FAA Casalty 14/08/1944

[dp_burke]

Hello again all,

another FAA loss for query, its to help a gentleman who called me about and RAF man he was friends with. This FAA officer Wadsworth was another friend of his.

Name: WADSWORTH, RICHARD JOWETT
Rank: Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Unit Text: H.M.S. Saker.
Age: 21
Date of Death: 14/08/1944
Cemetery: PORTSMOUTH NAVAL CEMETERY

From Wiki:
HMS Saker was a shore based transit accommodation of the Royal Navy during World War II located just outside of New York. It was used by crews picking up ships allocated to the Royal Navy under the provisions of Lend-Lease and by crews sent to collect ships that had been undergoing long term repair/refitting at U.S. dockyards.
HMS Saker went on to become the the collective title for Royal Navy personnel serving in the United States of America.

I wonder was this an aircraft loss or otherwise? No other FAA men seem to be lost this day. His being buried in Portsmouth suggest he was involved with aircraft or carrier delivery or similar.

Thanks

Dennis