ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205495
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| Date: | Monday 6 July 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 130 Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AK915 |
| MSN: | AE- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | St Lawrence river near Ste. Anne-des-Monts Quebec -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Mont Joli |
| RCAF Mont Joli |
Chevrier was posted to be the first CO of 130 Squadron, taking command at Mont-Joli, Quebec on 1st May 1942. On 6th July 1942 the squadron was scrambled to search for U-boats after a freighter was torpedoed 10 miles off Ste. Anne-des-Monts. Four Kittyhawks were launched. Several survivors of the sunk ship were located, but no U-boat.
Chevrier ran out of fuel on the return to Mont-Joli, and died when his Kittyhawk AK915 ditched in the St. Lawrence just off Ste. Anne-des-Monts. His body was not recovered and he is commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial.
Ditched in the St Lawrence river following fuel starvation. Body never found. Pilot was C/856 S/L Joseph Armand Jacques Chevrier RCAF.
Sources:
RCAF archives
Veterans Affairs Canada
Battle of Britain London monument web site
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2018 06:57 | tachel | Added |
| 04-Oct-2020 13:58 | tachel | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport] |
| 04-Oct-2020 15:18 | tachel | Updated [Cn] |
| 26-Jun-2021 17:56 | mpierrela | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
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