Skipper,

John J. Smith listed on the Comete Line website. I can go back and look later.

Edit: Found his information.

Stirling BF505 Information

Stirling
BF505
218
HA-Z
Dortmund
4th May 1943
5th May 1943


Further Information

[FONT='Times New Roman','serif']"Serial Range BF500 - BF534. 35 Stirling Mk.111. Part of a batch of 200 Short S.29 Stirling Mk.1/111/1V. BF309- BF358; BF372-BF416; BF434-BF454 (116) Mk.1; BF455-BF483; BF500- BF534; BF561-BF580 (84) Mk.111; BF464; BF468; BF532; BF575; BF580 were converted to Mk.1V. Delivered by Short & Harland between Mar43 and May43. Contract No.774677/38. Delivered to No.218 Sqdn 23Mar43. Airborne 2240 4May43 from Downham Market. Shot down by a night- fighter (Lt Robert Denzil,1V./NJG1), crashing 0107 at Murmerwoude (Friesland), 5 km S of Dokkum, Holland. Those killed are buried in Dantumadeel (Mumerwoude) General cemetery. F/L W.L.Turner RCAF KIA Sgt F.N.Robinson KIA Sgt W.N.Forth KIA Sgt J.L.White PoW P/O P.S.Beck PoW F/S J.M.J.Smith PoW Sgt H.W.Sawkings KIA F/S G.A.Hinshelwood KIA P/O P.S.Beck was interned in Camp L3. PoW No.1254. F/S J.M.J. Smith in Camp 4B, PoW No.222555. Sgt J.L.White in Camps L1/L6/L4/11B, PoW No.1165. 'Air Battle of the Ruhr', A.Cooper, records Sgt H.W.Sawkings as Sgt H.W.Sawkins and F/S G.A.Hinshelwood as F/S G.A.Hinselwood. "[/FONT]