Smith, Leonard Ian
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Leonard Ian |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Date of Death | 06-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph Grove Smith and Amy Smith, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK313 |
Markings | KO-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 24. B. 4. |
Epitaph | TO LIVE IN HEARTS WE LEAVE BEHIND IS NOT TO DIE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 244 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/10310 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Squadron Motto | Despite the elements |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-10-1942 |
End Date | 07-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (11% moon) |
Operation | Osnabruck. 237 aircraft, 6 losses (2.5%). PFF successfully marked the run-in as well as the target and, as a result, the bombing was well concentrated with extensive damage to the central and southern parts of the city. |