Rands, Ian Albert
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Ian Albert |
Surname | Rands |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander and Mabel Josephine Rands, of Benalla, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster lll |
Serial Number | JB725 |
Markings | DX-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave A. 7. 24. |
Epitaph | LOVE IS ETERNAL. GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 88 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 410725 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-04-1944 |
End Date | 10-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying in Baltic waters |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from East Kirkby at 2123 hrs tasked with laying mines in the Baltic. Aircraft while outbound fell victim to a night fighter and crashed at 0025 hrs on Farup gard just South of Jelling, Denmark. Aircraft claimed by Ofw. Rudolf Manggelsdorf of 12./NJG3 5km East of Tellingstedt at 2348 hrs |