Fleming, Noel Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Noel Douglas |
Surname | Fleming |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Margaret Fleming, of Old Colwyn, Denbighshire. Husband of Monica E. Fleming, of Thornton, Liverpool. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DG423 |
Markings | MP-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 69. Row C. Coll. grave 3. |
Epitaph | HE FLEW, PASSING DEATH UPON THE WING AND DEATHLESS, ROSE TO IMMORTALITY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 164 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 129158 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 76 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Behind old Main Guardroom, former Holme On Spalding Moor Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In Remembrance of the aircrew members from the UK,Australia,New Zealand,Canada and Norway,who gave their lives in the cause of freedom in operational sorties against the enemy from 76 Sqn 1941-1945 and to the ground personal who lost their lives by enemy |
Location | All Saints Church, Holme On Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour within Wooden Box with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | S G Window In memory of 76 Sqn R.A.F / Roll of honour In memory of those members of 76 Sqn R.A.F who were killed on active service 1939-1954 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/651/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/651/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-04-1943 |
End Date | 27-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (54% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 561 aircraft, 17 losses (3.0%). PFF claimed accurate marking but most of the bombs fell in the north east of the city. More than 300 buildings destroyed and 130+ fatalities |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed onto the Carlton Hotel, Amsterdam which was being used as Luftwaffe headquarters |