oakworth, West Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | To the people of Oakworth village and in memory of the crew of 82OTU Wellington BK387 which crashed into high ground in poor weather on a night navigation exercise on 2nd January 1944 |
Location | Holy Rood Church, Ossington, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those personnel from RAF Ossington who worshipped at Ossington church, 1941 to 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-01-1944 |
End Date | 02-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Ossington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Encountered mist and low cloud crashing 2240 into high ground at Tewitt Hall Wood near the Lonely Grouse Inn near Oakworth 2 miles SW of Keighley Yorkshire. |