Tinsley, Norman
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Norman |
Surname | Tinsley |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Emma Tinsley, of Bury, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | RA502 |
Markings | BQ-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 277. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 107 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2205513 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Approach, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Info Board |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 550 Sqn RAF which flew from RAF North Killingholme; Jan 1944 - Oct 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Deny's, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed Metal & Wooden Plaques |
Memorial Text | Several memorials to the men and women who served with 550 Sqn at RAF Killingholme during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2044/23 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-02-1945 |
End Date | 02-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Ludwigshafen |
Reason for Loss | Homebound, involved in a mid-air collision with a 170 Sqdn Lancaster (NG202) piloted by F/O Dixie DFC RCAF, and abandoned near Chateau Salins before crashing 20:02 at Fleville-devent-Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle), some 5 km SSE of Nancy. |