Smith, John Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Frederick |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-05-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Richard and Eva Annie Smith, of Ackworth, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R3151 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 52. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 99 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1101859 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Miscellaneous Information
This was to be their final training sortie before posting to an operational squadron |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-05-1941 |
End Date | 17-05-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- combined gunnery,bombing & aerial photography |
Reason for Loss | At approx 1430 the aircraft was seen going into the water of Spey Bay, 4 miles NNE from Buckie, Banff. |