F/O Maurice Vincent Wareing
Vince as he was known to the family or Vic in the RAF was born in July of 1916, he was the third son of Jane Ellen and Charles Arthur Wareing. His brothers Charles and Bernard due to ill health did not serve and his other Robert was taken Prisoner after his aircraft was shot down over France. Prior to his enlisting he owned a Garage in Erdington, in 1939 he married Joyce Robertson and had a daughter, Theresa, who was born in 1940.
He went to the USA for flight training at the Naval Air Station Grosseile (?sp) Michigan in 1941 - went via ship to Canada then flew from Toronto. He was involved in the rescue of the downed crew for which F/Lt Armstrong got his DFC.
Vince is buried with his two brothers Charles and Robert at Erdington Abbey, Birmingham
Vince joined the RAF at the outbreak of War, he had been in the Air Training Corp at St Philips Grammar School (I am waiting for official records from the MOD so this is from family hearsay). According to the accident report he had done just over 530 hours flying time in Sunderlands but only 9 hours Night flying, which would perhaps account for the fact that Armstrong and Gillingham who had greater night time hours were in control of the "boat" at the time of the crash.