Victor Smith
Flight Lieutenant · 128365 · United Kingdom
- Died
- 20 December 1943, aged 28
- Fate
- Killed in action
Biography
Not known
Burial / commemoration
- Cemetery
- Uden War Cemetery, Netherlands
Operations on this date. One raid in this archive was flown on the night of 20 December 1943: Mannheim. (Cross-reference by date — not in itself confirmation this airman flew it.)
Timeline
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19 March 1943
Gazetted: DFM
Distinguished Flying Medal -
20 December 1943
Died
aged 28
Awards
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Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM) — gazetted 19 March 1943
This officer has completed 29 sorties over enemy territory at night, often in adverse weather. During these operations he has attacked an antiaircraft gun post, a railway station and buildings and a convoy of motor vehicles, raking them with machine gun fire. He 'has displayed great courage, skill and keenness.
Source: CWGC casualty record: SMITH, VICTOR → · Commonwealth War Graves Commission