Date: 4th January 1943.
Unit: 54 O.T.U.
Type: Beaufighter IIF.
Serial: T3038.
Coded: ?
Location: Hutton Hillbridge, Berwickshire.
Pilot: F/lt. Sgt. Robert Frederick Norwood. 1383805. R.A.F.V.R. Age 19. Killed.
Navigator: Sgt. Irvine Jackson. 1198766. R.A.F.V.R. Age 23. Killed.
REASON FOR LOSS:
This crew took-off on 4th January 1943 in Bristol Beaufighter Mk IIF T3038 of 54 OTU based at RAF Winfield. Flt. Sgt. Norwood and his navigator Sgt. Jackson were on a training flight when the port engine failed, and caused the aircraft to crash at Hutton Hillbridge, Hutton, Berwickshire at 1420 hours, tragically killing both occupants.
Flt. Sgt. Robert Norwood.
Burial Details:
F/lt. Sdt. Robert Frederick Norwood, is buried at St. Pancras Cemetery. Sec. 20. R.C. Grave 48. (Shown above right)
Son of Herbert Fredrick and Eleanor Ada Norwood. of Edgware.
Sgt. Irvine Jackson, is buried at Bournmouth East Cemetery. Plot G. Row 6. Grave 156. (Shown above left)
Son of Arthur and Hetty Jackson, of Bournemouth.
With thanks to the following: Bill Chorley - "Bomber Command Losses Vol 3", Martin Middlebrook "Bomber Command War Diaries". The C.W.G.C.
