Smyth, George Bruce
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | George Bruce |
Surname | Smyth |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-10-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4170 |
Markings | OF-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. H. 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 99 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 41075 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/37 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/36 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-10-1942 |
End Date | 16-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (39% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Cause of loss not established |