Reid, Herbert Spencer (Flight Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1944-January-06
Birth Date: 1917
Born:
Parents: Son of James and Alice Reid, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Spouse:
Home: Vancouver, British Columbia
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
467 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAAF)
Recidite Adversarius Atque Ferociter Your opponents will retreat because of your courageous attack
Base
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Air Gunner
Service Numbers
R/157645
Target
Stettin Germany
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)
Mission
Lancaster Mk.I/III LM431
Bombing Stettin Germany 1944-January-06 to 1944-January-06
467 (B) Sqn (RAAF) RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, England
467 Australia Squadron. Lancaster aircraft Mk III LM 431 failed to return from a trip to Stettin, Germany, and is deemed lost without trace. Casualties included RCAF F/Sgt. H.S. Reid and W/O II L.M. Jackson; RAAF Pilot Officer F.A. Connolly; RAF F/Sgt's. L.A. Jeffries and H.S. Reid, and RAF Sgt's. R.W.J. Evans, D.A. Briggs, and M. Turner.Lancaster LM431 Mk.I/III - Bombing Stettin Germany - 1944-01-06 to 1944-01-06
Squadron: 467 (B) Sqn (RAAF)
Start Date: 1944-01-06
Completion Date: 1944-01-06
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Stettin Germany
Target Specific:
Base: RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, England
Take Off Time: 00:35
Squadron Code: PO M
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City:
Crash Specifics: lost without trace
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: fighter
Flak Battery:
Enemy Claim:
War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
467 Australia Squadron. Lancaster aircraft Mk III LM 431 failed to return from a trip to Stettin, Germany, and is deemed lost without trace. Casualties included RCAF F/Sgt. H.S. Reid and W/O II L.M. Jackson; RAAF Pilot Officer F.A. Connolly; RAF F/Sgt's. L.A. Jeffries and H.S. Reid, and RAF Sgt's. R.W.J. Evans, D.A. Briggs, and M. Turner.
6 Group Unavailable
467 Australia Squadron. Lancaster aircraft Mk III LM 431 failed to return from a trip to Stettin, Germany, and is deemed lost without trace. Casualties included RCAF F/Sgt. H.S. Reid and W/O II L.M. Jackson; RAAF Pilot Officer F.A. Connolly; RAF F/Sgt's. L.A. Jeffries and H.S. Reid, and RAF Sgt's. R.W.J. Evans, D.A. Briggs, and M. Turner.
