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| Date: | Monday 3 January 1944 |
| Time: | 11:35 |
| Type: |  North American Mustang Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 400 (City of Toronto) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AP191 |
| MSN: | SP-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Cabourg, Calvados, Normandy -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Redhill |
Took off at 11h00 on a recce mission with another Mustang. Once near the coast, after climbing through cloud at about 4,500 feet, peeled off from his wingman and was never seen again. German records confirm the crash and burial of the pilot but there is no cause mentioned for the loss.
Pilot: J/10390 F/O William Herkis Jessiman (RCAF)
Sources:
Archives Canada - 400 Sqn records
The National Archives UK - 400 Sqn records
Personnel record of the pilot from Ancestry.ca
RCAF historical microfilms
RCAF losses 1944
CVWM - https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2333535?William%5C%%2220Herkis%5C%%2220Jessiman
https://aircrewremembered.com/jessiman-william-herkis.html
https://aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=10390&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jun-2025 13:30 | tachel | Added |
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