Johnston, Norman Reid
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Norman Reid |
Surname | Johnston |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-08-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Matthew Reid Johnston and Ivy Ethel Johnston, of Blackpool, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | P4990 |
Markings | ZA-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Italy |
Burial/Memorial Place | Milan War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | I. B. 13. |
Epitaph | THE LORD HIMSELF HATH NEED OF US. SERVANT OF GOD, WELL DONE! |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 190 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 580546 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 10 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Melbourne, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial Stone & Plaque |
Memorial Text | No 10 Squadron, 4 Group Bomber Command, WWII 1939-1945. This memorial was erected at the entrance to the former RAF Station Melbourne by ex Members and Friends of the Squadron to honour the memory of all personnel who died in the service of their Country |
Location | Melbourne Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Runway Light in Concrete Base |
Memorial Text | Let this landing light be a memorial to all those 1,000 aircrew and 120 aircraft that left this very point never to return so that we may return again and again in freedom to enjoy York Motor Sport Park |
Miscellaneous Information
The squadron transited through Harwell from its home base at Dishforth for this operation |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/2827 (P354233/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/141/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/141/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-08-1940 |
End Date | 27-08-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Harwell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Bomb the Savoia-Marchetti aircraft factory at Sesto Calende |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have crashed in the Varese (Lombardy) |