Springstein, Norman Ray
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Norman Ray |
Surname | Springstein |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Springstein, of Merid, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster X |
Serial Number | KB738 |
Markings | VR-D D-Dorothy |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. D. 17. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 246 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/92433 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Springstein Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Outside Former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Memorial Tablet on Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to Nos 419, 420 and 428 Sqns RCAF who flew from RAF Middleton St George during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-12-1944 |
End Date | 28-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (97% moon) |
Operation | Opladen- to bomb the marshalling yards. An unusual raid in that 9 Mosquitoes began the raid 3.5 hours before the main force. Results are unknown. 328 aircraft in all, 2 lost (0.6%). |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Leverjusen-Wiesdorf, Germany |