Davis, Norman
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Norman |
Surname | Davis |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Elizabeth Maybelle Davis, and Stepson of Fred Pattemore, of Perth, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK557 |
Markings | KW-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sage War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 1. B. 5-6. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON AND BROTHER. GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 153 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/97448 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 425 (Alouette) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed metal plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial, in French, to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Location | Former Control Tower, Tholthorpe Airfield, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-11-1942 |
End Date | 10-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg. 213 aircraft, 15 losses (7.0%). Many weather problems, including cloud, wind and icing, and absence of a successful PFF marker conspired to make this raid relatively unsuccessful |
Reason for Loss | Crashed NNW of Oldenburg |