Wilfred Stanley Herring
Squadron Leader · 44709 · United Kingdom
- Died
- 4 July 1943, aged 29
- Fate
- Killed in action
Biography
Not known
Burial / commemoration
- Cemetery
- Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom
Operations on this date. One raid in this archive was flown on the night of 4 July 1943: Cologne. (Cross-reference by date — not in itself confirmation this airman flew it.)
Timeline
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3 October 1941
Gazetted: DSO
Distinguished Service Order -
4 July 1943
Died
aged 29
Awards
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Distinguished Service Order (DSO) — gazetted 3 October 1941
One night in September, 1941, this officer was the captain of an aircraft which participated in an attack on Berlin. Whilst over the city the aircraft was repeatedly hit by shell-fire from an intense and accurate barrage and, when Flying Officer Herring succeeded in evading the defences, the aircraft had sustained severe damage. -The port engine had failed and, owing to lack of hydraulic power to the gun turrets, the aircraft was almost defenceless. Nevertheless, Flying Officer Herring decided to attempt to fly the aircraft back to this country by the shortest route which entailed passing over the enemy's.most heavily defended areas. Overcoming many difficulties he succeeded in reaching this.
Source: CWGC casualty record: HERRING, WILFRED STANLEY → · Commonwealth War Graves Commission