No. 214 (FMS) Squadron RAF - Personnel

To find the person that you want either scroll down the page or select them from the ranges shown below

INCE, C D

Plt/Off C D Ince, Pilot

SEE CREWS AND LOSSES for Stirling Mark I R9355 (02-Jul-1942)
SEE CREWS AND LOSSES for Stirling Mark I R9355 (08-Sep-1942) BU-D

Source : Arthur Skone and Chorley and 214 Squadron ORB

Date record last updated : 28 April 2023

INGHAM, D A

Receiving his DFC

Ingham_Douglas_Alfred_crew

Douglas Ingham (second left) with some of his crew. Can anyone identify the other crew members?

Ashworth_Colin_James_and_Ingham_Douglas_Alfred

FS Colin Douglas Ashworth on the left and FS Douglas Alfred Ingham, Photo was dated Summer 1944 but location is unknown but likely to be Oulton.

Sqn/Ldr Douglas Alfred Ingham DFC, Pilot, Royal New Zealand Air Force, Nationality : New Zealand

SEE CREWS AND LOSSES for Flying Fortress Mark II ??Ingham BU-

The site administrators have a list of Flt/Lt Ingham's operations from 1 Nov 1944 to 17 Apr 1945. If you would like further details please contact us.

Tracy Britton writes :
My Grandfather went on after the war to own an Auckland landmark Ingham's Hardware. I grew up hearing many stories of him and his crew flying over Germany, blocking radar, putting out a fire in their engine, him passing out over Germany to awake with him crew taping his mask back onto his face and trying to revive him.

Click on this link to see Section A of the flight log of Sqn/Ldr Ingham
Click on this link to see Section B of the flight log of Sqn/Ldr Ingham

Source : John Ritchie (son of Sgt J Ritchie) and Tracey Britton (granddaughter) and Ian Hunt and Air Force Museum of New Zealand and Cymon Hewitt (relative of FS Colin James Ashworth)

Date record last updated : 1 April 2022

INGRAM, E H

FS Eric Harold Ingram, R/119142, Air Gunner, Royal Canadian Air Force, KIA 15 April 1943, Aged 23

SEE CREWS AND LOSSES for Stirling Mark I EF331 BU-H

Buried in SEPT-SAULX CHURCHYARD. Reference : Grave 7.

Son of Ernest and Nora J. Ingram, of Campbellford, Ontario, Canada.

Source : CWGC

Date record last updated : 17 December 2010

INGRAMS, W D

Sgt William Desmond Ingrams, 759238, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Nationality : United Kingdom. KIA 07 December 1940

SEE CREWS AND LOSSES for Wellington (model unknown) R3209 BU-H

Named on the following Memorial : RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL Panel 15.

Source : Ian Hunt and CWGC

INMAN, P F

Sgt Peter Frederick Inman, 1108515, Wireless Operator / Air Gunner, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Nationality : United Kingdom, KIA 3 July 1942, Aged 20

SEE CREWS AND LOSSES for Stirling Mark I BF313 BU-T

Named on the following Memorial : Cartmel War Memorial

Born 31 July 1921

Buried in WESTERNIELAND GENERAL CEMETERY, DE MARNE. Reference : N 473

Son of Joseph Frederick and Margaret Inman, of Cartmel, Lancashire.

Peter lived in Cartmel until he joined the RAF. He attended Cartmel School and Ulverston Grammar. After leaving school he worked for Grange Motors, in the office at "Lymehurst" and booking office at Crown Hill, organising coach tours around the country and helping to run the local bus service. He also did duty as bus conductor.

Peter joined the RAF from home at Garrett Houses and went to Wilmslow and Blackpool for basic training. He was then posted to Wellesbourne-Mountford a Number 6 Group Operational Training Unit (OTU), Abingdon - 6 Group Headquarters, to Manby, Yorkshire for air-gunnery training, then Haverigg for three months, back to Abingdon and, finally to his operational base, Stradishall in Suffolk as a W O / Air Gunner.

The mission on 3 July 1942 was Sgt. Inman's 9th mission, four of them the famous 1000 bomber raids. He would have arrived back to enjoy a long, 2 month, leave.

