RANKIN, Ian Matthew
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rank: F/Lstatus: kifa
airforce: RAF (no: 119258 )
born: Leire United Kingdom
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Flight Lieutenant Ian Matthew RANKIN (119258) of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Posted from 55 O.T.U to 32 Squadron 9th June 1942
Embarked U.K 14th November 1942, disembarked Gibraltar 20th November 1942. Proceeded from Gibraltar to North Africa by air 10th December 1942.
Posted to No.1 A.C.P.D (Tour expired) 14th January 1944 for O.T.U duties.
Airborne with Sgt Eric Anderson (1624096) in Havard EX844. Killed when collided with Spitfire BR470 two miles South of Fayid at 07:05 hours
Date of Death 1944-07-22
Age : 22 years.
Served in RAF Fayid
2. E. 22. at Fayid War Cemetery, Egypt
SON OF MATTHEW ARUNDEL RANKIN AND CONSTANCE A. M. RANKIN, OF LEIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE.
Posted from 55 O.T.U to 32 Squadron 9th June 1942
Embarked U.K 14th November 1942, disembarked Gibraltar 20th November 1942. Proceeded from Gibraltar to North Africa by air 10th December 1942.
Posted to No.1 A.C.P.D (Tour expired) 14th January 1944 for O.T.U duties.
Airborne with Sgt Eric Anderson (1624096) in Havard EX844. Killed when collided with Spitfire BR470 two miles South of Fayid at 07:05 hours
Date of Death 1944-07-22
Age : 22 years.
Served in RAF Fayid
2. E. 22. at Fayid War Cemetery, Egypt
SON OF MATTHEW ARUNDEL RANKIN AND CONSTANCE A. M. RANKIN, OF LEIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE.
Spitfire Art Prints:
Squadrons:
| Squadrons add | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Airforce | Sqdrn | Start | Finish |
| RAF | 32 | 1942-09-01 | -- |
Aircraft:
| Aircraftadd | ||
|---|---|---|
| Serial | Note | Date |
| Proceeded from Gibraltar to North Africa by air | 1942-12-10 | |
| 2 Spitfires allotted to the Squadron today in order to catch the high flying German recce planes | 1943-04-01 | |
| ER500 | Scrambled with Sgt Grant, no e/a sighted 0645 - 0800 | 1943-05-31 |
| (HV750) Convoy patrol with F/Sgt Easterbrook | 1943-06-02 | |
| EN552 | Scrambled, no contact made | 1943-06-03 |
| JK792 | Scrambled with W/O G.B Munro, no contact made. | 1943-06-05 |
| JK459 | Scrambled with H.J.Millar, no contact made. | 1943-06-06 |
| JK434 | High cover patrol over Naval convoy with F/Sgt Anders | 1943-06-06 |
| JK459 | Scrambled with F/Sgt Millar to intercept recce a/c, no contact made 0735 - 0835 | 1943-06-06 |
| JK342 | Scrambled with F/Sgt Simmons, no e/a sighted | 1943-06-10 |
| (HW618) Patrol Bone harbour with F/Sgt J.M Hamilton | 1943-06-11 | |
| (HW618) Patrol Bone harbour with F/Sgt Hamilton. | 1943-06-11 | |
| (HW618) Patrol convoy with W/O R.Thamas | 1943-06-14 | |
| (HW755) scrambled with P/O K.Forder, usual scrambled carried out with the usual negative results. | 1943-06-20 | |
| (HW248) Patrolled over Cruiser with F/O W.Raybould, nothing to report. | 1943-06-21 | |
| (HV360) Convoy patrol with F/Sgt R.H.Anders. | 1943-06-22 | |
| Patrolled convoy with F/Sgt L.W Simmons 1050 - 1245 | 1943-06-29 | |
