| Birth | Derrick Norrington was born 1916 in England. |
| INFO | CIV REG INDEX Birth 1916 SepQ Norrington, Derrick. mother: Woodin. Cranbrook 2a,1631. (FreeBMD.) |
| INFO | RAF Distinguished Flying Medal award listed in London Gazette, 5 Nov 1940. #580441 Sergeant Derrick Norrington, no. 103 Squadron. (LonGazetteAr 5 Nov 1940, p.6393.) |
| INFO | PROMOTION in London Gazette,28 Apr 1942. to Tempy. Wt. Offs. 4 Apr 1942. #580441 Derrick Norrington, D.F.M. (48516). (LonGazetteAr 28 Apr 1942, p.1860.) |
| INFO | PATHFINDER BOMBER SQUADRON RAF online database. Details for 83 Sqn flight W4846, 26 Feb 1943, plane Lancaster I, task: Koln; comments: T/o 1935 [hours] Wyton [RAF base]. Crashed near Monchengladbach. Listing of 7 men killed includes F/O [Flight Officer] D. Norrington, decoration DFM, age 26, killed 26 Feb 1943, service no. 48516. Memorial-- Runnymede Memorial. (PathfinderSq.) |
| Death | He died 26 February 1943 in Germany. |
| INFO | CASUALTY DEATHS database of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Norrington, Derrick. Rank: Flying Officer, Royal Air Force, 83 Sqdn, service number 48516. Death 26 Feb 1943, age 26. Awards: D F M [Distinguished Flying Medal]. Son of Frederick Ernest and Flossa Ethel Norrington, of Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire. Memorial: Runnymede Memorial, Panel 127. (ComWarGraveC.) |
| INFO | CASUALTY COMMUNIQUE no. 227 Royal Air Force. Reported in Flight [Magazine], 6 May 1943. Missing, believed killed in action. F/O D. Norrington, D.F.M. (FlightArch 6May 1943, p.485.) |
| INFO | CASUALTY COMMUNIQUE no.372. Reported in Flight [Magazine], 13 Apr 1944. Royal Air Force. Previously reported missing, now presumed killed in action. F/O. D. Dorrington, D.F.M. (FlightArch 13 Apr 1944, p.408.) |
Derrick Norrington