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LAC. Arthur Wilfreid Smith

Royal Air Force 233 Squadron

from:Hessle, East Yorkshire

(d.7th January 1940)

233 Squadron at Leuchars

Arthur Smith joined the RAF in 1936 and was posted to 233 Squadron on its formation at Tangmere in 1937. He was a Wireless Operator Air Gunner. Initially he trained on Avro Anson's for the Norwegian Patrol. In 1939 he twice took part in the ferrying of Bristol Blenheim light bombers to RAF Habaniyya in Iraq, returning to the UK the day before war broke out.

On 7th of January 1940 aged 20 years whilst testing Anti Surface Vessel radar he was killed when Lockheed Hudson N7256 crashed on Nanty Moel, Bridgend Glamorgan along with Sergeant Pilots Hallam and Bousefield and 2 civilian scientists. Cause of the accident was bad weather.



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