Flight of Hurricane I L2053 and Flying Officer M F C Smith on 1940-05-12
On 1940-05-12, Pilot M F C Smith (Flying Officer, RAF) with servicenumber 90026 flew a Hurricane I with serial L2053 for this duty: Patrol. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss: Shot down near Mezieres. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 501. The location for the map is M?zi?res-sur-Seine, France. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Smith: he was killed. He is commemorated at: Choloy War Cemetery, France.
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