Vance, Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Herbert |
Surname | Vance |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-10-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | LW235 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Belfast City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Glenalina Extn. Sec. Q.1. Grave 330. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 257 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1799345 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1666 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Gregory Minster, Kirkdale, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian Airmen who flew from RAF Wombleton during WW2, including 1666 HCU |
Location | Roadside location, Wombleton, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian Airmen who flew from RAF Wombleton during WW2, including 1666 HCU |
Miscellaneous Information
The other five crew members were all injured |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-10-1944 |
End Date | 20-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wombleton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- bombing exercise |
Reason for Loss | The task was successfully completed but the aircraft smashed into tress on return and while flying downwind. Crashed on fire at Nunnington near Thirsk, Yorkshire. The visibility was said to be poor. |