| Accession Number | PR04115 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet : 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Buchanan, Norman William |
| Date made | 1943 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Buchanan, Norman William (425115 : Flight Sergeant : d.1943)
Description
Letter written by 425115 Flight Sergeant (F/Sgt) Norman William Buchanan, No. 49 Squadron (RAF). The letter was written to his mother, to be sent in the event of his death. During a precision raid on the German research establishment at Peenemunde, Denmark in August 1943, F/Sgt Buchanan's Lancaster aircraft (JA691 EA-L) was shot down by a German night fighter. There were no survivors. The crew are all buried at Aabenraa Cemetery.