FAA Corsairs - Lake Sebago, Maine, USA
 

Forum visitors may be interested in an article in the current "Britain at War" magazine relating to two sunken FAA Corsairs in Sebago Lake, lost in 1944.

Here is a recently-taken "taster" image.

Re: FAA Corsairs - Lake Sebago, Maine, USA
 

Hello Andy,
Any casualties involved in these accidents ?
Regards,
Henk.

Re: FAA Corsairs - Lake Sebago, Maine, USA
 

Yes, Sub Lts Knott and Gill.

Both men are still missing. This is Knott's aeroplane.

Re: FAA Corsairs - Lake Sebago, Maine, USA
 

This happened on 16 May 1944. Two Corsair I of 732 Sqn FAA,a British training unit based in Brunswick NAS, collided in the air during low level flying over Sebago Lake near Raymond, Maine. Both pilots were killed and are commemorated on Lee-on-Solent Memorial. Sub Lt Vaughan Reginald Gill was flying the Corsair I JT132 and Sub Lt Raymond Laurence Knott the Corsair I JT160.

Source:
http://www.mewreckchasers.com/list-8.doc
http://maps.google.fr/maps?hl=fr&q=Raymond%2C%20Maine&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2974336
http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2974673

Re: FAA Corsairs - Lake Sebago, Maine, USA
 

There is some doubt, actually, about the "collision".

Another pilot in the flight reported that the lead aircraft simply flew into the lake at low level and the other followed.

Re: FAA Corsairs - Lake Sebago, Maine, USA
 

Thanks Andy and Laurent for this excellent info and link to the website.
Regards,
Henk.

Re: FAA Corsairs - Lake Sebago, Maine, USA
 

Congratulations Andy. Looking foward to reading the article, once my copy arrives. Used to get the magazine from my local Borders....until they went bust :(

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Re: FAA Corsairs - Lake Sebago, Maine, USA
 

For anyone interested, here is a link to the "Britain at War" website:

http://www.britain-at-war-magazine.com/

Availiable from W H Smiths, Amrit1, now that Borders have gone down the tubes.