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R J McHAFFIE — Fleet Air Arm

1944-10-10 · At sea · United Kingdom

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Name: R J McHAFFIE
Rank: Temp Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RNVR
Squadron: 1843 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Gannet, Eglinton
Date of death: 1944-10-10
Aircraft: Corsair
Place of death: At sea
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: COLVEND PARISH CHURCHYARD - Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Commemoration details: Section L, Grave 34-35-36
Family details: Son of Arnold E McHaffie and Agnes Jane McHaffie, of Wood Green, Middlesex

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