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Originally Posted by Alex Smart
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HMS Eagle
18th January 1927
432 Flt. Burton, Chafe and Owens-Jones all killed.
1st February 1927
402 Flt. Lt.Mills killed.
9th June 1927
402 Flt. Lt/Cdr Forbes killed.
No other aircraft event is noted.
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18th January 1927
Avro Bison II N9972
423 Flt 'Hermes' in Mediterranean ('26') 6.from 6.26 - 9.26:
421B Flt 'Eagle' ('34') (no date);
423 Flt Hal Far, EF shortly after TO, caught by downdraught, crashed over cliffs on to rocks, Ghar Hasan, Cat W 18.1.27. (Lt GO Owen-Jones RN, F/L CF Brewer DSC RAF,Lt E Chafe RN & Tel GW Burton all killed. (p.121).
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1st February 1927
Fairey Flycatcher S1069
402 Flt 'Eagle' ('2'') by 1 Mock attacks, got to close and collided at 1,200ft with IIID seaplane N9576 of 481 Flt over entrance to Marsa Scirocco Bay, probably sun in pilot's eyes, Cat W 1.2.27 (Lt [F/O RAF] JY Mills RN killed, body not recovered. (p.175).
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9th June 1927
Fairey Flycatcher N9887
402 Flt 'Eagle' by 5.27, crashed in sea Marsa Scirocco on low bombing exercise from Hal Far, Cat W 9.6.27 (L/C [F/O RAF] HMS Forbes DSC RN killed. (p.172).
See:
Fleet Air Arm Aircraft, Units And Ships 1920 To 1939
Sturtivant,Ray & Dick Cronin.
Tunbridge Wells:Air-Britain (Historians),1998.
pp.121, 175 & 172.
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