Dennis David Smith
Military ROLL OF HONOURJoined RAFVR, assigned to 133S, transferred to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF
Killed in Action (KIA) 26 September 1942 in Spitfire IX BS294, which crash landed due to lack of fuel on an escort mission.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Spitfire
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
Missions
- Date: 26 September 1942
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
- Site type: Memorial
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 14 September 1942 - 26 September 1942 | Transferred to 336th FS, 4th FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Morlaix, France | 26 September 1942 | Killed in crash of aircraft (out of fuel) |
Buried |
Brittany American Cemetery, Plot D, Row 18, Grave 8. | ||
California, USA | |||
Other Joined RAFVR |
Canada | Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. | |
Other Assigned |
Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 14 September 1942 | Assigned to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF. |
Revisions
EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine.
EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine.
Lee Cunningham 16-Nov-2014. Added KIA and Burial events & locations.
Lee Cunningham 28-Oct-2014. Connection to mission data within the web site.
Lee Cunningham 22-Oct-2014, American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC)
ABMC, Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces by Bishop and Hey, p. 32 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia