Pilot Officer William Watson "Bill" Downer
the RCAF Well.R132482; J86143 (officer)
* 30. 07. 1922, Wybridge, Ontario
+ 16. 04. 1944, died in the cockpit of the Spitfire Mk.IX MA623 during a failed landing at the airport of Luqa, Malta. The aircraft fell into the sea and the pilot's body was never found.
Fighter pilot
Units: 93. squadron
Used types: Spitfire Mk.IX
Battlefield: Italy
Victory: 5-0-2
In the period: October 1943 - march 1944
Claimed types: Bf 109 (2x) Fw 190 (3x)
Awards: DFC (15. 4. 1944)
Sources:
Shores C.... Williams C....: Aces High, Grub Street, London, 1994
Shores C....: Aces High, volume 2, Grub Street, London, 1999
http://acesofww2.com/Canada/Canada.htm.
the RCAF Well.R132482; J86143 (officer)
* 30. 07. 1922, Wybridge, Ontario
+ 16. 04. 1944, died in the cockpit of the Spitfire Mk.IX MA623 during a failed landing at the airport of Luqa, Malta. The aircraft fell into the sea and the pilot's body was never found.
Fighter pilot
Units: 93. squadron
Used types: Spitfire Mk.IX
Battlefield: Italy
Victory: 5-0-2
In the period: October 1943 - march 1944
Claimed types: Bf 109 (2x) Fw 190 (3x)
Awards: DFC (15. 4. 1944)
Sources:
Shores C.... Williams C....: Aces High, Grub Street, London, 1994
Shores C....: Aces High, volume 2, Grub Street, London, 1999
http://acesofww2.com/Canada/Canada.htm.