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261656 PO. George Donald Howatt Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm My father, Don Howatt, joined the Navy from the Falkland Islands in 1929. He became a telegraphist air gunner in 1936. His instructor was Lt.Cdr Montbatton. He served on various ships: HMS Furious, HMS Courageous and in 1939 posted to HMS Kestrel on instructional staff. Next he went to HMS Ark Royal, then HMS Hermes as PO then to West of Scotland as senior instructor where he lost an eye when a bomb exploded on the plane he was in. He remained in the Navy changing to the Electric branch. Various ships later including HMS Ariel. He retired in 1962 as Lt.Cdr. rank. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.