Rushton, Ian Peter Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ian Peter Douglas |
Surname | Rushton |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Rushton. Husband of Barbara Rushton, of Chelsea, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE728 |
Markings | NA-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 163. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 236 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1250272 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 428 (Ghost) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to fomer St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed slate tablets |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served on 428 (RCAF) Sqn at Middleton St. George during WWII, especially those who made the supreme sacrifice |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1849/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1849/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-04-1943 |
End Date | 29-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Dalton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (32% moon) |
Operation | Mining in the Rosemary region |
Reason for Loss | Presumed crashed into the sea |