Warfield, Norman John
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Norman John |
Surname | Warfield |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 24-12-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB711 |
Markings | GT-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 130. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 260 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 143227 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 156 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary Magdalene Church, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | We light the way" This tablet is placed in memory of Flight Lieutenant JL Sloper DFC and Bar, RAFVR. And in tribute to all who served with 156 Squadron Path Finders Force at RAF Warboys, 1942-1945, In gratitude. |
Location | Tithe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillars and inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | From this RAF Station Warboys 156 squadrons No 8 (PFF) group, marked targets for Bomber Command 1942-1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1041/46 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1041/45 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-12-1943 |
End Date | 24-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Warboys |
Day/Night Raid | Night (13% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 379 aircraft, 16 Lancasters Lost (4.2%). Fewer night-fighters were encountered than in recent raids on Berlin, partly due to a successful diversionary raid by Mosquitoes on Leipzig. The target was cloud covered and more than half of the initial wave of PFF aircraft had difficulties with their H2S sets and a result, marking was scattered. The south-eastern suburbs sustained light damage only. |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |