Haley, Victor George
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Victor George |
Surname | Haley |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | MM |
Date of Death | 19-02-1945 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DK313 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bexhill Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Div. B. Sec. C. Row G. Grave 27. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 175 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 137293 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | PFNTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Tythe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Pathfinder Force Navigation Training Unit, RAF Warboys 1944 to 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Had served with 218 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-02-1945 |
End Date | 19-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Warboys |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Returned to base but the weather had deteriorated. While turning, the pilot inadvertently allowed his speed to drop and he side-slipped and crashed near Warboys railway station |