Hughes-Games, Norman Edward
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Norman Edward |
Surname | Hughes-Games |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 28-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Bower Hughes-Games and Margaret Emily Hughes-Games, of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND954 |
Markings | DX-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Poland |
Burial/Memorial Place | Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. AA. 3. |
Epitaph | KNOWN AS THE "WIZARD" BY HIS COMRADES |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 52 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/87265 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Lancaster ND954 of 57 Sqn. 31-07-1944 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Known as 'Hughie' |
Mentioned in Despatches January 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-07-1944 |
End Date | 31-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Joigny-la-Roche |
Reason for Loss | One of two survivors of an aircraft which crashed at the end of July during an attack on a rail target. Died as a PoW in Sagan |