Smith, William Frank
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Frank |
Surname | Smith |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank and Annie Smith, of Dursley. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DK270 |
Markings | NA-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dursley Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 118. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 244 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1586966 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 428 (Ghost) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to fomer St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed slate tablets |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served on 428 (RCAF) Sqn at Middleton St. George during WWII, especially those who made the supreme sacrifice |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1849/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1849/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-09-1943 |
End Date | 28-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Hanover. 678 aircraft, including five B-17s. 39 aircraft Lost, including one B-17 (5.6%). Bombing was very concentrated, but not accurately on target due to incorrect PFF marking. Little significant damage inflicted. |
Reason for Loss | Overshot the runway on return and crashed at Saxmundham, Suffolk |