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. In those bleak days of 1940 the Fleet Air Arm crews who served under Fighter Command, integrated themselves with panache within what was new to them, the advanced structure and fighter control system deployed by RAF Fighter Command.

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

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#	Name	First Names	Initials	Rank	Service No.	Role	Attached	Unit	Ship	Aircraft	Serial	Crew	Age	Fate	Date-of-Death	Place-of-Death	Commemorated	Family-Details
1	Andrews	Frederick Ernest	F E	Chief Petty Officer Airman	NZ 3170	Pilot	RNZN	731Sqn Easthaven Ferry Pool	HMS Merlin, Donibristle	Swordfish ll	LS181	Andrews, F E; Ashburner, J N; Batchelor, M E C	24	Killed	1944-06-09	Near Fordell Castle, two miles east of Dunfermline, Scotland	Section A, Grave 262, Dunfermline (Douglas Bank) Cemetery - Rosyth, Scotland, United Kingdom	Son of Roland John Howard Andrews and Mary Andrews, of Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand
2	Ashburner	Joan Margaret	J M	Leading Wren (Sp)	45374	Passenger	WRNS		HMS Merlin, Donibristle	Swordfish ll	LS 181	Andrews, F E; Ashburner, J N; Batchelor, M E C	20	Killed	1944-06-09	Near Fordell Castle, two miles east of Dunfermline, Scotland	Section A, Grave 294, Dunfermline (Douglas Bank) Cemetery - Rosyth, Scotland, United Kingdom	Daughter of George Bankes Ashburner and Ada Margaret Ashburner, of Hayes, Bromley, Kent.
3	Ashburner	Lionel Charles Brian	L C B	Lieutenant-Commander		Pilot	RN	834Sqn	HMS Raven, Eastleigh	Roc	L 3095		32	Died of injuries	1941-11-19	Eastleigh	Plot G, Row 19, Grave 9, Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery - Hampshire, United Kingdom	Son of Lieut-Colonel Lionel Forbes Ashburner, formerly of The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regt.), and of Ethel Hermione Ashburner, of South Brent, Devon.
4	Batchelor	Margaret Elsie Claire	M E C	Leading Wren (Sp)	45380	Passenger	WRNS		HMS Merlin, Donibristle	Swordfish ll	LS 181	Andrews, F E; Ashburner, J N; Batchelor, M E C	20	Killed	1944-06-09	Near Fordell Castle, two miles east of Dunfermline, Scotland	Section A, Grave 295, Dunfermline (Douglas Bank) Cemetery - Scotland, United Kingdom	Daughter of Thomas Charles Noel and Kate Marion Batchelor, of South Croydon, Surrey

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