Smith, Robert Winstone (Flight Lieutenant)
Killed in Action 1943-October-09
Birth Date: 1920
Born:
Parents: Son of Alfred Ernest and Florence Ethel Smith, of Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire
Spouse:
Home: Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAFVR
Unit
464 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAAF)
Aequo Animo Equanimity
Base
RAF Skulthorpe
Rank
Flight Lieutenant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
42902
Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England
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Mission
Mosquito FB.Mk VI HP850
Bombing Metz France 1943-October-09 to 1943-October-09
464 (B) Sqn (RAAF) RAF Sculthorpe, Norfolk, England
464 Squadron (RAAF) (Aequo Animo) RAF Skulthorpe. Mosquito FBVI aircraft HP 850 SB-Q was on a daylight attack mission to bomb an aircraft engine plant in Woippy at Metz, France. At Scheldemomd, the crew encountered strong air defense and was shot down by flak, crashing 2km south of the IJzendijke Clara Polder, Netherlands
Flying Officer C G McDonald (RCAF) and Flight Lieutenant R W Smith (RAFVR) were both killed in action
Royal Air Force Serial and Image DatabaseMosquito HP850 FB.Mk VI - Bombing Metz France - 1943-10-09 to 1943-10-09
Squadron: 464 (B) Sqn (RAAF)
Start Date: 1943-10-09
Completion Date: 1943-10-09
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Metz France
Target Specific: aero engine plant
Base: RAF Sculthorpe, Norfolk, England
Take Off Time: 11:10
Squadron Code: SB-Q
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: Netherlands
Crash Specifics: 2 km south of IJzendijke, Zeeland
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: flak
Flak Battery: Shot down by AA Wolpry at 12:10 hrs
Enemy Claim:
War Diary Unavailable
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464 Squadron (RAAF) (Aequo Animo) RAF Skulthorpe. Mosquito FBVI aircraft HP 850 SB-Q was on a daylight attack mission to bomb an aircraft engine plant in Woippy at Metz, France. At Scheldemomd, the crew encountered strong air defense and was shot down by flak, crashing 2km south of the IJzendijke Clara Polder, Netherlands
Flying Officer C G McDonald (RCAF) and Flight Lieutenant R W Smith (RAFVR) were both killed in action