Vivian Eugene Watkins
MilitaryJoined RAFVR, assigned to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF, transferred to 234 Sqn RAF.
On a mission in Spitfire BL831, shot down by a Focke Wulf 190A-2 from 4./JG26 on 24 April 1942 over Berck-sur-Mer. Killed in Action (KIA) 24-4-42.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
Aérodrome de Berck-sur-Mer, 62600 Berck, France | 24 April 1942 | shot down in Spitfire BL831 by a Fw190A-2 from 4./JG26 on 24 April 1942 over Berck-sur-Mer. Killed in Action (KIA) 24-4-42. |
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Born |
Belmont, CA, USA | Son of Paul Eugene and Mattie W Watkins, of Belmont, California, USA. | |
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Buried |
Britse en Canadese Begraafplaats, 4622 Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands | Bergen op Zoom War Cemetery, Noord-Brabant. | |
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Other Joined RAFVR |
Canada | Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. | |
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Enlisted |
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Other Transferred |
Ibsley, Ringwood, Hampshire BH24, UK | 24 April 1942 | Transferred to 234 Sqn RAF. |
Revisions
EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine.
http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=3661
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2034472/WATKINS,%20VIVIAN%20…
http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/danish-presentation-spitfires.html
EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine.
http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=3661
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2034472/WATKINS,%20VIVIAN%20…
http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/danish-presentation-spitfires.html
Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia