Beale, Norman Nice
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Norman Nice |
Surname | Beale |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard and Kathleen Beale, of St. Leonards-On-Sea. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DG230 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hastings Cemetery, Sussex |
Grave Reference | Div. M. Sec. F. Row F. Grave 24. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAREST "BUBS" HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 128 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 53081 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1652 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-11-1943 |
End Date | 14-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Marston Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Test |
Reason for Loss | Whilst climbing away from the airfield, both starboard engines failed and the aircraft plunged into a pond at Kirk Hammerton, WNW of York |