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Flight of Typhoon Ia R7813 and Pilot Officer W R Smithyman on 1942-08-19

Flight of Typhoon Ia R7813 and Pilot Officer W R Smithyman on 1942-08-19
On 1942-08-19, Pilot W R Smithyman (Pilot Officer, RAF) with servicenumber 120870 flew a Typhoon Ia with serial R7813 for this duty: Recce. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss are unknown. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 266. The location for the map is the English Channel. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Smithyman: he was killed. He is commemorated at: Abbeville Communal Cemetery, France.
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1942-08-19
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