115174 Sgt Kenneth " " Norgate Royal Air Force 61 Squadron from:Southall, Middlesex. (d.29th Aug 1942) My late uncle Sgt Kenneth Norgate from 61 Sqd RAF is buried at the War Cemetery in Durnbach, Germany. I promised my late mother and father that I would visit the cemetery which I have plans to do very soon. I would like to find out more about my uncle, my parents always told me that he was shot down whilst flying in a Lancaster bomber over Munich during WW2. I would like to find out where 61 sqd was based and details on my uncles last bombing mission.
UPDATE: Lancaster R5742 took off from RAF Syerston at 2105 on the 28th of August 1942 on a mission to Nuremburg. All the crew were lost on this mission and are buried in Durnbach War Cemetery.
The crew were: -
Sgt K. Norgate
- F/S. J. E. Richards
- P/O W. S. Pattinson RCAF
- F/S F. Janiszewski RCAF
- Sgt L. M. Cowan RCAF
- Sgt W. Toole
- P/O J. A. Wright RCAF
F/S Richards was an American from San Francisco serving in the RAF. His brother, Branson Richards, also died on Active Service.
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