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Ian Willoughby Bazalgette

Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1918-1944)

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About Ian Willoughby Bazalgette

Squadron Leader Ian Willoughby Bazalgette was a Canadian-British pilot in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. On 4 August 1944, while 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. Bazalgette's Lancaster was severely damaged by flak prior to arrival at the target and quickly set on fire. Despite the condition of his aircraft, Bazalgette continued to the target and accurately dropped his markers. After completing the task, Bazalgette ordered his crew to bail out, however, two members of the crew were wounded and unable to jump. Rather than saving himself and leaving the two men to die, Bazalgette attempted to land the burning plane to save his two crew members. Bazalgette landed the plane, but it exploded almost immediately upon alighting, killing all three airmen. For his actions, Bazalgette was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross.

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Photo by Terry Macdonald via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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Occupation: military personnel
Citizenship: United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born: October 19, 1918
Died: August 4, 1944

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