Chance Vought Corsair Mk.II (F4U-1D) JT461 coded 7C of 1841 Naval Air Squadron, Royal Navy, crashed close to the cliffs of Enegars on the island of Hoy, Orkney, on the 11th July 1944. The aircraft was flying from RNAS Hatson near Kirkwall, the main town on Orkney, to HMS Formidable and was missing for about a week due to bad weather.
The aircraft above is a Corsair Mk.IV but is still similar in appearance to a Mk.II
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Crew / passengers |
Rank - if applicable |
Position e.g. Pilot |
Status |
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Edward de Aluton Hewetson |
Sub Lieutenant RNZNVR |
Pilot |
Killed |
Dad stood next to the starboard wing root, the wreckage from the aircraft is spread out through about three gullies.
The port wing root lies nearby in another gully, both still have parts of the under carriage still attached.
Above is the rear most part of the fuselage, underneath it is a rubber block that was there to protect the underside from the arrestor hook as it was pulled sharply upwards during carrier landings.
Edward de Aluton Hewetson was laid to rest in Lyness Naval Cemetery on the island where he lost his life.
On Sub Lt Hewetson's grave it states that he was assigned to HMS Saker, this was the Fleet Air Arm's accounting base in the USA during the war.