Acton, Norman
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Norman |
Surname | Acton |
Gender | M |
Age | 39 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William H. and Margaret S. Acton, of Birkenhead, Cheshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W7707 |
Markings | LQ-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 77. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 121 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 810144 |
Service | Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force) |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1787/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1787/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-05-1942 |
End Date | 30-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
Day/Night Raid | Night |
Operation | Cologne. 1047 sortie raid- the first of the 1000 Bomber Raids. 1455 tons of bombs dropped, one third being incendiaries. Local reports state that there were 1700 large fires but no firestorm unlike Rostock and Lubeck since Cologne was a modern city with building |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |