Hickling, Norman Victor
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Norman Victor |
Surname | Hickling |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Date of Death | 22-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Victor and Elsie Eveline Hickling, of Watford, Hertfordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JB852 |
Markings | KN-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ede General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row H. Coll. grave 7-11. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS ALL THAT WE MIGHT LIVE IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 181 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1272101 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 77 |
Squadron Motto | Esse potius quam videri (To be, rather than to seem) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Memorial windows and Roll of Honour for 77 Sqn. R.A.F. |
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Column with Metal Sculpture and Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 77 Sqn. R.A.F. City of Lancaster's own |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/656/31 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/656/30 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-06-1943 |
End Date | 22-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Elvington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Krefeld. 705 aircraft, 44 losses (6.2%) with night-fighters counting for most of the losses (the night was moonlit). PFF marking was near-perfect (using Oboe). A large fire in the centre of Krefeld raged unchecked for many hours. Over 5500 houses destroyed, 1056 people killed and 72000 bombed out of their homes. |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed NNE of Ede, Holland |