Nightingale, Norman William
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Norman William |
Surname | Nightingale |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur and Margaret May Nightingale, of Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NN772 |
Markings | JI-C2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. B. 1. |
Epitaph | A LEAF IN OUR BOOK OF MEMORIES IS GENTLY TURNED EACH DAY. NEVER FORGOTTEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 219 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1583975 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 514 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John the Evangelist, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial and RoH |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 514 Sqn who served at RAF Waterbeach 1943-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1981/46 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1979/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-02-1945 |
End Date | 03-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Wiesbaden. 507 aircraft, 3 lost. Complete cloud cover but most of the bombs hit the town. 520 houses destroyed but 5 important war industries were untouched. Approximately 1000 deaths |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed at Springen NW of Wiesbaden, Germany, probably as they began their bombing run |