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| LAC. Wallace Jackson in North Africa and Italy with 70 Squadron, RAF, 1941-1944 |
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| LAC. Wallace Jackson in North Africa and Italy with 70 Squadron, RAF, 1941-1944 |
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F/Sgt M.J. Smithson
Information contributed by Colin Burningham
| F/Sgt M.J. Smithson was in
215 Squadron in the UK
and tried to ferry to India in spring 1942, but ditched off Portugal,
returned to the UK, and then ferried out again in early Spring 1943 to
serve with 70 Squadron.
His first four ops and crews were:- 13/01/43 F/Sgt M.J.Smithson 1187084 and crew overshot on landing at Penhros, UK in Wellington DF682, a/c swung, u/c collapsed posted to 70Sqn ME, probably ferrying a Wellington out to the Middle East
06/04/43 F/Sgt C.N.Spurdens, F/Sgt M.J.Smithson, F/O W.J.Inglefield, Sgt J.J.M.Ward, Sgt C.M.Leach, F/Sgt M.A.E.Pearson
10/04/43 F/Sgt M.J.Smithson, Sgt W.T.Demery, Sgt K.F.Johnson, Sgt R.E.Thompson, Sgt S.D.Crick
12/04/43 F/Sgt M.J.Smithson, Sgt W.T.Demery, Sgt K.F.Johnson, Sgt R.E.Thompson, Sgt S.D.Crick 13/04/43 F/Sgt M.J.Smithson, Sgt W.T.Demery, Sgt K.F.Johnson, Sgt R.E.Thompson, Sgt S.D.Crick
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