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F/O H.A. Sprague, RCAF, shot down by Bf-109/Fw-190 on fighter sweep, captured, P.O.W. Spitfire, AD516, November 22, 1941 Flt. Lt. A.E. Studholme, RCAF, Engine failed escorting B-17’s, Crashed, Captured, P.O.W. Spitfire MH911, November 30, 1943 Sqdn Ldr H.C. Trainor (DSO, DFC) Engine failed, abandon...

F/O H.K. Hamilton, RCAF, shot down, flak, bailed out St. Omar, France, Captured, P.O.W Spitfire, MJ385, May 10, 1944 Sgt. B.G. Hodgkinson, RCAF, J/38649, Shot down, Bf-109, Nieuport, France Captured, P.O.W. Spitfire, W3955, October 27, 1941 F/O N.N. Maybee, RCAF, Collided with MJ172 over Eindhoven,...

Shot down – P.O.W. F/O R.J. Buckles, RCAF, shot down fire from Ju-88, Eindhoven, Netherlands Captured, P.O.W. Spitfire, EN629, December 20, 1943 Sqdn Ldr H.J. Everand (DFC), RCAF, Damaged, Debris from Bf-109, Venlo, Captured, P.O.W. Spitfire, MJ852, December 25, 1944 Flt. Lt. C.W.C. Floody, RCAF, J...

This one hits close to home as he is from my home town of Fort Worth, Texas P/O G.B. Whitney, RCAF, J/15189, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A. Spitfire Vb, AB917, “The Inspirer” October 27, 1941 Aircraft flying “Circus 144” over St. Omar, France during the afternoon, P/O Whitney’s aircraft was hit, while t...

F/O C.A.B. Wallace, RCAF, C/1371, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Spitfire, AB991, October 27,1941 Aircraft on fighter sweep over Dunkirk, France when the flight got into a fight with Me-109’s. It is presumed that P/O Wallace was shot down by a Me-109, but location and crash site of the aircraft...

P/O S.F. Smither, RCAF, J/7825, Farnham, Surrey, United Kingdom Spitfire, BL849, June 5, 1942 “Circus 188” While escorting 24 Boston Bombers that were going to bomb Le Harve, France. The fighter escort was attacked by Me-109’s. P/O Smithers aircraft was shot down near Abbeville, France, P/O Smither...

W/O 1 W.E.L. Rowthorn, RCAF, R/68714, Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada Spitfire, BR985, August 17, 1942 “Circus 204” While escorting B-17’s to bomb the rail road at Rouen/Sotteville, W/O Rowthorn’s aircraft was hit and damaged by a Fw-190, but was able to limp it back across the channel and crash lande...

Flt. Sgt. B.H. Nickel, RCAF, R/99760, Stratford, Ontario, Canada Spitfire, BS317, December 4, 1942 “Rodeo” It is believed that Flt. Sgt. Nickel experienced an oxygen Malfunction and blacked out causing aircraft to go into a spin and crashed near Ambleteuse, Pas-de-Calais, France. Flt. Sgt. Nickel d...

Flt. Lt. H.D. MacDonald (DFC), RCAF, J/15467, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Spitfire, MJ115, November 30, 1943 “Ramrod” Aircraft engine failed while returning from a bomber escort mission, aircraft crashed into the sea around Bradwell Bay, Flt. Lt. MacDonald did not survive. F/O D.R. Manley, RCAF, J/935...