Sub Lieutenant Edward de Aluton Hewetson, RNZNVR RiP
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Chance Vought Corsair Mk.II (F4U-1D) JT461 / 7C of No.1841 Naval Air Squadron, Royal Navy, crashed close to the cliffs of Enegars on the Isle of Hoy, Orkney, on the 11th July 1944.
The starboard wing root, the wreckage from the aircraft is spread out through about three gullies
The aircraft was being flown from RNAS Hatson near Kirkwall, the main town on Orkney, to the aircraft carrier HMS Formidable when it flew into the cloud covered high ground above Enegars. It was a week before the weather cleared and the wreckage was located.
The port wing root lies nearby in an adjacent gully, both still have parts of the undercarriage still attached.
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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.
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Peak District Air Accident Research
Chance Vought Corsair Mk.II (F4U-1D) JT461 / 7C of No.1841 Naval Air Squadron, Royal Navy, crashed close to the cliffs of Enegars on the Isle of Hoy, Orkney, on the 11th July 1944.
The starboard wing root, the wreckage from the aircraft is spread out through about three gullies
The aircraft was being flown from RNAS Hatson near Kirkwall, the main town on Orkney, to the aircraft carrier HMS Formidable when it flew into the cloud covered high ground above Enegars. It was a week before the weather cleared and the wreckage was located.
The port wing root lies nearby in an adjacent gully, both still have parts of the undercarriage 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.