Fergusson, Ian McNaughton
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ian McNaughton |
Surname | Fergusson |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Anderson Fergusson and Katherine Lily Fergusson, of Leicester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | Z1161 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Leicester (Gilroes) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. J. Grave 279. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 35 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1550846 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Main Gate of UK Fire & Rescue Service College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | The Fire Service College Moreton in Marsh England, Royal Air Force Moreton-in-Marsh 1941-1959. Long ago it was and yet who amongst us dare forget |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/14021 (P368508/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-05-1942 |
End Date | 08-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Moreton-in-Marsh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Following a fire in the port engine the aircraft crashed into a tree near Beckingham, Lincolnshire. Three of the crew of six abandoned the aircraft before the crash and survived, albeit with two of them being injured. |