Nightingale, Ernest Ivo
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ernest Ivo |
Surname | Nightingale |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 12-02-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Maxwell Nightingale and Eleanor Mary Nightingale, of Nairobi, Kenya. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AE141 |
Markings | PL-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Norwich Cemetery, Norfolk |
Grave Reference | Sec. 54. Grave 531. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 79 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 776067 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 144 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Kenya |
Other Memorials
Location | Off Guerney Rd, Mousehold Heath, Norwich, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Honouring the memory of Sgt Ernest Nightingale DFM RAFVR Pilot of the Hampden Bomber which crash-landed in Long Valley, Mousehold on 12th February 1942 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-02-1942 |
End Date | 12-02-1942 |
Takeoff Station | North Luffenham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Operation Fuller |
Reason for Loss | Damaged by warship's flak, crashed trying to land at Norwich. The pilot was the only casualty |