{"id":764,"date":"2019-10-25T07:52:31","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T07:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/?page_id=764"},"modified":"2021-03-30T11:40:04","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T11:40:04","slug":"viner-norman","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/raf\/viner-norman\/","title":{"rendered":"Viner, Norman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Wireless Operator\/Air Gunner, 51 Squadron
Service number 1305770
Died 21 January 1942
Commemorated on Runnymede Memorial
Age 25<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Norman was born on 11 December 1916 in Leeds, Yorkshire to Morris and Russian born Sophia n\u00e9e Rifkin and had a younger sister Hilda. Norman’s father Morris pre-deceased him, dying in 1932. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1939, Norman was living with his mother and sister Hilda Rose at 11 Hamilton View, Leeds. Norman was working as a hire purchase accounts clerk and his mother was a tailoress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Norman was the wireless operator\/air gunner on Whitley Z9311 which departed RAF Dishforth on a night operation to Emden. The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Helmut Lent of the Stab II.\/NJG 2. All five crew were killed and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
W\/Op A\/G, James Joseph Clarke, 624831.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Obs, Bernard Leslie hart, 746920.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pilot, Donald Arthur Richards, 1055928.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pilot, Bernard Sides, 100581.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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