Burke, Ian Campbell
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Ian Campbell |
Surname | Burke |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edmund and Sylvia Jane Burke, of Chertsey, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | W5384 |
Markings | QT- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 31. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 15 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 60072 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 142 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9187 (P362419/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/972/25 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/972/24 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-09-1941 |
End Date | 20-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Stettin |
Reason for Loss | After staging through Mildenhall, the Wellington reached the target but lost an engine soon afterwards. The crew managed to get the aircraft back across Europe only to ditch in the sea eight miles off the Suffolk coast |