Blaikie, Ian Armstrong
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Ian Armstrong |
Surname | Blaikie |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 05-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Annie Blaikie, of Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LL248 |
Markings | MA-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Huiron Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 81. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 132 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 405365 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 161 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | Gibraltar Farm Barn, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scrolls |
Memorial Text | In memory of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford February 1942 - June 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Peter, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaques & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force, and SOE agents killed during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-08-1944 |
End Date | 05-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Bob 66, for France |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Huiron, SW of Vitry-le-Francois, France |