Harbor, Norman Stanley
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Norman Stanley |
Surname | Harbor |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Ernest and Rosa Christine Harbor, of Hanley, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | LJ586 |
Markings | GP-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 55. I. 4. |
Epitaph | HE THAT LOSETH HIS LIFE FOR MY SAKE SHALL FIND IT. MATTHEW 10.39 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 45 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/182706 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1661 HCU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Harbor Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Miscellaneous Information
P/O A K R Steele (Pilot), Sgt A E Baggaley (Flight Engineer), Sgt D W Lee (Wireless Operator) and Sgt E H Bailey (Air Gunner) were all rushed to Shaftesbury Hospital where Sgt Bailey died. P/O Steele had remained with his aircraft but was thrown clear on impact, whereas the other survivors had bailed out. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-10-1944 |
End Date | 28-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Winthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Very severe icing at 17,500 ft. forced bomber lower but unable to gain control and crashed in flames nr Blandford Forum, Dorset |