Date: 14th May 1940
Unit: No.1 Squadron RAF
Type: Hurricane I
Serial: L1676
Code:
Location: Near Sedan, France.
Pilot:F/O. Robert Laurie Lorimer R.A.F. 37731 Missing
REASON FOR LOSS:
This aircraft was shot down in combat near Sedan, the pilot is still listed as missing in action.
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 together with his best friend, Australian ace F/O. Clisby
Burial detail:
Flying Officer Robert Laurie Lorimer. Runnymede Memorial; Panel 6.
With thanks to the following: The superb work of the C.W.G.C. "Fighter Command Losses" - Norman Franks.