Peter is fondly remembered locally, most people saying, "He was a nice lad, Peter." His mother died in 1966, his father in 1974. Peter's brother lives a few miles away. Joseph F. Inman was a member of the Border Regiment. He was conscripted in 1917 and won the Military Medal as a Lewis gunner in 1918.

The people of the area where Peter's aircraft came down sent a miniature Dutch flag to Cartmel, as a token of gratitude. Mr Inman places this flag on the War Memorial every Remembrance Day.

Inman_Peter_Frederick_grave

The following information regarding Peter Inman is the result of the tireless research of Howard Martin, without which, Peter's sacrifice would have been lost in time and simply another grave in another cemetery. Howard has kindly allowed me to copy this information from his site, and Peter once again can take his place among his comrades and friends.

Source : Howard Martin and Cartmel War Memorials and Priory Church website and Chorley

Date record last updated : 30 January 2017

INNES, H A

Fg/Off Herome Alexander Innes DFC, 40227, Pilot, Royal Air Force, Nationality : United Kingdom, KIA 4 April 1940, Aged 27

SEE CREWS AND LOSSES for Wellington (model unknown) P9267

Buried in WEST ROW BAPTIST CHAPELYARD. Reference : Row 5 Grave 8

Son of Colonel Sydney Armitage Innes, D.S.O., and of Constance Edith Innes (nee Blain), of Perth.

Flying Officer Innes of Perth, Scotland, was attached to No. 149 Squadron when he died.

Source : Jock Whitehouse and Traces of WW2 website and CWGC

Date record last updated : 8 August 2011

INSTONE, R

FS R Instone, Air Gunner

SEE CREWS AND LOSSES for Wellington Mark II R1613 (14-Jul-1941) BU-G

Imprisoned at POW camp Heydekrug (Silute), Lithuania
Imprisoned at POW camp Lamsdorf (Lambinowice), Germany - until 1943 when it became Stalag 344
Imprisoned at POW camp Thorn (Torun), Poland - dates unknown

SEE PRISONERS OF WAR

Source : "Footprints on the sands of time" by Oliver Clutton-Brock and Chorley

Date record last updated : 9 January 2017

IRELAND, B J

Fg/Off B J Ireland, Navigator / Radar

SEE CREWS AND LOSSES for Victor Mark I - 3 point tanker End of 214 (1)
SEE CREWS AND LOSSES for Victor Mark I - 3 point tanker XA932 (20-Jul-1976)

Source : Flt/Lt David Card and Michael Waterson (whose father worked for Flight Refuelling Ltd)

Date record last updated : 8 March 2019

IRVINE, A R

WO A R Irvine, Wireless Operator, Royal Australian Air Force, Nationality : Australian, Date taken POW 14 March 1945, POW number Unknown

SEE CREWS AND LOSSES for Flying Fortress Mark III HB802 BU-O

SEE PRISONERS OF WAR

POW camp not known

Back in the UK on 8 May 1945

Source : "Footprints on the sands of time" by Oliver Clutton-Brock and Ian Hunt and 214 Squadron ORB

Date record last updated : 20 November 2020

IRWIN, C J

Sgt Christopher John Irwin, 924231, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, KIA 28 January 1942, Aged 21

SEE CREWS AND LOSSES for Wellington Mark I C X9890 (28-Jan-1942) BU-F

Named on the following Memorial : RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL Panel 86.

Son of Bertie and Elizabeth Jane Irwin, of Braunton, Devon.

See W/O Harry Ward's memoirs for 26 January 1942 for his recollections of Sgt Christopher Irwin.

Source : CWGC

Date record last updated : 30 September 2020

IVES, P

Peter Ives

Named on a photograph of 214 Squadron members at Brackla, January 1945 - see Album 4

Brackla near Nairn in Invernesshire. It was the hutted camp of ACAC, Air Crew Allocation Centre, a clearing house for tour expired aircrew. In spite of heavy losses, far more had survived than could be used for further flying duties and it was quite a problem finding suitable niches for all.

Source : Gerhard Heilig

Date record last updated : 7 March 2008

© Copyright No. 214 Squadron website and the families and contributors to the site.

All information, pictures and articles on this site, unless otherwise indicated, are the property and copyright of the families of the No. 214 Squadron collectively or of an individual member.

The use of any materials from this site for any commercial purpose whatsoever is strictly forbidden.

Privacy / Data Notice

This site was developed using

PERSONNEL

I