Nicol, R A (Flight Sergeant)

Survived 1945-03-06

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Birth Date: unkown date

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Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

420 (B) Sqn- Squadron
Pugnamus Finitum We fight to the finish

Base

Tholthorpe

Rank

Flight Sergeant

Position

Flight Sergeant

Service Numbers

R/204818

420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum) RAF Tholthorpe. Halifax BIII aircraft NR 144 PT-H, returning from an operation to Chemnitz, Germany, was running low on fuel and turned for an emergency landing ground at Juvincourt, France. Descending, the bomber flew out of cloud in misty conditions, clipped a pole on high ground and crashed some 8KM short of the landing strip. The crew all survived, some with injuries

FS RA Nicol (RCAF) survived, slightly injured

Please see Menary, JH for complete crew list and flight detail

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