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- Collection: Piercy, Norman
Norman Piercy - Research Notes
Tags: 101 Squadron; 149 Squadron; 156 Squadron; 1657 HCU; 218 Squadron; 3 Group; 405 Squadron; 7 Squadron; 8 Group; air gunner; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; crash; Distinguished Flying Cross; Distinguished Flying Medal; final resting place; flight engineer; Heavy Conversion Unit; killed in action; Lancaster; Mosquito; Pathfinders; RAF Alconbury; RAF Gransden Lodge; RAF Lakenheath; RAF Topcliffe; RAF Upwood; RAF Warboys; RAF Wyton; Stirling; training; Wellington
Flight Lieutenant Doyle, 156 Squadron group photo and Norman Piercy and family
#1 and 2 are head and shoulder portraits of Flight Lieutenant Doyle DFC
#3 is a group photograph of 156 Squadron at RAF Upwood.
#4 is Norman with his mother, father, and dog. This was taken on leave October 1944.
Lancasters and Norman Piercy
Tags: 405 Squadron; aircrew; flight engineer; Lancaster
Destroyed house and Lancasters
Tags: 405 Squadron; crash; Lancaster; Mosquito
Norman Piercy with crew, and Lancaster
#1 is of Flying Officer Bowring and his 149 Squadron crew mates standing in long grass with trees behind.
#2 is of Lancaster Z taxiing with only the inboard engines running.
Tags: 405 Squadron; aircrew; Lancaster
Norman Piercy and Allan Davies
Tags: 405 Squadron; aircrew
Lancasters
#1 a starboard view of a Lancaster taxiing with only the inboard engines running.
#2 a port view of the front/side of a Lancaster chocked on dispersal.
Tags: Lancaster
Norman Piercy
#1 a head and shoulders portrait of Norman in uniform with engineer brevet and Pathfinder badge.
#2 a head and shoulders portrait of Norman in flying kit.
Tags: aircrew; flight engineer; Pathfinders
Norman Piercy
#1 Norman scuba diving.
#2 a ticket for the 50th anniversary Pathfinder ball.
#3 Lying Officer Bowring and crew, 405 Squadron.
Tags: aircrew; Pathfinders; sport
Norman Piercy
#1 Norman about to go scuba diving.
#2 and 4 Norman wind surfing.
#3 Norman skiing.
Tags: sport
Norman Piercy and Bob Shepherd
#1 Norman and Bill Shepherd, annotated 'F/E Bomb aimer Mid-upper gunner 156 Sqn'.
#2 a full length portrait of Norman, annotated 'Survived'.
#3 a street view.
#4 is Norman on a bike, annotated 'Cycle with tinleg! Also…
Tags: 156 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; bomb aimer; flight engineer
Airmen in Ramsey Upwood
#1 Seven airmen, annotated with their names.
#2 Five airmen, annotated with their names. 156 Squadron.
#3 and 4 views of Lancasters.
#5 is a rear gun turret with an airman inside, annotated 'Flt/Lt Jackson "Jacko" Tail Gunner…
Tags: 156 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; flight engineer; Lancaster; navigator; pilot; RAF Upwood
405 Squadron
#1 a half length portrait of Al Davis (tail gunner) and Norman Piercy, flight engineer.
#2 the same two. Al is seated and Nore has his arms around him. Annotated '405 Sqdn'.
#3 a half length portrait of Allan Davis, annotated…
Norman Piercy and Len Harris
#1. Head and shoulders of Norman and Len, annotated '(Len killed on first op!) Len Harris [arrowed] killed in action 1942'.
#2. Head and shoulders of Norman Piercy Nov 1942.
#3. Head and shoulders of Norman in flying kit,…
Tags: aircrew; flight engineer; killed in action; training