Douglas Vince

November 23, 2016

Admitted to: RAF Hospital Ely.		Date of Injury: 21/02/1945
D.O.B/Age when admitted: 22		Cause of Incident: Doug joined the RAF when just 19 years as flight engineer. Enemy Action. Shot down by enemy fighter on return from ops.
Transferred to QVH: 01/11/1945		Injuries: Burn to right hand.
No. of Operations at East Grinstead: 1

IDENTITY CARD

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Forename: Douglas			Surname: Vince
Service No: 1800871			Nationality: British

Awards/Honours: ---			Patient Unit: PHU, RAF Innsworth
Profession: Flight Engineer			Patient Rank: FS

Death: 18.01.2022			Age at Death: 98yrs
Dr Rank:			Dr Unit:

Notes:

Vince joined the RAF as aircrew at 19 years old, training as a flight engineer.

On return from a mission in Germany, Vince's crew noticed a German fighter had followed them back. As the Stirling came into land, the German fighter fired on them, causing the plane to catch fire. They managed to land safely, and all but one escaped the fire alive.

Glossary:

PHU - Personnel Holding Unit