Graham, Ian Dundee
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Ian Dundee |
Surname | Graham |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Rotorua Graham and Lily Joan Graham. Husband of Marie Elizabeth Graham (Nee Gunthorp), of Howick, Auckland, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG176 |
Markings | XY-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Choloy War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. B. 3. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 172 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 413407 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 186 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Miscellaneous Information
This was the crew's second operation |
Trained in New Zealand. He was an instructor on Oxfords until November 1943. He then transferred to 29 OTU in April 1943 where he crewed up and was at 3 LFS in September of the same year. Posted to 186 Squadron on October 6th. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-10-1944 |
End Date | 20-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tuddenham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart. 583 aircraft in two forces, 2.5 hours apart. 7 losses (1.2%). The bombing was not especially concentrated but the strategically important Bosch factory was hit and serious damage caused in many districts. 376 people were killed |
Reason for Loss | Thought to have crashed at Andilly, north of Toul, France |