Fairbairn, Allan Ian Wilson
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Allan Ian Wilson |
Surname | Fairbairn |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
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Date of Death | 24-10-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Wilson Fairbairn and Lucy Ellen Fairbairn. Husband of Georgina Florence Fairbairn, of Buena Vista, Gibraltar. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | V6004 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Streatham Park Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Square 24. Grave 32469. |
Epitaph | HAPPY, SMILING, ALWAYS CONTENT, LOVED AND RESPECTED WHEREVER HE WENT. WIFE, MOTHER AND FAMILY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 162 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1375034 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 17 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | On Grass Verge, Ramsey Rd, Upwood, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | From RAF Upwood, crews from 139 and 156 Sqns, No 8 Pathfinder Group marked targets for Bomber Command |
Location | Village Centre, Silverstone, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Village Sign & Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of No. 17 OTU, Silverstone Airfield. 1943 - 1946 |
Location | Within Motor Racing Circuit, Silverstone, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Stencilled RoH |
Memorial Text | Per Ardua Ad Astra to those who served No.17 OTU R.A.F. Silverstone. 1943 - 1946 |
Location | Road Bridge over A43, Turweston, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | Remembered with Honour, Bomber Command, 17 OTU, RAF Silverstone and RAF Turweston. 1943 - 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9817 (P363238/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-10-1941 |
End Date | 24-10-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Upwood |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- formation practice |
Reason for Loss | Engine failure due to an incorrect fuel tank swapping procedure. Tried to put into Grafton Underwood airfield, Northamptonshire but crashed in the process |