Smollan, Joshua
Killed in Action 1944-01-30
Birth Date: 1915
Born:
Home: Montreal, QC
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RAFVR
Unit
608 (GR) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Omnibus Ungulis With all talons
Base
RAF Montecorvino, Italy
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Sergeant
Service Numbers
1109606
Home
Montreal, QC
First Burial
Malta War Memorial, Malta
608 Sqn (Omnibus Ungulis) Montecorvino, Italy, Hudson IIIa aircraft FK 788 was engaged in an air-sea rescue operation for missing 608 Sqn Hudson IIIa FK 733 when it went down in the sea off Agnone, Italy
Sergeant J Smollan (RCAF) was missing, presumed killed. Sergeant Smollan has no known grave and is commemorated on the Malta War Memorial
Sergeant Smollan was BROTHER of AC1 Dennis Smollan (RAFVR) 51 Sqn RAF, killed in a vehicle accident 1943-02-07 and Private Harold Smollan, West Yorkshire (Parachute) Regiment, killed 1945-04-07
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Hudson FK788
Lockheed Hudson A-28 A-29 AT-18
Source National Air Force Museum of Canada.
The Lockheed Hudson was an American-built light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built initially for the Royal Air Force (RAF) shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War and primarily operated by the RAF thereafter. The Hudson served throughout the war, mainly with Coastal Command, but also in transport and training roles, as well as delivering agents into occupied France. They were also used extensively with the Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) anti-submarine squadrons.National Air Force Museum of Canada.
Hudson
Wikipedia Hudson 
Harold A Skaarup Web Page 
Hudon - Kestrel Publications