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SMITH, George

Aircraft Information
Aircraft Avro Lancaster III
Serial Number JB221
Markings OF-W
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country Germany
Burial/Memorial Place Durnbach War Cemetery
Grave Reference 8. G. 30..
Epitaph A BRAVE SON OF SCOTLAND KILLED WITH HIS CREW IN ACTION OVER BRANDAU AYE REMEMBERED
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 243
Enlistment information
Service Number 53583
Service Royal Air Force
Group 8
Squadron 97 (Straits Settlements)
Trade Flight Engineer
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Last Operation information
Start Date 25-11-1943
End Date 26-11-1943
Takeoff Station Bourn
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Frankfurt. 262 aircraft, mainly Halifaxes. 12 losses (4.6%) with no diversionary raids. The German controller correctly surmised that Frankfurt was the target. Cloud cover led to scattered bombing and it is thought that fewer than 100 bombs landed on the city. 80 deaths on the ground and 1500 people were bombed out
Reason for Loss Shot down by a Bf110 flown by Oblt. Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin of Stab II/NJG1 at 02:45hrs and crashed at Brandau, SSW of Reinheim, Germany. This was Bonin's 25th claim.