Smith, Ronald Leonard
Personal Information
Rank | LAC |
Forename(s) | Ronald Leonard |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-08-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1075 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Middleton Stoney (All Saints) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Plot 2. Row F. Grave 15. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 99 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1252106 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Ground staff |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 | 06-08-1942 |
End Date | 07-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (23% moon) |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Strayed off course and hit a balloon cable before crashing at Erdington, Birmingham |