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Leading Airman

Albert Creighton Summers

Service number FX96432
Military unit HMS Saker Royal Navy
Address Unknown
Date of birth
Date of death 13 Jan 1944 (18 years old)
Place of birth Unknown
Employment, education or hobbies Unknown
Family history

Born in Canada to George Albert and Gladys Kathleen Summers, of Sutton on Trent, later of Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire.

Military history

Death registered at H.M.S Saker a land based unit, Lewiston, Maine, USA, where until 1945 it used the facilities at Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Lewiston for administration purposes. H.M.S Saker administration covered numerous training bases used by RAF/FAA trainees. Boeing Stearman 07151 (MSN 75-6755) Solo night training flight , aircraft struck trees near the Grosse Ile airbase and dove into the Thorofare Canal , which separates Grosse Ile main islands in the Detroit River, Michigan instantly killing the pilot.

Extra information

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