Smith, Norman William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Norman William |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Norman Smith and Margaret Elizabeth Smith, of Liverpool. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD803 |
Markings | EQ-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Tranebjerg Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 99 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1305085 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 | 15-05-1942 |
End Date | 16-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Balderton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Mining operation in the Pumpkin area |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Kreigsmarine flak near Endelave Island off the east coast of Denmark. The pilot, Sgt. Copeman (RCAF) survived as a PoW. |