Norman William Stanley Abbott, Son of Stanley H & Gertrude J Abbott... Norman was served with the RAF in WWII amd lost his life when his plane, B17 SR382 214 Squadron crashed at 'Op de Aaldert', Bergharen, Gelderland Holland.........
Take off at 23:52 hrs for a Radio Counter Measures operation in support of the RAF Bomber Command Wesseling & Scholven-Buer raids.
Crew
Claim by Ofhr Werner Kasmann 7/NJG1 - Bergharen WNW of Nijmegen (JM 5): 5,500m at 01:20.
Crashed at Op de Aaldert near Bergharen.
Flt Sgt Whatton & Sgt Sparkes were arrested in Antwerpen on 8 July 1944.
Flt Sgt Milne was arrested on 8 July 1944.
Flt Sgt Whatton, Sgt Sparkes and Flt Sgt Milne were involved in "The Long Road" from Stalag Luft 7.
Pilot: 172119 Plt Off John Douglas Cassan - Uden War Cemetery Plot 5 Row B Grave 5.
Flight Engineer: 1851276 Sgt Sydney Herbert Byant - Uden War Cemetery Plot 5 Row B Grave 3.
Navigator: 1551656 Flt Sgt George Orr - Uden War Cemetery Plot 5 Row B Grave 4.
Specialist Operator: 1557821 Flt Sgt W Milne (POW)Stalag Luft Sagan & Belaria 472
Bomb Aimer: R/153179 WO2 Douglas R Jennings RCAF - Evaded
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1384559 Flt Sgt J Harry Whatton - PoW/Stalag Luft 7 Bankau near Kreulberg Upper Silesia/PoW Number 423/Repatriated 1945.
Air Gunner: 1626469 Sgt Norman William Stanley Abbott -Jonkerbos War Cemetery Plot 17 Row G Grave 5.
Air Gunner: 1011102 Flt Sgt Alex Sharpe - Uden War Cemetery Plot 5 Row B Grave 6.
Air Gunner: 1685161 Sgt Tom S Sparks - PoW/Stalag Luft 7 Bankau near Kreulberg Upper Silesia/PoW Number 414.
Take off at 23:52 hrs for a Radio Counter Measures operation in support of the RAF Bomber Command Wesseling & Scholven-Buer raids.
Crew
Claim by Ofhr Werner Kasmann 7/NJG1 - Bergharen WNW of Nijmegen (JM 5): 5,500m at 01:20.
Crashed at Op de Aaldert near Bergharen.
Flt Sgt Whatton & Sgt Sparkes were arrested in Antwerpen on 8 July 1944.
Flt Sgt Milne was arrested on 8 July 1944.
Flt Sgt Whatton, Sgt Sparkes and Flt Sgt Milne were involved in "The Long Road" from Stalag Luft 7.
Pilot: 172119 Plt Off John Douglas Cassan - Uden War Cemetery Plot 5 Row B Grave 5.
Flight Engineer: 1851276 Sgt Sydney Herbert Byant - Uden War Cemetery Plot 5 Row B Grave 3.
Navigator: 1551656 Flt Sgt George Orr - Uden War Cemetery Plot 5 Row B Grave 4.
Specialist Operator: 1557821 Flt Sgt W Milne (POW)Stalag Luft Sagan & Belaria 472
Bomb Aimer: R/153179 WO2 Douglas R Jennings RCAF - Evaded
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1384559 Flt Sgt J Harry Whatton - PoW/Stalag Luft 7 Bankau near Kreulberg Upper Silesia/PoW Number 423/Repatriated 1945.
Air Gunner: 1626469 Sgt Norman William Stanley Abbott -Jonkerbos War Cemetery Plot 17 Row G Grave 5.
Air Gunner: 1011102 Flt Sgt Alex Sharpe - Uden War Cemetery Plot 5 Row B Grave 6.
Air Gunner: 1685161 Sgt Tom S Sparks - PoW/Stalag Luft 7 Bankau near Kreulberg Upper Silesia/PoW Number 414.