| JG783 | 3 Spit scrambled after recce, no contact made. F/O Brodie pranged on landing u/c failed to lock. | 1943-07-01 |
| JK805 | Convoy patrol with F/Sgt Ashworth, nothing to report. | 1943-07-07 |
| JK342 | High cover over convoy with F/Sgt R.H Anders | 1943-07-07 |
| (HW876) Convoy patrol with F/Sgt D.A Cohen | 1943-07-08 | |
| (KW965) Convoy patrol with F/Sgt Francis. | 1943-07-08 | |
| JK978 | Scrambled with Anders, no contact made. | 1943-07-08 |
| (HW618) High cover of Naval convoy with F/Sgt Simmons. | 1943-07-09 | |
| JK792 | Patrolled Naval convoy, F/Sgt Ashworth attacked & shot down a M.E.109 confirmed. 1900 - 2025 | 1943-07-09 |
| JK792 | Patrolled Naval convoy with F/Sgt Ashworth who attack a ME.109 and shot it down, confirmed 1900 - 2025 | 1943-07-10 |
| ER266 | High cover on Naval convoy with F/Sgt Ashworth 1625 - 1820 | 1943-07-10 |
| JK792 | Scrambled and recalled to base 0545 - 0555 | 1943-07-12 |
| JK713 | Scrambled with Sgt Callaghan 0835 - 0845 | 1943-07-13 |
| JK472 | Convey patrol with Sgt Callaghan 0550 - 0750 | 1943-07-14 |
| JK533 | Convey patrol with F/O Raybould 1005 - 1155 | 1943-07-15 |
| JK533 | High cover over Naval convey with F/Sgt Hamilton 1735 - 1920 | 1943-07-15 |
| JK792 | Scrambled with Sgt W.Smith, no contact made 0610 - 0705 | 1943-07-16 |
| EN552 | Scrambled to intercept approaching e/a, no contact 0715 - 0745 | 1943-07-18 |
| (HW876) Patrol convoy with F/Sgt Cohen 0555 - 0810 | 1943-07-20 | |
| EN552 | Scrambled, no contact 1015 - 1100 | 1943-07-20 |
| JK978 | Convoy patrol with F/Sgt Hamilton 0935 - 1115 | 1943-07-21 |
| (HW732) Convoy patrol with F/O Mycroft 1300 - 1520 | 1943-07-21 | |
| JK792 | Convoy patrol with F/O Raybould 1000 - 1140 | 1943-07-22 |
| JK548 | Convoy patrol with F/O Mycroft 1215 - 1335 | 1943-07-22 |
| (HW618) Patrolled convoy with F/O Forder 1735 - 2015 | 1943-07-22 | |
| JK792 | Convoy patrol with Sgt Callaghan 1240 - 1420 | 1943-07-23 |
| JK472 | Scrambled with F/Sgt Hamilton to intercept recce a/c, no contact made. 1605 - 1740 | 1943-07-26 |
| JK978 | Patrolled convoy with W.Smith 1900 - 2040 | 1943-07-28 |
| JK739 | Patrol convoy with F/O Brodie 1845 - 2015 | 1943-07-31 |
| Tingley/Bone Algeria | 1943-08-01 | |
| BS344 | Scrambled with F/Sgt Cohen to intercept recce a/c. Turned off out of sector 1015 - 1025 | 1943-08-07 |
| JK533 | Convoy patrol 1245 - 1430 | 1943-08-09 |
| BS309 | Scrambled with Sgt W.Smith, no e/a sighted 1025 - 1035 | 1943-08-15 |
| JK792 | 6 Spit anti recce patrol off La Goullette, nothing to report. | 1943-08-15 |
| JK978 | Patrol convoy of 70 ships with F/Sgt Pearce 1305 - 1430 | 1943-08-16 |
| JK792 | High cover convoy of 70 ships with F/Sgt Petley 1815 - 1930 | 1943-08-17 |
| JK792 | A.S.R patrol with F/O A.Miller off Cap Rosa 0910 - 1005 | 1943-08-17 |
| JK792 | 4 Spits on A.S.R patrol 0940 - 1110 | 1943-08-18 |
| JL254 | Scrambled, no a/c sighted 1820 - 1850 | 1943-08-18 |
| Squadron move to La Sebala, Tunis | 1943-08-19 | |
| JK792 | Patrol Bizerte at 25,000ft | 1943-08-19 |
