O'CONNOR, Ian

Operation Training- night cross-country exercise Reason for Loss Collided with a 1664 HCU Halifax (LL137 ZU-L), both aircraft crashing near Bow, NE of Exeter.

Last Name
O'CONNOR
Given Names
Ian
Service Number
29520
Date of Birth
08/05/1916
Birth Location
England
Enlistment Date
20/12/1940
Enlistment Location
Perth
1Wags Start Date
03/03/1943
Course Details
WAGS Course 36
Intake Date
04/03/1943
Finish Date
18/08/1943
To
3 BAGS
Kill Date or Discharge Date
15/11/1944 (Killed)
Discharge Unit
61 BASE
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Operations
Aircraft accident U.K
Date of Death
15/11/1944
Age
28
Cemetery / Memorial
Bath [Haycombe] Cemetery Somerset UK
Notes

Operation Training- night cross-country exercise Reason for Loss Collided with a 1664 HCU Halifax (LL137 ZU-L), both aircraft crashing near Bow, NE of Exeter.

Posting on Death
61 BASE
NAA Status
OPEN

Acknowledgements

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