The story
Name: R W FORTH
Rank: Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 848 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Formidable
Date of death: 1945-04-20
Aircraft: Avenger
Place of death: off Ishigaki, Sakashima islands, Pacific Ocean
Circumstances: AVOIDED CAPTURE
Rank: Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 848 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Formidable
Date of death: 1945-04-20
Aircraft: Avenger
Place of death: off Ishigaki, Sakashima islands, Pacific Ocean
Circumstances: AVOIDED CAPTURE
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