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Aynsley Stuart Forbes 1920 - 1974

Aynsley Stuart Forbes of Vailima Road, in Apia, Tuamasaga Samoa was born on January 17, 1920 at At home in Blaydon, Tyne and Wear County, England United Kingdom to George Forbes and Sarah Burrows. He had siblings Ross (Roy) Forbes and Doreen Forbes. He was in a relationship with Sylvia Alison Anscombe Brown, and had children Aynsley Carey Forbes, Glenn Stuart Anscombe Forbes, and Lyndsay Antonia Alison Forbes. Aynsley Forbes died at age 54 years old on January 31, 1974 at Tafuna in Pago Pago, Ma'Oputasi County, Eastern American Samoa, and was buried on February 21, 1974 at Omaka Cemetary in Blenheim, Marlborough District County, Marlborough New Zealand.
Aynsley Stuart Forbes
Vailima Road, in Apia, Tuamasaga Samoa
January 17, 1920
At home in Blaydon, Tyne and Wear County, England, NE21, United Kingdom
January 31, 1974
Tafuna in Pago Pago, Ma'Oputasi County, Eastern, 96799, American Samoa
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Aynsley Stuart Forbes' History: circa 1920 - circa 1974

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  • 01/17
    1920

    Birthday

    January 17, 1920
    Birthdate
    At home in Blaydon, Tyne and Wear County, England NE21, United Kingdom
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Anglo-Scottish
  • Nationality & Locations

    UK, New Zealand
  • Military Service

    Royal New Zealand Air Force 1939-1946 Served in Bomber Command 1941-1943 Prisoner of War 1943-1945
  • Professional Career

    Airline pilot, SAFE Air 1952-1970; Polynesian Airlines 1970-1974.
  • Personal Life & Family

    Shirley Rugby Club; Royal New Zealand Air Force; Blenheim Softball Club; NZRSA Blenheim; Honorary member Sergeants' Mess Woodbourne AFB
  • 01/31
    1974

    Death

    January 31, 1974
    Death date
    Airliner crash
    Cause of death
    Tafuna in Pago Pago, Ma'Oputasi County, Eastern 96799, American Samoa
    Death location
  • 02/21
    1974

    Gravesite & Burial

    February 21, 1974
    Funeral date
    Omaka Cemetary in Blenheim, Marlborough District County, Marlborough New Zealand
    Burial location
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My dad worked with aynsley and named my only brother after him
Dad worked with him at the airlines and my brother was born in may 3,1974 and dad wanted to name him after Aynsley. Now I named my son after Aynsley. Such a beautiful name and I’m sure he was such a beautiful person .
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Aynsley Stuart Forbes
Aynsley Stuart Forbes
A photo of Aynsley Stuart Forbes' wings (1920 - 1974) He had these wings for one week while he was doing type-rating conversion to the DC3 in early 1970.
Date & Place: Not specified or unknown.
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Aynsley Stuart Forbes
Aynsley Stuart Forbes
A photo of Aynsley Stuart Forbes (1920 - 1974) badge
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Aynsley Stuart Forbes
Aynsley Stuart Forbes
A photo of Aynsley Stuart Forbes' wings (1920 - 1974)
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Sergeant Aynsley S Forbes, 1940
Sergeant Aynsley S Forbes, 1940
Sergeant Aynsley Stuart Forbes, RNZAF, 1940: This photo was taken on the occasion of the awarding of his pilot's brevet ("wings") in 1940 before he was shipped to war at the beginning of 1941. Because he was born on the 17th of January 1920 and New Zealand didn't ship servicemen overseas until they turned 21, he stayed in New Zealand doing extra training even though he had joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force the day war was declared on the 3rd of September 1939. He first shipped to Canada to join the Commonwealth Air Training Plan to do continental flying training, then on to Europe to an Operational Conversion Unit and finally to 15 Squadron, RAF Bomber Command where he flew Wellington bombers and, later, Stirlings. He was promoted several times and finished the war as a Flight Lieutenant (equivalent to an army Captain). He flew 14 missions over occupied Europe, before being shot down over the Netherlands in January 1943 and spending more than 2 years as a Prisoner of War. He became an airline pilot after the war, for more than twenty years in New Zealand, then in Samoa.
Date & Place: in Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand
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