Norton, Peter Hilary
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Peter Hilary |
Surname | Norton |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred Wallis Norton and Harriet Norton (née Whittington) of Ritherdon Road, Ritherdon Road, of Tooting Bec, Surrey. Husband of Beryl Norton (née Dixon), of Tooting. Marriagein early 1943 in Atherstone, Warwickshire |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4175 |
Markings | OF-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Coningsby Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 64. Grave 1250A. |
Epitaph | "OUR BOY" HE SAW HIS DUTY STRAIGHT AHEAD AND WENT AND DID IT TOO |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 79 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 116782 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | A153 Roadbridge over River Bain, Tattershall, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Lancaster WF 4175, 97 Sqn who were killed when the aircraft crashed on Conningsby gasworks on 30th March 1943 returning from Ops to Berlin |
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 |
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 28 October 1914, Wandsworth. Worked as an A/C erection fitter and lived in Brighton Road, Horley, Surrey. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-03-1943 |
End Date | 30-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (40% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Returned from raid and crashed in Coningsby village whilst in the circuit for Woodhall Spa |