ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203396
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 August 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | BS120 |
| MSN: | YO-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Dieppe -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lympne |
| Dieppe |
Aircraft sustained combat damage over Dieppe. Pilot, F/Sgt Nickel TCAF was injured but managed to nurse the crippled aircraft back to base.
Sources:
401 Sqn archives
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=nickel
https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/spitfire/109832-4153126.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 July 1942 | BL782 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 1 | Somme River Estuary | |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
| 13 January 1943 | EN130 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 0 | Dunkirk - Sangatte | |
sub |
| 30 November 1943 | MH911 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 0 | North Sea, off Dutch coast |  |
w/o |
| 14 January 1945 | MH761 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 1 | along Hengelosestraat, Oldenzaal, Overijssel | |
w/o |
| 30 April 1945 | MH728 | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF | 0 | B.88 Heesch Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Dec-2017 08:37 | tachel | Added |
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