
Ian Willoughby Bazalgette
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 80 years ago |
Date of birth | October 19,1918 |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | Calgary |
Canada | |
Date of died | August 4,1944 |
Died | Senantes |
France | |
Place of burial | Senantes, France |
Battles and wars | Battle of the Ruhr |
Battle of Berlin | |
Rank | Second lieutenant |
Squadron leader | |
Awards | Victoria Cross |
Distinguished Flying Cross | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 756406 |
Ian Willoughby Bazalgette Life story
Ian Willoughby Bazalgette, VC, DFC was a Canadian-British pilot in the Royal Air Force who was a member of RAF Bomber Command in World War II. On 4 August 1944, piloting an Avro Lancaster in a pathfinder role, Bazalgette and crew flew to Trossy St. Maximin in France to mark a V-1 flying bomb storage cave.