The Pilots of 41 Squadron RAF, 1939-1945

Surnames Commencing with N


Name NEIL, Thomas Francis 'Ginger'
Number 79168
Rank Squadron Leader
Nationality British
Born Bootle, Lancashire, 14 July 1920
Arrived 3 September 1942
Departed 25 July 1943
Decorations DFC (1940), Bar to DFC (1940), U.S. Bronze Star (1949), AFC (1956)
Notes CO, 3 September 1942-25 July 1943; retired 1964, retaining Wing Commander

Name NEWMAN, Benjamin Bernard 'Barney'
Number 405875
Rank Flying Officer
Nationality Australian
Born Ayr, Queensland, Australia, 12 September 1918
Arrived 12 October 1942
Departed 25 October 1943
Notes FTR/KIFA whilst with 79 Squadron RAAF, 2 August 1945, aged 26; son of Benjamin & Helena I. Newman of Ayr, Qld.; buried in Grave 28.D.1. of Ambon War Cemetery, Indonesia

Name NICHOLSON, Harold A.
Number J.5341
Rank Pilot Officer
Nationality Canadian
Born Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, 29 March 1920
Arrived 29 October 1941
Departed 25 November 1941
Notes With 234 Squadron briefly prior to 41 Squadron, but nothing more known after his departure from 41 Squadron

Name NORWELL, John King 'Jock'
Number 740233
Rank Sergeant Pilot
Nationality British
Born Perth, Scotland, 4 October 1917
Arrived 3 September 1940
Departed 19 October 1940
Decorations AFC (1945), Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal (1953)
Notes Commissioned July 1942; granted commission as Flying Officer in RAFVR, 1947; retired 1954

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