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Digital gallery of Pilot Officer Kenneth Smith
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Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Kenneth Smith
Photo courtesy of Frans van Cappellen, The Netherlands.
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Kenneth Smith
Air crew Plot
Photo used with permission of Frans van Cappellen, The Netherlands
The crew of Lancaster DS 788 was on its operational debut. They were airborne 0003 20Feb44 from Linton-on-Ouse on a mission to Leipzig, Germany. Shot down by a night-fighter from 20,000 feet; the resulting fire destroyed the rudders causing the Lancaster to crash at Kropswolde (Groningen) in the SW outskirts of Sappemeer, Holland.
Also killed in the crash were the 19 yr old pilot F/O J.A.Frampton; P/O J.J.Astles; Sgt K.H.Bennett; Sgt K.W.Tindall RAF
Two crew members survived: F/O G.W.Reynolds was interned in Camp L3, PoW No.3537 and F.W.C.Robertson evaded.
(Source: www.lostbombers.co.uk)
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Kenneth Smith
From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Kenneth Smith
From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Kenneth Smith
From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Kenneth Smith
Pilot Officer Kenneth Smith is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Kenneth Smith
Pilot Officer Kenneth Smith is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Kenneth Smith
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Kenneth Smith
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Kenneth Smith
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Kenneth Smith
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Kenneth Smith
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Kenneth Smith
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Kenneth Smith
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Kenneth Smith
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Image gallery
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Photo courtesy of Frans van Cappellen, The Netherlands.
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Air crew Plot Photo used with permission of Frans van Cappellen, The Netherlands The crew of Lancaster DS 788 was on its operational debut. They were airborne 0003 20Feb44 from Linton-on-Ouse on a mission to Leipzig, Germany. Shot down by a night-fighter from 20,000 feet; the resulting fire destroyed the rudders causing the Lancaster to crash at Kropswolde (Groningen) in the SW outskirts of Sappemeer, Holland. Also killed in the crash were the 19 yr old pilot F/O J.A.Frampton; P/O J.J.Astles; Sgt K.H.Bennett; Sgt K.W.Tindall RAF Two crew members survived: F/O G.W.Reynolds was interned in Camp L3, PoW No.3537 and F.W.C.Robertson evaded. (Source: www.lostbombers.co.uk)
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From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Pilot Officer Kenneth Smith is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Pilot Officer Kenneth Smith is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 446 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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HOOGEZAND-SAPPEMEER-(KROPSWOLDE) PROTESTANT-CHURCH Netherlands
Kropswolde, under the administration of Hoogezand-Sappemeer, is a village situated 15 kilometres south-east of Groningen on a minor road to Zuidlaren.
The HOOGEZAND-SAPPEMEER-(KROPSWOLDE) PROTESTANT-CHURCHYARD surrounds the church, which stands in the centre of the village. The graves of the five airmen are in the south-western corner.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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