Walter Charles Wicker Jr

Military

University of Virginia, Joined RCAF, assigned 133S, Failed To Return (FTR) mission to France, shot down in Spitfire BM264 into English channel Killed in Action (KIA). 27-4-42.

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Units served with

Aircraft

BM264

  • Aircraft Type: Spitfire
  • Nicknames: Shetlander
  • Unit: No 133 'Eagle' Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'

Duxford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

English Channel 27 April 1942 FTR mission to France, shot down in Spitfire BM264 into English channel Killed in Action (KIA). 27-4-42.

Born

New York, NY, USA Son of Walter Charles and Ireene Seaton Wicker, of New York City, USA.

Buried

Cemetery Lodge, Aerodrome Rd, Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent CT18 7AG, UK Hawkinge Cemetery, Kent, UK.

Other

Educated

Virginia, USA University of Virginia.

Other

Joined RCAF

Canada Joined Royal Canadian Air Force.

Other

Assigned

Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK 27 April 1942 Assigned 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF.

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine.
http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=3665

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine.
http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=3665

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia