ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 203397
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| Date: | Friday 4 December 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | BS317 |
| MSN: | 3388 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel near Ambelteuse, France -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kenley |
Spitfire BS317 was seen to spin and crash in the sea off the French coast during a fighter sweep. Failure of the pilot's supplementary oxygen system was suspected.
The pilot, R/99760 F/Sgt Bruce Herbert NICKEL, RCAF was killed. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
R.I.P.
Sources:
401 Sqn archives
http://aircrewremembered.com/batters-harold-mark.html
https://backtonormandy.org/my-page/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/spitfire/109853-4153147.html
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1077716
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Dec-2017 08:37 | tachel | Added |
| 03-Jul-2022 19:56 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Phase, Narrative] |
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