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Re: FAA pilot details sought
Hi,
Thanks for your replies.
My research indicates that when Plt Off Cornelius Desmond Gordon-Wilson was lost on 21st April but he was not flying a 263 Sqn Gladiator. On 26th March he was posted from 263 Sqn to 3 Area Base, Uxbridge. He was then posted to 145 Sqn in April. On 21st he was flying Hurricane N5200 when he was killed.
The 263 Sqn ORB states that on 21st April one of the Gladiators crashed into the sea short of the carrier. The FAA pilot was rescued uninjured. All available sources agree that FAA pilots ferried the Gladiators onboard HMS Glorious and not RAF pilots.
The confusion with this may lie in the fact that the CWGC has him as serving with 263 Sqn at the time of his death.
Regards,
Alex
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