Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Database

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24 May 1939 the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm consisted of 20 squadrons with 232 aircraft. By the end of the war the worldwide strength of the Fleet Air Arm was 59 aircraft carriers, 3,700 aircraft, 72,000 officers and men, and 56 Naval air stations.

During WW2, the FAA operated fighters, torpedo bombers and reconnaissance aircraft. In the summer of 1940, the RAF called upon the Admiralty for Fleet Air Arm assistance as the Battle of Britain raged.

Many of the unsung heroes of RAF Fighter Command in those bleak days of 1940 were the Fleet Air Arm crews who served under Fighter Command, integrating themselves with panache within what was new to them, namely the advanced structure and fighter control system deployed by RAF Fighter Command.

The top scoring Fleet Air Arm fighter ace with 17 victories in WW2 was Commander Stanley Orr, whilst the Royal Marine ace was Ronald Cuthbert Hay with 13 victories.

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#	Name (↑)	First Names	Initials	Rank	Service No.	Awards	Citation	Role	Attached	Unit	Ship	Aircraft (↑)	Serial (↑)	Crew	Age	Born	Fate	Date-of-Death	Place-of-Death	Commemorated	Family-Details	***************Notes***************
1	Allen	Charles William	CW	Air Mechanic 1st Class	FAA/SFX 98				RN		HMS Stanley			Allen, C W; Morris, J S	23		Missing presumed killed	1941-12-19	At sea, North Atlantic	Bay 2, Panel 4, Lee-On-Solent Memorial - Hampshire, United Kingdom	Son of Rose Elizabeth Allen
2	Allen	Cyril Arthur	C A	Temp Acting Lieutenant-Commander				Pilot	RNVR	813 Sqd	HMS Campania	Swordfish lll	NR 986, coded GC	Allen, C A; Tilley, K H		1913-08-26	Missing presumed killed	1944-09-30	At sea, 72-46N 017-50E	Bay 5, Panel 4, Lee-On-Solent Memorial - Hampshire, United Kingdom
3	Allen	David George	D G	Temp Sub-Lieutenant (A)				Observer	RNVR	836 Sqd	HMS Adula	Swordfish	HS 439	Allen, D G; Gillison, A; Harman, J S	21		Killed	1944-06-26	At sea, off Newfoundland	Bay 5, Panel 4, Lee-On-Solent Memorial - Hampshire, United Kingdom	Son of Charles Henry and Bertha Gladys Allen of Bedford
4	Allen	Derek	D	Temp Sub-Lieutenant (A)				Pilot	RNVR	818 NAS	HMS Merganser, Rattray Head / Crimmond	Barracuda	PM 870	Allen, D; Hirst J; Semple, W	20		Killed	1945-07-14	Col Bheinn, Fearn, Scotland	Section B, Grave 189, Rosskeen Parish Churchyard Extensions (Or Burial Ground) - Ross And Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom	Son of Walter Frederick and Dorothy Annie Allen, of Leicester
5	Allen	John Albert	J A	Sub-Lieutenant (A)				Observer	RN	812 Sqd	RAF North Coates	Swordfish	P 4166, coded G3C	Allen, J A; Dundas, R C	24		Killed	1940-05-21	At sea	Plot 6, Row J, Grave 11, Kiel War Cemetery - Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany	Son of Albert Edward Allen, and of Violet Scott Allen, of Kenley, Surrey
6	Allen	John Denys	J D	Temp Sub-Lieutenant (A)				Pilot	RNVR	822 NAS	HMS Bambara, Trincomalee / Clappenburg Bay, Ceylon	Barracuda		Allen, J D; Cleaver, A J	21		Died of injuries	1944-08-24	Ceylon	Plot 8, Row F, Grave 7, Colombo (Liveramentu) Cemetery, Sri Lanka	Son of Florence May Allen, of Chichester, Sussex
