The story
Name: A J SMITH
Rank: Petty Officer Airman
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RNethN
Squadron: 1840 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Blackcap, Stretton
Date of death: 1944-03-15
Aircraft: Hellcat JV 166
Circumstances: KILLED
Rank: Petty Officer Airman
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RNethN
Squadron: 1840 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Blackcap, Stretton
Date of death: 1944-03-15
Aircraft: Hellcat JV 166
Circumstances: KILLED
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