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Archive Report: Allied Forces

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14.05.1940 No. 1 Squadron Hurricane I L1676 F/O. Lorimer

Operation: Patrol

Date: 14th May 1940 (Tuesday)

Unit: No.1 Squadron

Type: Hurricane I

Serial. L1676

Code: Not known

Location: South West of Rethel, France

Pilot: Flying Officer Robert Laurie Lorimer 37731 RAF Age? Missing

REASON FOR LOSS:

This aircraft was shot down in combat South West of Rethel, France by Bf109's at 08:30 hrs. The pilot is still listed as missing in action, despite his burnt out Hurricane being found by the French - in the same area as F/O. Clisby's machine.

The day before this aircraft and pilot were lost, Robert Lorimer forced landed in Hurricane I, serial number L1681 between St. Loupe - Terria. Believed due to combat damage.

F/O. Lorimer on left, together with his best friend, Australian ace F/O. Clisby (1) Runnymede Memorial (archives)

Members of 1 Squadron taken just days before F/O. Lorimer was lost. He is shown 3rd from left with his friend F/O. Clisby 2nd from left.

(1) F/O. Clisby sadly also killed during this operation.

Burial details:

None, Despite exhaustive searching by members of M.R.E.Unit his grave has never been 'positively' identified and consequently he is remembered on the Memorial at Runnymede. F/O. Robert Laurie Lorimer. Runnymede Memorial; Panel 6. Next of kin details currently unavailable.

With thanks to the following for information supplied, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Peter Cornwell - 'Battle of France Then and Now', Norman L.R. Franks 'Fighter Command Losses' Vol. ?,

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Acknowledgements
Sources used by us in compiling Archive Reports include: Bill Chorley - 'Bomber Command Losses Vols. 1-9, plus ongoing revisions', Dr. Theo E.W. Boiten and Mr. Roderick J. Mackenzie - 'Nightfighter War Diaries Vols. 1 and 2', Martin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt - 'Bomber Command War Diaries', Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Tom Kracker - Kracker Luftwaffe Archives, Michel Beckers, Major Fred Paradie (RCAF) and MWO François Dutil (RCAF) - Paradie Archive (on this site), Jean Schadskaje, Major Jack O'Connor USAF (Retd.), Robert Gretzyngier, Wojtek Matusiak, Waldemar Wójcik and Józef Zieliński - 'Ku Czci Połeglyçh Lotnikow 1939-1945', Archiwum - Polish Air Force Archive (on this site), Anna Krzystek, Tadeusz Krzystek - 'Polskie Siły Powietrzne w Wielkiej Brytanii', Franek Grabowski, Norman L.R. Franks 'Fighter Command Losses', Stan D. Bishop, John A. Hey MBE, Gerrie Franken and Maco Cillessen - Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces, Vols 1-6, Dr. Theo E.W. Boiton - Nachtjagd Combat Archives, Vols 1-13. Aircrew Remembered Databases and our own archives. We are grateful for the support and encouragement of CWGC, UK Imperial War Museum, Australian War Memorial, Australian National Archives, New Zealand National Archives, UK National Archives and Fold3 and countless dedicated friends and researchers across the world.
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