Raymond Major Smith

Civilian
media-15414.jpeg UPL 15414 On the outside wall of Tesco's at Sudbury.

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Object Number - UPL 15414 - On the outside wall of Tesco's at Sudbury.

Raymond Smith was killed on 15 October 1944 when B-17 43-38137 crashed soon after take-off, coming down on Woodhall Farm House, near the 486th Bomb Group's base at Sudbury. Raymond was asleep upstairs and died in the resulting fire.

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Aircraft

43-38137

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Sudbury, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10, UK 15 October 1944 Aged 15.

Born

Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, UK

Revisions

Date
Contributorusxpat
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Sources

Find A Grave Memorial# 70118956
Eighth Air Force Bomber Stories, Ian McLachlan & Russell J Zorn, ©1991, 2012

Date
ContributorLucy May
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Sources

From information on the memorial plaque at the crash site (see UPL 15414).

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Object number: UPL 15414 - On the outside wall of Tesco's at Sudbury.