| JK792 | Patrol Bizerte with Raybould | 1943-08-20 |
| JK472 | Patrol Bizerte | 1943-08-21 |
| JK791 | Patrol Bizerte | 1943-08-21 |
| JK792 | Patrol Bizerte | 1943-08-22 |
| JK792 | Patrol Bizerte | 1943-08-23 |
| JK792 | Patrol Bizerte area at 25,000ft | 1943-08-23 |
| JK927 | Patrol Bizerte | 1943-08-24 |
| JK792 | Patrol Bizerte | 1943-08-24 |
| BS344 | Scrambled with F/Sgt Grant to intercept recce a/c, no contact made 1410 - 1535 | 1943-08-25 |
| JK447 | Patrolled Bizerte area with F/Sgt Johnston 1115 - 1245 | 1943-08-25 |
| JK472 | Airborne with F/O Mycroft, patrolled Bizerte area 0640 - 0805 | 1943-08-29 |
| EN552 | Scrambled, no contact made 1215 - 1310 | 1943-08-30 |
| MA736 | Scrambled with F/Sgt Millar to intercept recce plane, no contact 1400 - 1420 | 1943-09-01 |
| MA736 | Scrambled, no contact | 1943-09-02 |
| EN201 | Scrambled bogey turn friendly 1440 - 1500 | 1943-09-04 |
| JL351 | Patrolled Bizerte | 1943-09-04 |
| MA736 | Scrambled with F/Sgt Millar, no contact | 1943-09-05 |
| MA736 | Patrol Bizerte with S/Ldr Carlson 1850 - 2005 | 1943-09-05 |
| MA736 | Scrambled with F/Sgt Millar, sighted two F.W.190's closed & destroyed 1 & damaged the other 0800 - 0900 | 1943-09-07 |
| MA641 | Scrambled, no sightings | 1943-09-08 |
| Squadron moving from LA Sebala to Montecorvino. Nil flying until 20th October. | 1943-09-15 | |
| MA736 | Patrolled Naples with F/O Hume 1100 - 1230 | 1943-10-20 |
| JK792 | Shipping recce with F/O Millar to locate convoy for patrol 0600 - 0715 | 1943-10-22 |
| JK342 | Patrol convoy with F/Sgt Millar 1600 - 1700 | 1943-10-22 |
| JK978 | Patrolled convoy | 1943-10-23 |
| JK342 | Patrol convoy | 1943-10-25 |
| JL218 | Patrol convoy with F/Lt Brodie | 1943-10-25 |
| JK792 | Patrolled Naples with F/O Hume | 1943-10-26 |
| JK444 | High cover patrol over convoy | 1943-10-28 |
| JK808 | Patrolled convoy with F/Sgt Callaghan | 1943-10-28 |
| MA736 | Scrambled after submarine sighting | 1943-10-29 |
| JK342 | Shipping recce with F/O Johnston to locate convoy for patrol 0610 - 0700 | 1943-10-31 |
| JK792 | Patrol convoy | 1943-11-03 |
| JK978 | Patrol convoy with P/O H.Millar 1005 - 1100 | 1943-11-03 |
| MA736 | Patrol Naples with P/O H.Miller 1325 - 1445 | 1943-11-04 |
| JK792 | Patrol convoy with F/Sgt Simmons 0625 - 0730 | 1943-11-12 |
| News received today that the Squadron with be returning to Africa | 1943-11-15 | |
| MA641 | (Reghaia, near Algiers) Scrambled with F/Sgt Bishop, no contact | 1943-12-02 |
| MA641 | Scrambled with L/Lt Brodie, no contact | 1943-12-05 |
| JF364 | Scrambled wit W/O Petley, no contact | 1943-12-08 |
| MA802 | Scrambled, no contact | 1943-12-09 |
| JF364 | Scrambled with W/O Francis, no e/a encountered | 1944-01-07 |
| MA746 | Scrambled with F/Sgt Veys, no e/a encountered | 1944-01-17 |
| Tour expired pilot, posting recived for O.T.U duties in the middle east. | 1944-01-24 | |
| Lost in aircraft Harvard EX844 Killed when flying in Harvard EX844 which collided with Spitfire BR470 2 miles South of Fayid. | 1944-07-22 | |
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