Long, Norman Alfred
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Norman Alfred |
Surname | Long |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Florence Madeline Long. Husband of Rachel Long, of Fulham, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | DV736 |
Markings | -F2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. B. 9. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS (Bible - John 15:13) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 64 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 656328 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-07-1942 |
End Date | 01-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Dilsen, near Genk in Belgium |