Smale, John Trevor
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Trevor |
Surname | Smale |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-05-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Arthur Smale and of Hilda Marguerita Smale, (Nee Watts), of Shenfield, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | P5047 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lydney (St. Mary) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | N.E. Part. Old Ground. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 98 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1252037 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6519 (P359199/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-05-1941 |
End Date | 18-05-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Windrush |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Demonstration |
Reason for Loss | On take off the port tyre burst, causing the Whitley to swing quite violently. Nonetheless, the bomber became airborne, but stalled hit the ground and cartwheeled and burst into flames |