| Lancaster LM361 WS-T |
9 Sqn | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date | : | 18 avril 1944 |
Mission | : | Bombardement d’installations ferroviaires à Juvisy-sur-Orge (91) |
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| Décollage | : | Bardney à 21:11 |
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| Causes de la perte |
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Abattu par la Flak | |||||||||||||||||
| Lieu de la perte |
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Massy (91) |
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FS | Dudley Clive | BATES | AG | RAAF | 426426 | KIA | ||||||||||||
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FS | Frank | HEATH | WOP AG | RAFVR | 1337216 | KIA | ||||||||||||
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Fg Off | Kevin William | LIGHT | AG | RAAF | 402447 | EVA |  POW en juillet 1944 |
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Sgt | Charles Henry Theodore | MARTIN | AB | RAFVR | 1315761 | EVA | ||||||||||||
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FS | Dennis Elvet | MOSS | Nav | RAFVR | 1578638 | KIA | ||||||||||||
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Fg Off | James Arthur | SMITH | Pil | RAAF | 413909 | EVA |   |
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Sgt | Ronald | WILSON | F/Ang | RAFVR | 1676659 | KIA | ||||||||||||
DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS
Flying Officer James Arthur SMITH (Aus.413909), R.A.A.F., 608 Sqn.
One night in October, 1944, this officer piloted an aircraft(1) detailed to attack Berlin. After bombing the target his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire. Extensive damage was sustained. The starboard engine was put out of action. The windscreen on the port side was shattered. The air speed indicator and most of the navigational aids were rendered unserviceable. The hydraulic system was damaged whilst the fuselage was riddled by fragments of shrapnel. Control was temporarily lost and much height was lost before Flying Officer Smith succeeded in levelling out. Even then, the aircraft was very difficult to control but this determined pilot flew it to this country and effected a successful crash “landing. Flying Officer Smith displayed skill, courage and devotion to duty of a high order.
FIFTH SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE Of FRIDAY, the 15th of DECEMBER, 1944
(1) Mosquito KB404 6T-T