Mancini, Vincent Sylvester (Warrant Officer 2nd Class)

Prisoner of War 1942-January-27

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Birth Date: unkown date

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Home: Centerville, Nova Scotia

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Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

51 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Swift And Sure

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Rank

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Position

Navigator

Service Numbers

R/65363
PoW: 90111

Home
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Target
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Took off from Dishforth at 17:03 in Whitley Mk V (Sqn code: MH-V Bomber Command) for a leaflet raid over Germany.

Aircraft shot down, method not in record. Mancini was the only crewman to survive the crash

Killed in crash: Sergeant Harvey Jennings Grut RAF KIA Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Ref: Coll. grave 14. D. 1-4. Sergeant Robert Alfred Hamilton RAF KIA Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Ref: Coll. grave 14. D. 1-4. Sergeant Charles Henry Stokell RAF KIA Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Ref: Coll. grave 14.D. 1-4. Sergeant Alfred Waterworth RAF KIA Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Ref: Coll. grave 14. D. 1-4.