Dennis David Smith

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Joined 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

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: Spitfire
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron No 133 'Eagle' Squadron

Missions

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

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

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ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine.

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EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 16-Nov-2014. Added KIA and Burial events & locations.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 28-Oct-2014. Connection to mission data within the web site.

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Lee Cunningham 22-Oct-2014, American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC)

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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