an E-boat in the English Channel, P/O M.K. Brown accompanying McKnight, broke off as the duo were under fire from anti-aircraft fire from the French coast just as a Bf 109 attacked. Brown made it back home but McKnight was listed as "missing." Recent research suggests McKnight fell to Fw. Brugelmann of Jagdgeschwader 26 (three kills). Bader was distraught at the loss of McKnight and vowed revenge, but 242's "top gun" was never found. Fellow Canadian ace Pilot Officer John B. Latta (seven kills and one shared) was also killed on this day. Before his death in January 1941, McKnight had 17 kills, two shared and three unconfirmed credited to his score. Following is a list of victories: 19 May 1940: one Bf 109 28 May 1940: one Bf 109 29 May 1940: two Bf 109s (one unconfirmed) and one Do 17 31 May 1940: two Bf 110s and one Bf 109 1 June 1940: shot down two Ju 87s (two more unconfirmed) 14 June 1940: two Bf 109s (recorded in his log book) 30 August 1940: two Bf 110s and one He 111 9 September 1940: two Bf 109s 18 September 1940: one Do 17 and a half Ju 88 (shared) 5 November 1940: forced down a Bf 109 (shared) Flying Officer McKnight has no known grave; his name is inscribed on the Runnymede Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, United Kingdom. Calgary's McKnight Boulevard is named after him. References Willie McKnight at acesofww2.com Notes Bibliography Halliday, Hugh. The Tumbling Sky. Stittsville, Ontario: Canada's Wings, 1978. . Holmes, Tony. Hurricane Aces 1939 – 1940. London: Osprey Publishing. 1998. Ralph, Wayne. Aces, Warriors and Wingmen: The Firsthand Accounts of Canada's Fighter Pilots in the Second World War. Toronto: Wiley, 2005. . Shores, Christopher and Clive Williams. Aces High. London: Grub Street, 1994. . Royal Air Force officers Canadian World War II flying aces Canadian World War II pilots The Few Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) 1941 deaths Royal Air Force personnel killed in World War II Aviators killed by being shot down 1918 births Royal Air Force pilots of World War II