Skirrow, Norman
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Norman |
Surname | Skirrow |
Gender | M |
Date of Death | 21-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Daisy Rutherford, of Ripon. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK347 |
Markings | -Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ripon Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Grave 188. |
Epitaph | IN GOD'S SAFE KEEPING UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN MOTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 98 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2215940 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 30 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Seighford, Staffrodshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stencilled Wooden Board |
Memorial Text | A dedication to all those who served at Seighford Airfield from 1942 to 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-04-1944 |
End Date | 21-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Seighford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Strayed off track and in the cloudy conditions, flew into high ground at Whernside on N York Moors. |