Bruce, Norman
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Norman |
Surname | Bruce |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Robert and Elizabeth Robinson Bruce, of Stobswood, Northumberland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE387 |
Markings | ZO-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Couvron-et-Aumencourt Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row A. Coll. grave 12-13. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 137 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1068572 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 196 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Normandy Barracks, Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture Brick Pillars and Inscribed Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Leconfield, including 640 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1166/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1166/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-04-1943 |
End Date | 17-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Leconfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (87% moon) |
Operation | Mannheim. 271 aircraft, 18 losses (6.6%). Accurate PFF marking followed by a successful raid. Production stopped at 41 industrial premises. 130 deaths and almost 7000 bombed out. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Couvron et Aumencourt near Laon, France |