7	Allen	John Ragdale	J R	Temp Acting Sub-Lieutenant (A)				Pilot	RNVR	820 NAS	HMS Ark Royal	Albacore	P 9213	Allen, J R; Shields, A T	20		Missing presumed killed	1941-08-07	Solent	Bay 2, Panel 7, Lee-On-Solent Memorial - Hampshire, United Kingdom	Son of James Hoyle Allen and Beatrice Sarah Allen of Whitefield, Lancashire
8	Allen	Leonard	L	Petty Officer Air Mechanic	FX 80019				RN		HMS Garuda, Coimbatore, India				24		Died	1944-05-17	Ernakulan, India	Plot 6, Row D, Grave 9, Madras War Cemetery, Chennai, India	Son of Joseph and Gertrude Allen; husband of Myrtle Winifred Alice Allen, of Yapton, Sussex
9	Allen	Mark	M	Leading Airman (TY)	FX 86978			Telegraphist Air Gunner 3rd Class	RN	832 Sqd	HMS Implacable	Avenger		Allen, M; Booth, F; Croxall, P J; Jelley, K G	20		Missing presumed killed	1945-04-29	Indian Ocean	Bay 6, Panel 1, Lee-On-Solent Memorial - Hampshire, United Kingdom	Son of Victor Augustus Charles and Eva Sarah Louisa Allen
10	Allen	Michael Hugh Neale	M H N	Sub-Lieutenant (A)				Pilot	RN	752 Sqd	HMS Goshawk (Lost in SS Almeda Star)			At least 102 Fleet Air Arm Goshawk casualties			Missing presumed killed	1941-01-17	At sea	Bay 1, Panel 7, Lee-On-Solent Memorial - Hampshire, United Kingdom
11	Allen	Ronald Arthur Victor	R A V	Leading Airman	FX 79444			Air Gunner 3rd Class	RN	813 Sqd	HMS Eagle	Swordfish	V 4495, coded E4K	Allen, R A V; Bell, G R L; Charnley, J B; Clarke, T H; Dinnis, G; Rees, I M M	20		Killed	1942-03-10	Gibraltar Bay	Plot 2, Row B, Joint grave 13, Gibraltar (North Front) Cemetery, Gibraltar	Son of Frederick William and Mary Allen, of Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire
12	Allen	Roy Stuart	R S	Temp Sub-Lieutenant (A)				Observer	RNVR	836 Sqd	HMS Daedalus, Lee-on-Solent	Swordfish	HS 272, coded K	Allen, R S; Lisle, J; Slowey, P	21		Killed	1943-03-03	English Channel	Bay 4, Panel 6, Lee-On-Solent Memorial - Hampshire, United Kingdom	Son of John Purser Stuart Allen and Aileen Allen of Newton Abbot, Devon
13	Allen	William Arthur	W A	Temp Leading Airman / Petty Officer Airman (TY)	FX 957770			Telegraphist Air Gunner 3rd Class	RN	831 Sqd	HMS Victorious	Barracuda		Allen, W A; Dicks, P; Hunt, F H; Hunter, P J	20		Killed	1944-08-04	China Bay, Trincomalee, Ceylon	Plot 2, Row C, Grave 22, Trincomalee War Cemetery, Sri Lanka	Son of George Henry Allen and of Violet Elsie Allen, of Leicester
14	Bayne	Allen Millar Cameron	A M C	Petty Officer Airman	FX 76845			Observer	RN	754 Sqd	HMS Condor, Arbroath	Albacore		Bayne, A M C; Ravey, W; Sinstadt, R A	23		Killed	1943-02-17	West of Edzell, Strathmore, Scotland	Section A, Grave 1116, Cookstown New Cemetery - County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom	Son of William James Bayne, and of Selina Bayne, of Tinwald, Canterbury, New Zealand
15	Blanchard	Allen George	A G	Temp Lieutenant (A)		DSC	Gazetted 8 June 1944 - Birthday Honours List.	Pilot	RNVR	807 Sqd	HMS Grebe, Dekheila, Egypt	Seafire			23		Killed	1945-01-29		Row O, Grave 156, Alexandria (Chatby) Military And War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt	Son of George and Gladys Rosalie Blanchard; husband of Muriel Alice Blanchard, of Taunton, Somerset
16	Booth	Frank	F	Lieutenant (Instructor)					RN		HMS Implacable			Allen, M; Booth, F; Croxall, P J; Jelley, K G	25		Killed	1945-04-30	Indian Ocean	Panel 93, Column 3, Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, United Kingdom	Son of Fred and Ada Booth; husband of Mena Booth, of Saltney Ferry, Cheshire. B.Sc. (Lond.).
