Smith, John Francis
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Francis |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Mary Ellen Smith, of Leigh, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK501 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 238. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 99 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1491254 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Terminal Building, Guernsey Airport, Channel Islands |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated by the people of Guernsey to the memory of those Allied Aircrew who lost their lives in Bailiwick Water 1939 - 1945 "They gave their lives for our freedom" |
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 | 25-01-1944 |
End Date | 25-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Granville |
Reason for Loss | One of four 16 OTU Wellingtons sent to bomb the small port of Granville, near Cherbourg. The Wellington is thought to have crashed in the sea off the Cherbourg peninsula |