R.a. Smith
Sgt · 
United Kingdom
- Died
- 1 July 1944
- Fate
- Killed in action
Biography
Sgt R.A. Smith served as the flight engineer of Lancaster ME616 with No. 101 Squadron, Royal Air Force. On 1 July 1944 the aircraft failed to return from the raid on Vierzon. He was killed in action.
Last updated 13 June 2026.
Crew & operations
Flew as Flight engineer with No. 101 Squadron.
- Operation (1 July 1944) — aircraft ME616 SR-B (Avro Lancaster) — Failed to return
Crew: F.j. Lynam (Bomb aimer) · Harold Herbert King (Mid-upper gunner) · R.w. Snell (Navigator) · William Thomas Robert Hunter (Other) · D.c. Pippon (Pilot) · R.d. Stack (Rear gunner) · B. Whitehead (Wireless operator)
Timeline
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1 July 1944
Flew Operation
Flight engineer, ME616 SR-B — Failed to return - 1 July 1944 Died
Operations on this date. 3 raids in this archive were flown on the night of 1 July 1944: Villers Bocage · Villers-bocage · Vierzon. (Cross-reference by date — not in itself confirmation this airman flew it.)