Dane, Gerald Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Gerald Herbert |
Surname | Dane |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 13-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert Victor and Beryl Florence Dane of Belvedere, Kent. His Brother Eric John Also Died On Service. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JB873 |
Markings | EY-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Haasrode Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 1. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 152 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 146425 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 78 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Cemetery, Armand Verkeydenstraat, Haasrode (Oud Heverlee), Vlaams-Brabant Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Stencilled information board |
Memorial Text | In de nacht van 13/14 mei 1943 schoot Lt Heinz Wolfgang Schnaufer een nacht jager, de Halifax (JB 873) van 78 Squadron neer. |
Location | Adjacent to Clubhouse, Breighton Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at this airfield and gave their lives during World War II |
Location | External, All Saints Church, Bubwith, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | 78 Sqn 4 Group Bomber Command Yorkshire 1939 - 1945 To All Who Served |
Location | Internal, All Saints Church, Bubwith, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden Board, Memorial Chapel featuring Cross made from Halifax wreckage |
Memorial Text | The 78 Sqn Memorial in the Churchyard was dedicated by the Bishop of Selby on 7th September 1986. RAF Breighton, two miles from this church was the Sqn's home from June 1943 to May 1945 |
Location | Outside "B" Hangar, RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of all who have lost their lives serving with 78 Sqn Royal Air Force "Nemo Non Paratus - Nobody Unprepared" |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/660/70 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/660/69 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-05-1943 |
End Date | 14-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (65% moon) |
Operation | Bochum. 442 aircraft, 24 losses (5.4%). Decoy markers drew much of the bombing away from the target. Little information available from local sources about the extent of the damage. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed south of Leuven, Belgium |