Norman William Stanley Abbott, Son of Stanley H & Gertrude J Abbott... Norman was served with the RAF in WWII amd lost his life when his plane, B17 SR382 214 Squadron crashed at 'Op de Aaldert', Bergharen, Gelderland Holland.........
Take off at 23:52 hrs for a Radio Counter Measures operation in support of the RAF Bomber Command Wesseling & Scholven-Buer raids.
Crew
Claim by Ofhr Werner Kasmann 7/NJG1 - Bergharen WNW of Nijmegen (JM 5): 5,500m at 01:20.
Crashed at Op de Aaldert near Bergharen.
Flt Sgt Whatton & Sgt Sparkes were arrested in Antwerpen on 8 July 1944.
Flt Sgt Milne was arrested on 8 July 1944.
Flt Sgt Whatton, Sgt Sparkes and Flt Sgt Milne were involved in "The Long Road" from Stalag Luft 7.
Pilot: 172119 Plt Off John Douglas Cassan - Uden War Cemetery Plot 5 Row B Grave 5.
Flight Engineer: 1851276 Sgt Sydney Herbert Byant - Uden War Cemetery Plot 5 Row B Grave 3.
Navigator: 1551656 Flt Sgt George Orr - Uden War Cemetery Plot 5 Row B Grave 4.
Specialist Operator: 1557821 Flt Sgt W Milne (POW)Stalag Luft Sagan & Belaria 472
Bomb Aimer: R/153179 WO2 Douglas R Jennings RCAF - Evaded
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1384559 Flt Sgt J Harry Whatton - PoW/Stalag Luft 7 Bankau near Kreulberg Upper Silesia/PoW Number 423/Repatriated 1945.
Air Gunner: 1626469 Sgt Norman William Stanley Abbott -Jonkerbos War Cemetery Plot 17 Row G Grave 5.
Air Gunner: 1011102 Flt Sgt Alex Sharpe - Uden War Cemetery Plot 5 Row B Grave 6.
Air Gunner: 1685161 Sgt Tom S Sparks - PoW/Stalag Luft 7 Bankau near Kreulberg Upper Silesia/PoW Number 414.
Take off at 23:52 hrs for a Radio Counter Measures operation in support of the RAF Bomber Command Wesseling & Scholven-Buer raids.
Crew
Claim by Ofhr Werner Kasmann 7/NJG1 - Bergharen WNW of Nijmegen (JM 5): 5,500m at 01:20.
Crashed at Op de Aaldert near Bergharen.
Flt Sgt Whatton & Sgt Sparkes were arrested in Antwerpen on 8 July 1944.
Flt Sgt Milne was arrested on 8 July 1944.
Flt Sgt Whatton, Sgt Sparkes and Flt Sgt Milne were involved in "The Long Road" from Stalag Luft 7.
Pilot: 172119 Plt Off John Douglas Cassan - Uden War Cemetery Plot 5 Row B Grave 5.
Flight Engineer: 1851276 Sgt Sydney Herbert Byant - Uden War Cemetery Plot 5 Row B Grave 3.
Navigator: 1551656 Flt Sgt George Orr - Uden War Cemetery Plot 5 Row B Grave 4.
Specialist Operator: 1557821 Flt Sgt W Milne (POW)Stalag Luft Sagan & Belaria 472
Bomb Aimer: R/153179 WO2 Douglas R Jennings RCAF - Evaded
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 1384559 Flt Sgt J Harry Whatton - PoW/Stalag Luft 7 Bankau near Kreulberg Upper Silesia/PoW Number 423/Repatriated 1945.
Air Gunner: 1626469 Sgt Norman William Stanley Abbott -Jonkerbos War Cemetery Plot 17 Row G Grave 5.
Air Gunner: 1011102 Flt Sgt Alex Sharpe - Uden War Cemetery Plot 5 Row B Grave 6.
Air Gunner: 1685161 Sgt Tom S Sparks - PoW/Stalag Luft 7 Bankau near Kreulberg Upper Silesia/PoW Number 414.
Inscription
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Gravesite Details
1626469
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