Smith, Vernon Beverley
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Vernon Beverley |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Date of Death | 15-02-1945 |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PB899 |
Markings | QB-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 281. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 244 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/95491 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 424 (Tiger) |
Squadron Motto | Castigandos castigamus (We chastise those who deserve to be chastised) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Smith Bay, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Bay |
Memorial Text |
Location | Village Green, Skipton on Swale, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian personnel who served at RAF Skipton on Swale during WW2, including 424 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1835/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1835/25 |
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 | 14-02-1945 |
End Date | 15-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (8% moon) |
Operation | Gardening in Pomerania Bay |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |