Vance, Elmer Robert
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Elmer Robert |
Surname | Vance |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Date of Death | 21-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son O F Robert E Hudson Vance and Martha Vance, of Bethune, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | R9261 |
Markings | MG-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Svino Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 9. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 257 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/16604 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 7 |
Squadron Motto | Per diem per noctem (By day and by night) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Vance Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | St�vleb�kvej 8, Store Kongsmark, Sj�lland Provincer |
Country | Denmark |
Memorial Type | Inscribed memorial stone and metal plaque |
Memorial Text |
Disse flyvere blev alle dr�bt ved Kongsmark. De blev begravet den 24 April 1943.
Translation "These airmen were killed by Kings field. They were buried on 24 April 1943. Stirling R9261 of 7 Sqn RAF" |
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/100/7 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/100/6 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-04-1943 |
End Date | 21-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Stettin. 339 aircraft, 21 losses (6.2%). Beyond the range of Oboe but a successful raid nonetheless. Visibility was good and PFF marked the target very accurately. Over 100 acres of industrial land were completely destroyed. Production was completely halted at a large chemical plant. 586 deaths in the city |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed WNW of Slagelse, Denmark |