Photo: Sydney Graham
J.G. Smith
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner
Royal Air Force
10th April 1944 age 23
Death divides
but memories cling
Sgt. Smith was serving with 512 Sqdn. He was a crew member of Dakota IV KG369 which left Broadwell on a night navigation exercise. On returning, they mistook Chedworth airfield for Broadwell, and with an incorrectly set altimeter attempted to land, struck trees and crashed. All three crew were killed.
Though Without Anger (Losses of Transport and Special Duties Aircraft and Assault Gliders 1940 to 1945). Colin Cummings; 2008; Nimbus Publishing; ISBN 978 0 9526619 6 2.
He is remembered at West Sleekburn on W34.01