17	Charnley	John Brian	J B	Temp Acting Sub-Lieutenant (A)				Observer	RNVR	813 Sqd	HMS Eagle	Swordfish	V 4495, coded E4K	Allen, R A V; Bell, G R L; Charnley, J B; Clarke, T H; Dinnis, G; Rees, I M M			Missing presumed killed	1942-03-10	Gibraltar Bay	Bay 4, Panel 2, Lee-On-Solent Memorial - Hampshire, United Kingdom
18	Cleaver	Alan John	A J	Temp Sub-Lieutenant (A)				Observer	RNVR	823 NAS	HMS Bambara, Trincomalee / Clappenburg Bay, Ceylon	Barracuda		Allen, J D; Cleaver, A J			Missing presumed killed	1944-08-24	Ceylon	Bay 5, Panel 5, Lee-On-Solent Memorial - Hampshire, United Kingdom
19	Croxall	Philip John	P J	Temp Acting Sub-Lieutenant (A)				Observer	RNVR	828 NAS	HMS Implacable	Avenger		Allen, M; Booth, F; Croxall, P J; Jelley, K G			Missing presumed killed	1945-04-29	Indian Ocean	Bay 6, Panel 3, Lee-On-Solent Memorial - Hampshire, United Kingdom
20	Dicks	Peter	P	Sub-Lieutenant (A)				Pilot	RNVR	831 Sqd	HMS Victorious	Barracuda		Allen, W A; Dicks, P; Hunt, F H; Hunter, P J	21		Killed	1944-08-04	China Bay, Trincomalee, Ceylon	Plot 2, Row D, Grave 1, Trincomalee War Cemetery, Sri Lanka	Son of Valentine Frank and Elsie Maud Dicks, of Stranraer, Wigtownshire; husband of Mamie Dicks, of Glenfield, Leicestershire
21	Dundas	Robert Charles	R C	Lieutenant (A)				Pilot	RN	812 Sqd	RAF North Coates	Swordfish	P 4166, coded G3C	Allen, J A; Dundas, R C			Missing presumed killed	1940-05-21	At sea	Bay 1, Panel 2, Lee-On-Solent Memorial - Hampshire, United Kingdom
22	Gallagher	Charles Anthony	C A	Acting Leading Airman	NZ 2517			Pilot under training	RNZN	No.1 Service Flying Training School Netheravon	HMS Daedalus, Lee-on-Solent				23		Killed	1942-02-25	Surrey	Plot 2, Row J, Grave 1, Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey , United Kingdom	Son of James Allen Gallagher and of Alice Margaret Gallagher (nee Hallagan), of Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
23	Gillison	Alan	A	Leading Airman (TY)	FX 96222			Telegraphist Air Gunner 3rd Class	RN	836 Sqd	HMS Adula	Swordfish	HS 439	Allen, D G; Gillison, A; Harman, J S	20		Killed	1944-06-26	At sea, off Newfoundland	Bay 5, Panel 2, Lee-On-Solent Memorial - Hampshire, United Kingdom	Native of Manchester
24	Goddard	J	J	Mr					Civilian	820 NAS	HMS Daedalus, Lee-on-Solent	Albacore	P 9213	Allen, J R; Goddard, J; Shields, A T			Missing	1941-08-07	Solent	, ,
25	Harman	John Sidney	J S	Temp Sub-Lieutenant (A)				Pilot	RNVR	836 Sqd	HMS Adula	Swordfish	HS 439	Allen, D G; Gillison, A; Harman, J S	23		Killed	1944-06-26	At sea, off Newfoundland	Bay 5, Panel 5, Lee-On-Solent Memorial - Hampshire, United Kingdom	Son of John S and Alice S Harman
