Barnes, Norman Edward
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Norman Edward |
Surname | Barnes |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Date of Death | 01-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Leslie and Winifred Graham Barnes, of Belmont, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling IV |
Serial Number | LJ503 |
Markings | NF-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Arc et Senans Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 5. |
Epitaph | THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD; I SHALL NOT WANT EVER REMEMBERED. MUM AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 127 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 424554 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Squadron Motto | For freedom |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
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 | 31-08-1944 |
End Date | 01-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Bob 325, for France |
Reason for Loss | Flew into a violent storm and clipped the tops of trees, crashing at Lombard, NE of Arc et Senans |