Ian Frank Pratt
Service number
1254955
Military unit
61 Sqdn Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Address
Ivy Hill, Chelmsford, Essex, England.
Date of birth
22 Oct 1920
Date of death
04 Jun 1942 (21 years old)
Place of birth
Romford, Essex, England.
Employment, education or hobbies
Civil Engineer
- Family History
- Military history
- Extra information
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Family history
Son of Frank Percy and Olive Pratt, of Margaretting, Essex.
Military history
Lancaster R5627 61 Sqn RAF Syerston Mission to Bremen. Aircraft lost to Bf110 night fighter piloted by Lt Hans Konig 8/NJG3 (KIA 24/5/44) and by Flak of the 8. Flak-Division; crashed southern perimeter of Bad Zwischenahn airfield near Oldenburg.
Returning aircraft reported raid as indifferent but German sources reported damage to U Boat yard, Focke Wulf factory, dock area and pier including damage to warehouses and destroyer Z25. Of 170 aircraft on the raid 11 failed to return.
F/Lt George Beattie
F/O Ronald Archibald
F/Sgt David Lorimer DFM
Sgt Jack Wallis
F/Sgt Maurice Denison - Also killed.
Sgt P Holmes POW No 509 Stalag Luft III - Stalag Luft VI - Stalag 357.
Extra information
Unknown
Photographs
Photo of Ian Frank Pratt