Johnston, William Smith
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | William Smith |
Surname | Johnston |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Date of Death | 21-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank H. and May Johnston, of Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito VI |
Serial Number | HX960 |
Markings | YH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 246. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 3 |
Panel Number | 190 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/16150 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 2 Group, 140 Wing |
Squadron | 21 |
Squadron Motto | Viribus vincimus (By strength we conquer) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/264/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/264/23 |
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 | - |
End Date | - |
Takeoff Station | Gravesend |
Operation | To bomb a V1 launch site at St. Pierre |
Reason for Loss | Its tail was shot off. The aircraft flew on for a short while before crashing into the sea |