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A MART — Fleet Air Arm

1943-08-24 · At sea, North of May Island, Firth of Forth, Scotland · United Kingdom

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Name: A MART
Rank: Air Mechanic 2nd Class (E)
Official number: FX 108134
Role: Air Gunner
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 786 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Jackdaw, Crail
Date of death: 1943-08-24
Aircraft: Barracuda BV 685
Place of death: At sea, North of May Island, Firth of Forth, Scotland
Circumstances: M.P.K.
Buried/commemorated: LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL - Hampshire
Commemoration details: Bay 4, Panel 5
Family details: Son of Alfred and Mary Ann Mart

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