William H Nichols
Military
IWM Photo - CH2401.
IWM Photo.
Object Number - UPL 17066 - "American pilots of No 71 'Eagle' Squadron rush to their Hawker Hurricanes at Kirton-in-Lindsey, 17 March 1941. L to R: 'Pete' Provenzano, 'Red'...
Joined RAFVR, service pilot training in US, shipped overseas to ETO, OTU training, assigned to 71S, FTR 7-9-41, POW.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Spitfire
- Unit: No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
California, USA | 14 June 1914 | Born 14th June 1914. |
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Other Failed To Return FTR |
Saint-Omer, France | 7 September 1941 | Failed To Return from fighter sweep over St Omer, France in Spitfire AB909. Shot down by Bf109. Baled out and captured. |
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Other Prisoner Of War POW |
Stalag Luft III Zagan, Poland | 7 September 1941 | In the bag !! - Prisoner Of War. Stalag Luft III. |
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Died |
Moss Landing, CA, USA | 10 September 1981 | Died 10th Sept 1981. |
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Buried |
Moss Landing, CA, USA | Castroville Public Cemetery, Moss Landing, CA, USA. | |
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Other Joined RAFVR |
Canada | Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. | |
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Other Service pilot training |
Tulsa, OK, USA | Service pilot training in US. | |
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Other Shipped overseas |
Merseyside, UK | Shipped overseas to ETO. | |
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Other Operational training |
Great Britain, United Kingdom | Operational training at OTU. Conversion onto Hurricane and Spitfires. | |
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Other Assigned |
Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire DN21, UK | 7 September 1941 | Assigned to 71 [Eagle] Sqn RAF. |
Revisions
http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=3714
EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book Duxford Diary by the Duxford Aviation Society, 1989 edition