26	Hirst	James	J	Temp Sub-Lieutenant (A)				Observer	RNVR	818 NAS	HMS Merganser, Rattray Head / Crimmond	Barracuda	PM 870	Allen, D; Hirst J; Semple, W	20		Killed	1945-07-14	Col Bheinn, Fearn, Scotland	Section A, Grave 1143, Inghamite Church, Wheatley Carr - Lancashire, United Kingdom	Son of Harry and Ada Hirst, of Burnley
27	Hunt	Frederick Henry	F H	Leading Airman (TY)	FX 87071			Telegraphist Air Gunner 3rd Class	RN	831 Sqd	HMS Victorious	Barracuda		Allen, W A; Dicks, P; Hunt, F H; Hunter, P J	20		Killed	1944-08-04	China Bay, Trincomalee, Ceylon	Bay 5, Panel 2, Lee-On-Solent Memorial - Hampshire, United Kingdom	Son of Mr and Mrs F H Hunt of Woodlands, near Doncaster, Yorkshire
28	Hunter	Peter John Ian	P J	Temp Sub-Lieutenant (A)				Pilot	RNVR	831 Sqd	HMS Victorious	Barracuda		Allen, W A; Dicks, P; Hunt, F H; Hunter, P J	20		Missing presumed killed	1944-08-04	China Bay, Trincomalee, Ceylon	Bay 5, Panel 5, Lee-On-Solent Memorial - Hampshire, United Kingdom	Son of Clarence and Madeline Hunter; husband of Joyce Kathleen Hunter
29	Jelley	Keith Gordon	K G	Temp Acting Sub-Lieutenant (A)				Pilot	RNVR	880 Sqd	HMS Implacable	Seafire		Allen, M; Booth, F; Croxall, P J; Jelley, K G	19		Missing presumed killed	1945-04-29	Indian Ocean	Bay 6, Panel 5, Lee-On-Solent Memorial - Hampshire, United Kingdom	Son of George and Ethel M S Jelley of Maghull, Lancashire
30	Jones	Thomas Allen	T A	Leading Radio Mechanic	FX 88222				RN		HMS Avenger			One of at least 133 Fleet Air Arm casualties from HMS Avenger on this date	20		Missing presumed killed	1942-11-15	At sea, West of Straits of Gibraltar	Bay 3, Panel 6, Lee-On-Solent Memorial - Hampshire, United Kingdom	Son of Arthur and Maud Jones of Moston, Manchester
31	Lee	Allen Stephen	A S	Sub-Lieutenant (A)				Pilot	RNZNVR	798 Sqd	HMS Daedalus, Lee-on-Solent	Barracuda ll	BV 721, coded B		24		Killed	1944-04-16	South of Shrewsbury, Shropshire.	Section A, Grave 323, Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Cheshire, United Kingdom	Son of John Kiljay Lee and Jessie Renfrew Lee, of Waipukuran, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
32	Lisle	J	J	Temp Sub-Lieutenant (A)				Pilot	RNVR	836 Sqd	RAF Thorney Island	Swordfish	HS 272, coded K	Allen, R S; Lisle, J; Slowey, P			Prisoner of War	1943-03-03	Near Le Havre, English Channel	, ,		Prisoner of War in German hands. Liberated 27 Jun 45.
