ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 217663
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| Date: | Monday 9 September 1940 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 605 (County of Warwick) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L2059 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Odiham, near Farnborough, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Squadron was scrambled to intercept 17 Heinkel 111's with fighter escort. This aircraft was piloted by P/O Forrester, and failed to return from the mission. Missing in action presumed killed.
Crew: Pilot Officer George Mathwin Forrester (Pilot, Service Number 81369, aged 26) - killed in action 9 Setpember 1940, buried at Odiham Cemetary, Odiham, Basingstoke, Hampshire
Sources:
1. 605 Squadron ORB
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain 1978 p 15)
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2439042/forrester,-george-mathwin/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2018 19:01 | rodinbangor | Added |
| 12-Nov-2018 21:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 28-Jun-2019 01:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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