Norman Rupert Burrows
Sergeant · 1503094 · United Kingdom
- Died
- 17 May 1943
- Fate
- Killed in action
Biography
Not known
Burial / commemoration
- Cemetery
- Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany
Operations on this date. 2 raids in this archive were flown on the night of 17 May 1943: Operation Chastise · Operation Chastise - The 'dambusters' Raid. (Cross-reference by date — not in itself confirmation this airman flew it.)
Timeline
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16 May 1943
Flew Operation Chastise
Rear gunner, ED937 AJ-Z — Failed to return - 17 May 1943 Died
Crew & operations
Flew as Rear gunner with No. 617 Squadron (Dambusters).
- Operation Chastise (16 May 1943) — aircraft ED937 AJ-Z (Avro Lancaster) — Failed to return
Crew: Michael John David Fuller (Bomb aimer) · John Marriott (Flight engineer) · William John Tytherleigh (Front gunner) · Robert Alexander Urquhart (Navigator) · Henry Eric Maudslay (Pilot) · Alden Preston Cottam (Wireless operator)
Source: CWGC casualty record: BURROWS, NORMAN RUPERT → · Commonwealth War Graves Commission