Norton, James Shield
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | James Shield |
Surname | Norton |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Phil J. and Amber Hazel Norton, of Caledonia, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AE288 |
Markings | EQ-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | AIII. 11. 17. |
Epitaph | OF CALEDONIA, ONTARIO, CANADA |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 79 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/70090 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-05-1942 |
End Date | 09-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Balderton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Warnemunde |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by flak on return flight and crashed into the sea off the coast of Denmark near Hviding Nakke east of the southern point of the island of Mandø. |