Smart, Eric George Wason
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Eric George Wason |
Surname | Smart |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mabel Kate Smart, of Bristol. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND958 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bristol (Canford) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. CC. Grave 142. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 243 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1587792 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 3 LFS |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-01-1945 |
End Date | 29-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Feltwell |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | The weather conditions deteriorated during the sortie and the crew was recalled by base. Was seen to pull up to avoid some trees, whereupon the pilot lost control and crashed south of Barnham, Suffolk |