DAMBUSTERS Ross, Ian Stewart

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Ross ​

• FORENAME

Ian Stewart ​

• UNIT

617 Squadron,R.A.A.F. ​

• RANK

Flying Officer ​

• NUMBER

18839 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

12th January 1945 ​

• AGE

24 ​

• GRAVESITE

Runnymede Memorial,Surrey,England Panel 273 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 28.3.1920 Camperdown,Victoria,Australia​

son of Alexander McLachlan and Christina Lillian Ross,Alphington,Victoria,Australia​

enlisted RAAF 7.10.1940 Melbourne,Victoria,Australia​

57 Squadron January 1944​

617 Squadron April 1944​

pilot​

Lancaster NF992​

Bergen,Norway​

damaged by German fighters and crashed in sea approx 1315 hours off Norway ​

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[colinfrank]

He appears on the group photo in front of a lancaster along with my great uncle P/O E, Tilby (his air bomber). they were lost just days after this....theirs is a tale of great daring and courage. Colin Powell