Father of Patricia,Paulette,Paul,Phillip and Perry.
F/O Louis P. Piché and F/O Arthur J. Horrell took-off in Auster NJ669 (127 Wing) on a ferry flight from Grave,Holland to Antwerp,Belgium to pick up a Spitfire aircraft. Strayed off course and was shot down by German 20-mm Flak. Crashed near the farms of Fleurkens & Jeurissen along the Deurneseweg (name of a road).Both were Spitfire pilots on 443 Sqn. (Royal Canadian Air Force)
Louis Pichè was living in the USA, but was proud to be a Canadian.
Temporary buried Deurne,Netherlands.
Reburied 21/06/1946 Venray warcemetery.
Father of Patricia,Paulette,Paul,Phillip and Perry.
F/O Louis P. Piché and F/O Arthur J. Horrell took-off in Auster NJ669 (127 Wing) on a ferry flight from Grave,Holland to Antwerp,Belgium to pick up a Spitfire aircraft. Strayed off course and was shot down by German 20-mm Flak. Crashed near the farms of Fleurkens & Jeurissen along the Deurneseweg (name of a road).Both were Spitfire pilots on 443 Sqn. (Royal Canadian Air Force)
Louis Pichè was living in the USA, but was proud to be a Canadian.
Temporary buried Deurne,Netherlands.
Reburied 21/06/1946 Venray warcemetery.
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