Date: 4th March 1944.
Unit: No. 412 Squadron R.A.C.A.F.
Type: Spitfire IX.
Serial: MJ306. ("HOT BOX")
Coded: VZ-K.
Location: East of Ypres.
Pilot: Fl/Lt. Andrew Boyd Ketterson. R.C.A.F. J/16990. Age 22. Killed.
REASON FOR LOSS:
While escorting American bombers on Ramrod 623, PM, Fl/Lt. Ketterson encountered difficulty with his engine, and sadly was killed in the ensuing crash, 15 miles east of Ypres.
F/Lt. Ketterson with his Spitfire "HOT BOX" MJ306.
BURIAL DETAILS:
Fl/Lt. Andrew Boyd Ketterson. Wevelgem Communal Cemetery, Belguim. Grave E. 451.
Son of Maj. Andrew Robert Ketterson. D.S.O. and Fenella M W Ketterson, of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
