Blair, Noel Hensley
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Noel Hensley |
Surname | Blair |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Clara Blair, of Stoke, Nelson, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | X3596 |
Markings | KO-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 85. Row D. Grave 13. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 132 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 404994 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13303 (P367730/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-04-1942 |
End Date | 13-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Essen. The eighth and final raid in a disappointing Gee-led series. This raid did at least cause a large fire at the Krupps munitions factory, the intended target. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed into the Ijsselmeer |