Smith, Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Gordon |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Edith Jane Smith, of Selby. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Miles Martinet I |
Serial Number | MS870 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Selby Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 2599A. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 98 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 150048 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 82 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Rood Church, Ossington, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those personnel from RAF Ossington who worshipped at Ossington church, 1941 to 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-06-1944 |
End Date | 07-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Ossington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Practicing interceptions, the aircraft hit high-tension cables and crashed onto the banks of the river Trent at Burton Stather, near Scunthorpe |