Flight Sergeant Norman William Buchanan (1921-1943)

Flight Sergeant Norman William Buchanan Veteran

Birth

7 May 1921

Barcaldine, Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia

Death

18 Aug 1943 (aged 22)

Denmark

Burial

Aabenraa Cemetery

Aabenraa, Aabenraa Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark Add to Map

Plot

Allied Mil. Plot Row 6. 9.

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Aged 22 Years.
425115.
Royal Australian Air Force.

Son Of DUNCAN GORDON BUCHANAN & ELLEN BUCHANAN née RUMMERY Of Barcaldine, Queensland.

Whilst doing a precision raid on the German research establishment at Peenemunde, Denmark, Fl Sgt Buchanan's Lancaster (JA691 EA-L) was shot down by a German night fighter.

Crew Members -
Sergeant Leslie James Henley
Flying Officer Harry John Randall
Sergeant Reginald Fowlston
Sergeant William John Stiles
Sergeant Robert William Slaughter
Sergeant Leslie Frank Freeman

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425115 Flight Sergeant
N. W. BUCHANAN
Royal Australian Air Force
18TH August 1943 Age 22

An Australian Hero
Ever Remembered

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