Gardner, Norman Philip
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Norman Philip |
Surname | Gardner |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Bertha Gardner. Husband of Karen M. Gardner, of Alresford. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS665 |
Markings | KO-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Winchester (Magdalen Hill) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row F. 1. Grave 105. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 168 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 132378 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-08-1943 |
End Date | 11-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Little Snoring |
Day/Night Raid | Night (70% moon) |
Operation | Nuremberg. 653 aircraft, 16 losses (2.5%). Ground marking was used even though there was cloud cover. Serious damage to both residential and industrial buildings and 577 deaths. |
Reason for Loss | Disintegrated in the air and crashed NNE of Huntingdon, Cambs |