Smith, Douglas Richard
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Douglas Richard |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Clarence R. and Mabel L. Smith, of Petitcodiac, New Brunswick, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | DV775 |
Markings | KG-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. E. 5. |
Epitaph | LOVE NEVER FAILETH |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 98 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/73247 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-09-1942 |
End Date | 11-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 2037hrs. Over the target the port engine was hit and ceased to function. Having turned for home it is rumoured that approximately 50km west of Katwijk the aircraft was attacked by a night fighter flown by Ofw. Wilheim Beir and was known to have ditched in the North Sea. On 16th Sept survivors Bonter (pilot) and Harvey ( bomb aimer) where picked up in a dinghy and taken prisoner. Childs body was later washed ashore. |