Shaw, Norman Steventon
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Norman Steventon |
Surname | Shaw |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
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Date of Death | 14-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander and Irene Syers Shaw. Husband of Bernice Violet Shaw, of Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LN403 |
Markings | OP-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot H/3. Grave 162. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 96 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 4213940 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 11 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-01-1945 |
End Date | 14-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Westcott |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- flying practice |
Reason for Loss | Turned away from the approach path while coming in to land and crashed near Wotton Underwood station. One of the two surviving air gunners was of the opinion that the controls had suddenly jammed. |