Johnson, Douglas Norman
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Douglas Norman |
Surname | Johnson |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-07-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Johnson and of Sarah Arm Johnson, of Southport. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XXV |
Serial Number | KB416 |
Markings | AZ-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Southport (Duke Street) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 20. Grave 141. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 55 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 133387 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 627 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-07-1945 |
End Date | 03-07-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Crashed-landed after an engine failure and caught fire. |
Reason for Loss | A member of the ground crew, Cpl Stephen Cogger, later received a George Medal for his heroics in saving the navigator from the burning aircraft |