Woods, Vincent Orville
Personal Information
Rank | G II |
Forename(s) | Vincent Orville |
Surname | Woods |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
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Date of Death | 24-09-1947 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Sydney & Florence Woods of Morden, Surrey |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lincoln II |
Serial Number | RE373 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Great Yarmouth (Caistor) Cemetery, Norfolk |
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Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Post-War |
Panel Number | POST (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 3031017 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-09-1947 |
End Date | 24-09-1947 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft suffered structural failure in flight possibly after sustaining a lightning strike. The aircraft crashed near Mautby, Norfolk |