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206946Flt Sgt. Sayer
Royal Air Force 91 Sqd.
(d.28th Mar 1944)
I am doing some research into 91 squadron and believe they were stationed at Drem on the 8th March 1944 (flying from Castle Camps) arriving at 13.45. They left Drem for West Malling on the 23rd April. I think they were grounded due to the weather for a while but on the 12th March Flt Sgt Sayer crashed and was killed. On the 28th March 1944 15 members of the squadron went to Edinburgh to visit factories.
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On the Evening of the 12th of March 1944 Supermarine Spitfire Mk XIV RB172 of 91 (Nigeria) Sqn RAF was written off (damaged beyond repair) when it crashed at Carnwath Golf Course, South Lanarkshire, Scotland whilst flying from RAF Turnhouse.Spitfire RB172 took off with another 91 Squadron Spitfire on the evening of 12/3/44 to assist a B-24 bomber to find its base. The task was completed successfully but RB172 crashed on Carnwath Golf Course during the return to RAF Turnhouse for a reason that is not clear. Flt.Sgt. Charles Edward Sayer RAFVR (22), was killed in the flying accident. R.I.P. Charles Sayer is buried in Exeter (Exwick or St Thomas) Cemetery.
Spitfire production list. RAF Casualties-1944.
Alan Taylor
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