Edward D Smith

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

After takeoff from Atcham on a sector reconnaisannce mission in Spitfire VB BL660, involved in a mid air collision with another plane from the same squadron. The other pilot was Daniel Scott in Spitfire VB P7849. Planes went down near Wellington, Shropshire. Killed nonoperational.

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Units served with

Aircraft

BL660

  • Aircraft Type: Spitfire
  • Unit: 67th Observation Group 109th Observation Squadron Headquarters (VIII Fighter Command) 1st Gunnery & Tow Target Flight

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New Hampshire, USA 10 March 1919 Birth 10th Mar 1919, New Hampshire, USA.

Enlisted

New Hampshire, USA 1 November 1941 Enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 1, 1941, New Hampshire, USA.

Died

Wellington, Telford, Telford and Wrekin, UK 29 March 1943 After takeoff from Atcham on a sector reconnaissance mission in Spitfire VB BL660, involved in a mid air collision with another plane from the same squadron. The other pilot was Daniel Scott in Spitfire VB P7849. Planes went down near Wellington, Shropshire. Killed non operational.

Buried

Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.
Wilton, NH, USA Wilton, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA.

Other

Assigned

Assigned to 109th Obs Sqn

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 94