Neville Ramsbottom-Isherwood
| Henry Neville Gynes Ramsbottom-Isherwood | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | "Ish" |
| Born |
13 July 1905 Petone, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Died | 24 April 1950 (aged 44) Tonbridge, Kent |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
|
| Service/branch |
 Royal Air Force
|
| Years of service | 1924–50 |
| Rank | Wing Commander |
| Service number | 29116 |
| Unit |
No. 54 Squadron RAF No. 35 Squadron RAF Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment No. 9 Group RAF |
| Commands held |
No. 151 Wing RAF RAF Church Stanton RAF Valley RAF Woodvale No. 342 Wing RAF RAF West Malling |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards |
Distinguished Flying Cross Air Force Cross Order of Lenin (USSR) |
Wing Commander Henry Neville Gynes Ramsbottom-Isherwood DFC AFC (13 July 1905 – 24 April 1950) was a New Zealand born Royal Air Force test pilot and commanding officer during the Second World War and the post-war period. He was one of only four wartime British Commonwealth recipients of the Order of Lenin, after he had led an RAF fighter wing to help defend northern Russia and introduce British aircraft to Soviet Air Force personnel. He was killed in a flying accident in 1950.
Born on 13 July 1905 at Petone near Wellington in New Zealand, he was the son of Henry Lionel Ramsbottom-Isherwood and Lilian Catherine née Kelly. He was educated at St Patrick's College and St Joseph's College, Geelong, Sydney. Commissioned into the New Zealand Rifles as a Second Lieutenant in 1924, Isherwood emigrated to the United Kingdom to train as a pilot in the Royal Air Force. Qualifying as a Pilot Officer in July 1930, he saw service in India and Britain before joining the staff of the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment at RAF Martlesham Heath as a test pilot in the Armament Testing Section.
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