Robinson, Norman Kingsley
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Norman Kingsley |
Surname | Robinson |
Gender | M |
Age | 40 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas William and Eveline Annie Robinson. Husband of Margaret Robinson, of Durham City. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax VII |
Serial Number | LW206 |
Markings | OW-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 14102. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 234 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 183935 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 426 (Thunderbird) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with Inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of Canadian personnel who served at RAF Linton on Ouse during WW2, including 408 and 426 Sqns RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1842/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1842/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-09-1944 |
End Date | 03-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Venlo- to bomb the airfield. Part of a 675 aircraft raid on six airfields in southern Holland. All raids were successful. 1 Halifax lost |
Reason for Loss | Spun and crashed at Sawston, SSE of Cambridge, on outbound journey |