Victor Hugh Binch
Service number
1580691
Military unit
227 Sqdn Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Address
Flatts Lane, Calverton, Nottinghamshire.
Date of birth
26 Mar 1923
Date of death
04 Mar 1945 (21 years old)
Place of birth
Basford Registration District, Nottinghamshire
Employment, education or hobbies
In 1939, he was a hosiery factory hand.
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Family history
He was the son of Nelson and Sarah Ann Binch and the brother of Raymond Mead Binch. In 1939, they lived on Flatts Lane, Calverton, Nottinghamshire. Victor Binch and Ruby Jackson were married in 1943. Ruby Binch later lived at Daybrook, Nottinghamshire.
Military history
Lancaster I NG170 took off 1852 3 Mar 1945 from Balderton to bomb the Dortmund-Ems Kanal near Ladbergen. Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Altenberge. There were four fatalities: Binch + James Malcolmson Johnston, Patrick John Buckman,& Peter Donald Ross-Ross. Three crew members survived to become POWs: P Mahon, Gerald Arthur Jeans & John B Gaylard.
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Photographs
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