Personnel Index - Detail
Name
SMEATON
First Names
Alexander Bruce
Rank
Flying Officer
Service
RAF
Service Number
125579
Crew Position
Pilot
Posting In
7/43
Posting Out
9/43 to 83Sqn
Cemetery
Flew one "second dickie" operation on 29th July 1943 and a further 7 trips in August 1943 as Captain.
He was killed on 27th November 1943 during a raid on Berlin and is buried in the Durnbach War Cemetery.
Photographed by the McEneaney family
In the following crew details, F/O A B Smeaton, Sgt R A F Gillam, F/S R S Nelson and Sgt W S Walton were all ex-49Sqn.
There is also another 49Sqn link with another crew member, the Flight Engineer, Sgt A W Savory.....for details click this link.
Extract is from Bill Chorley's Bomber Command Losses
This airman flew Lancaster ED999 at least once....click for an image and information about this aircraft.