ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 254055
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 July 1943 |
| Time: | 10:10 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Seafire Mk IIc |
| Owner/operator: | 894 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | MB187 |
| MSN: | 3505 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea 9 miles west of Rora Head, Hoy, Orkney, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | HMS Illustrious, at sea |
| HMS Illustrious, at sea |
Seafire Mk IIc MB187 of 894 Sqdn, Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy crashed in the sea off Rora Head, Hoy, Orkney during a fighter direction exercise being conducted by the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious.
Pilot:
Sub.Lt (Airman) Robert W. D. FORBES RNZNVR, was never found and was posted as Missing-Presumed Killed.
R.I.P.
Robert Forbes is commemorated on the RNZN Memorial Wall 1939-1945 at Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand.
Sources:
Spitfire production list.
https://navymuseum.co.nz/explore/by-themes/world-war-two-by-themes/rnzn-memorial-wall-1939-1945/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Apr-2021 05:06 | angels one five | Added |
| 05-Aug-2021 16:28 | Next | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Aug-2021 05:13 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Sep-2021 03:58 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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