Grant, Ian Curtis
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Ian Curtis |
Surname | Grant |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-12-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ian Percy and Myrtle Eileen Grant, of Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | DV422 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Moreton-In-Marsh New Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. K. Grave 6. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 41 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 41898 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | 2nd pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11139 (P364854/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-12-1941 |
End Date | 23-12-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Edgehill |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | While demonstrating stalling and recovery the Wellington dived and crashed bursting into flames at 1420 near Wild Spring farm Little Tew 5 miles ENE of Chipping Norton Oxfordshire. |