Smith, Owen Preston
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Owen Preston |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Cornelius Preston Smith and Anna Emily Smith. Husband of Jennie Morphy Smith, of Balgowlah, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND338 |
Markings | LE-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 3. H. 17-20. |
Epitaph | HIS SUPREME SACRIFICE. DEARLY LOVED, ALWAYS REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 99 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 423344 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 630 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, LAHC, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Memorial Plaques & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 Sqn & 630 Sqns 1939 - 1945 |
Location | The Chapel, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden RoH |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No 630 Sqn who lost their lives operating from RAF East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-02-1944 |
End Date | 21-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (14% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Plittersdorf |