Wilding, Norman Seymour
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Norman Seymour |
Surname | Wilding |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Hilda Wilding, of Welling, Kent. Husband of Pamela Wilding. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3331 |
Markings | DX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 19. A. 15. |
Epitaph | TO WHAT GREATER HEIGHT CAN A MAN ASPIRE THAN TO DIE THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 264 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1257364 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-08-1942 |
End Date | 28-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Feltwell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (96% moon) |
Operation | Kassel- 306 aircraft sustained 31 losses (10.1%). PFF found little cloud cover and were able to mark the target without difficulty. Widespread damage throughout the city, including damage to all three of the Henchel aircraft factory. At this extraordinary loss rate, an airman stood less than 0.5% chance of surviving his two tours. |
Reason for Loss |