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SMITH, Colin

Personal Information
Rank F/O
Forename(s) Colin Clifton
Surname Smith
Gender M
Age 21
Decorations
Date of death 13-08-1944
Next of kin Son of William Clifton Smith and Ethel Smith, of Newby, Scarborough, Yorkshire.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft Handley Page Halifax III
Serial Number MZ347
Markings KN-X
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country Germany
Burial/Memorial Place Becklingen War Cemetery
Grave Reference 23. A. 11..
Epitaph
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 243
Enlistment information
Service Number 152042
Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group 4
Squadron 77
Trade Navigator
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Fellow Servicemen
Brook N (W/O)
Calvert E N (F/O)
Hughes D W (Sgt)
Parsons T V (Sgt)
Wigley C V R (P/O)
Young W J (P/O)
Last Operation information
Start Date 12-08-1944
End Date 13-08-1944
Takeoff Station Full Sutton
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Braunschweig. 379 aircraft, 27 losses (7.1%). This was an experimental raid with no PFF marking to determine how accurate an H2S only raid could be. The raid was not a success and bombing was very scattered. The local report classifies it as a heavy raid nonetheless.
Reason for Loss