Phillips, Norman Sidney
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Norman Sidney |
Surname | Phillips |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-08-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sidney Charles Hugh and Ada Elizabeth Phillips. Husband of Eileen Patricia Phillips, of Barking Tye, Suffolk. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | RF159 |
Markings | UM-C2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Mazargues War Cemetery, Marseilles |
Grave Reference | Plot 3. Row E. Grave 64. |
Epitaph | ... GOOD-NIGHT, SWEET PRINCE, AND FLIGHTS OF ANGELS SING THEE TO THY REST! |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 85 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 172785 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 626 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Main Entrance, Wickenby Airfield, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Metal Scupture, Info Board |
Memorial Text | This memorial commemorates the 1080 aircrew killed on operations with Nos (12B) and 626 squadrons whilst based at Royal Air Force Wickenby 1942-1945, the design and building of the memorial in 1981 was funded by subscription from members of the Wickenby R |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-08-1945 |
End Date | 07-08-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Operation Dodge |
Reason for Loss | Said to have crashed near Toulouse, France but in fact the crash site is at Lamontélarié, some 88km ENE of Toulouse, on the outboujd leg |