33	Luke	James Allen	J A	Temp Sub-Lieutenant (A)				Pilot	RNVR	778 Sqd	HMS Pretoria Castle	Fulmar		Luke, J A; Newburgh-Hutchins, C	24		Killed	1944-03-01		Section E, Grave 14, Fogo Churchyard - Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom	Son of Samuel Paul Luke and Anna Luke (nee Allen); husband of Yvonne Barbara Laura Luke, of Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire
34	Maffey	Leslie Walden Ellyett	L W E	Temp Lieutenant (A)				Pilot	RNZNVR	821 NAS	HMS Puncher	Barracuda lll	MD 838	Brooks, H J; King, D M; Maffey, L W E; Payne, A D L; Smee, N F; Watson, J B	23		Killed	1945-02-22	Haugesund Fjord, Norway	Panel 8, New Zealand Naval Memorial, Devonport, Auckland, North Shore City, New Zealand	Son of Harold George and Jessie Renfrew Maffey (nee Allen); husband of Edith Agnes Olive Maffey, of Silverstream, Otago, New Zealand. Native of Wellington, New Zealand
35	Morris	John Stephen	J S	Air Mechanic 1st Class	FX 75756				RN		HMS Stanley			Allen, C W; Morris, J S	21		Missing presumed killed	1941-12-19	At sea, North Atlantic	Bay 2, Panel 5, Lee-On-Solent Memorial - Hampshire, United Kingdom	Son of Melbourne Michael and Lily Morris of Shrewsbury, Shropshire
36	Powell	Allen Charles	A C	Temp Lieutenant (A)		MiD	Gazetted M-in-D 21 March 1944 - Further awards for Operation Avalanche.	Pilot	RNVR	807 Sqd 778 Sqd	HMS Condor, Arbroath	Mosquito					Missing presumed killed	1944-11-09		Bay 5, Panel 4, Lee-On-Solent Memorial - Hampshire, United Kingdom	Son of James and Elizabeth Anne Powell of Ponders End, Middlesex	Took part in Operations Torch, Husky, Avalanche
37	Rees	Ivor Morgan Macleod	I M M	Sub-Lieutenant (A)				Pilot	RN	813 Sqd	HMS Eagle	Swordfish	V 4495, coded E4K	Allen, R A V; Charnley, J B; Rees, I M M	22		Missing presumed killed	1942-03-10	Gibraltar Bay	Bay 3, Panel 1, Lee-On-Solent Memorial - Hampshire, United Kingdom	Son of Arthur Rees and of Christine Rees (nee Macleod); husband of Helen Rees (nee Davidson)
38	Semple	William	W	Acting Petty Officer Airman [Leading Airman (TY)]	FX 617536			Telegraphist Air Gunner 3rd Class	RN	818 NAS	HMS Owl, Fearn	Barracuda	PM 870	Allen, D; Hirst J; Semple, W	19	1925-08-16	Killed	1945-07-14	Col Bheinn, Fearn, Scotland	Section D, Grave 79, Paisley (Hawkhead) Cemetery - Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom	Son of James and May Y Semple, of Paisley
39	Shields	Archie Anthony Tony	A A	Leading Airman	FX 77305			Air Gunner 3rd Class	RN	820 NAS	HMS Ark Royal	Albacore	P 9213	Allen, J R; Shields, A T	19	1921-11-21	Missing presumed killed	1941-08-07	Solent	Bay 2, Panel 2, Lee-On-Solent Memorial - Hampshire, United Kingdom	Son of William and Elsie May Shields. Native of Oldham, Lancashire
40	Slowey	P	P	Leading Airman				Telegraphist Air Gunner	RNVR	836 Sqd	RAF Thorney Island	Swordfish	HS 272, coded K	Allen, R S; Lisle, J; Slowey, P			Prisoner of War	1943-03-03	Near Le Havre, English Channel	, ,		Prisoner of War in German hands. Liberated 27 Jun 45.
41	Smith	Allen Kent	A K	Temp Lieutenant (A)				Pilot	RNVR		HMS Dasher (Lost on HMS Avenger)			One of at least 133 Fleet Air Arm casualties from HMS Avenger on this date	27		Missing presumed killed	1942-11-15	At sea, West of Straits of Gibraltar	Bay 3, Panel 7, Lee-On-Solent Memorial - Hampshire, United Kingdom	Son of Peter and Betsy M Smith of Stronsay, Orkney. MA (Edin)
42	Tilley	Keith Horace	K H	Temp Lieutenant (A)				Observer	RNVR	813 Sqd	HMS Campania	Swordfish III	NR 986, coded GC	Allen, C A; Tilley, K H	23		Missing presumed killed	1944-09-30	At sea, 72-46N 017-50E	Bay 5, Panel 4, Lee-On-Solent Memorial - Hampshire, United Kingdom	Son of Horace Edgar and Mildred Maud Tilley