CREW MEMBER PROFILE |
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Surname: |
SMITH |
First Name/s: |
Donald Caldwell "Don" |
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Service No/s: |
424868 |
Service: |
RAAF |
Branch: |
Pilot |
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Awards: |
DFC |
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SERVICE RECORDS |
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Date |
Event |
Aircraft Flown |
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25 Nov 1943 |
Joined 576 Sqn at Elsham Wolds, Linconshire |
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01 Sep 1944 |
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12 Sep 1944 |
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31 Dec 1944 |
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576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS |
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Date |
Aircraft |
Code |
Flight Details |
T/O |
Land |
Flt Time |
Crew |
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01 Sep 1944 |
NF976 |
UL-Q2 |
Training |
2000 |
0125 |
5h25 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Night cross-country navigation exercise. |
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02 Sep 1944 |
PD271 |
UL-T2 |
Training |
2100 |
0155 |
4h55 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Night cross-country navigation exercise and practice bombing. |
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12 Sep 1944 |
ME735 |
UL-P2 |
Training |
1050 |
1250 |
2h00 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Practice bombing. |
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12 Sep 1944 |
PD309 |
UL-W2 |
FRANKFURT |
1825 |
0115 |
6h50 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 14x Type 4 incendiary clusters, 120x 4lb incendiaries. |
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14 Sep 1944 |
ME671 |
UL-V2 |
Training |
1545 |
1615 |
0h30 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Fighter affiliation with a Hurricane. |
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16 Sep 1944 |
LM122 |
UL-X2 |
LEEUWARDEN |
0110 |
0435 |
3h25 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Enemy airfield - flown in support of Operation MARKET GARDEN. Load: 20x 500lb bombs |
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17 Sep 1944 |
LM122 |
UL-X2 |
FLUSHING (VLISSINGEN) |
1625 |
1940 |
3h15 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Enemy gun position on the north side of the town. Load: 13x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. |
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20 Sep 1944 |
PD271 |
UL-T2 |
CALAIS (SANGATTE) |
1510 |
1850 |
3h40 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Coastal guns and defences. Load: 13x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. |
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21 Sep 1944 |
PD271 |
UL-T2 |
Training |
1420 |
1625 |
2h05 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation exercise. |
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22 Sep 1944 |
PD312 |
UL-R2 |
Training |
1430 |
1535 |
1h05 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Fighter affiliation and practice bombing. DNCO due to poor weather. |
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23 Sep 1944 |
PD271 |
UL-T2 |
NEUSS |
1835 |
0105 |
nk |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards. Load: 12x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. Attacked by an enemy Fw-190 (Combat report not seen). The air bomber was unable to identify the target, so the operation was aborted and the bombs jettisoned at sea. |
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25 Sep 1944 |
ME735 |
UL-P2 |
CALAIS |
0715 |
1035 |
3h20 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Enemy troop and gun positions. Load: 13x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. The Master Bomber abandoned the attack due to cloud cover over the target and ordered the crews to return to base with their bombloads intact. The crews usual Air Bomber was replaced by Fg Off Campbell, RAAF from the S D Thompson crew on this one operation - reason not known. |
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26 Sep 1944 |
ME735 |
UL-P2 |
CAP GRIZ-NEZ |
1100 |
1425 |
3h25 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Enemy 6 inch coastal gun battery. Load: 13x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. |
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27 Sep 1944 |
ME735 |
UL-P2 |
CALAIS |
0900 |
1235 |
3h35 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Enemy fortifications between marshalling yards and the Canal de Calais. Load: 13x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs |
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28 Sep 1944 |
ME735 |
UL-P2 |
Training |
1045 |
1345 |
3h00 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation exercise |
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28 Sep 1944 |
ME735 |
UL-P2 |
Elsham Wolds to Binbrook |
nk |
nk |
0h25 |
P1 Fg Off J.B. Bell |
NOTES: |
Transporting J B Bell (and crew tbd) to Binbrook to pick up their aircraft. Sgt Lloyd was replaced on this trip by another air gunner tbd. |
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28 Sep 1944 |
ME735 |
UL-P2 |
Binbrook to Elsham Wolds |
nk |
nk |
nk |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Return from Binbrook |
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30 Sep 1944 |
ME671 |
UL-V2 |
Training |
1445 |
1730 |
2h45 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation exercise |
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03 Oct 1944 |
LM651 |
UL-Z2 |
WESTKAPELLE |
1305 |
1615 |
3h10 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Walcheren Island sea wall. Flown in support of Operation INFATUATE. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 8x 1000lb, 1x 500lb bombs. |
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04 Oct 1944 |
LM122 |
UL-X2 |
Training |
1505 |
1900 |
3h55 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) training runs with bombing. Photos taken of the PPI screen. |
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05 Oct 1944 |
ME671 |
UL-V2 |
SAARBRUCKEN |
1825 |
0050 |
6h25 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 14x 4lb incendiary clusters. Diverted to Stradishall on return due to fog at Elsham Wolds. |
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07 Oct 1944 |
ME671 |
UL-V2 |
Stradishall to Elsham Wolds |
1205 |
1250 |
0h45 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Return from diversion. |
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10 Oct 1944 |
NF976 |
UL-Q2 |
Training |
1440 |
1840 |
4h00 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation exercise and air-to-sea firing. Rear gunner fired 400 rounds. |
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11 Oct 1944 |
NF976 |
UL-Q2 |
FORT FREDERIK HENDRIK, BRESKENS |
1525 |
1825 |
3h00 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Coastal battery of five 4.5 inch guns (two aiming points). Load: 14x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. (The ORB states 13x 1000lb bombs). The Smith crew flew the second wave of the attack (Battle Order 'B') on the second aiming point. |
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13 Oct 1944 |
ME671 |
UL-V2 |
Training |
1100 |
1140 |
0h40 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Fighter affiliation with Hurricane. |
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14 Oct 1944 |
LM651 |
UL-Z2 |
DUISBERG |
0625 |
1115 |
4h50 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Operation HURRICANE. Target: Four aiming points (mines and coke ovens) in the Hamborn district. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie' and 108x 30lb & 1170x 4lb incendiaries. |
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14 Oct 1944 |
LM651 |
UL-Z2 |
DUISBERG |
2210 |
0400 |
5h50 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Operation HURRICANE. Target: The built-up area to the north of the docks. Rear gunner Sgt Lloyd was replaced by an unknown gunner. |
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19 Oct 1944 |
ME671 |
UL-V2 |
STUTTGART |
2105 |
0425 |
7h20 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Robert Bosche works. The Smith crew flew on the second wave of the attack. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie' and 1,800x 4lb incendiaries. |
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31 Oct 1944 |
ME671 |
UL-V2 |
Elsham Wolds to Fiskerton |
1515 |
1535 |
0h20 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
On the afternoon of 31 October, all of the Squadron's aircraft took off from Elsham for the last time for their new home at Fiskerton. Each aircraft carried two mechanics; one airframe (205 Baker) and one engines (919 Norton). |
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02 Nov 1944 |
ME671 |
UL-V2 |
DUSSELDORF |
1620 |
2125 |
5h05 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: The northern built-up area of the city. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 6x 1000lb, 6x 500lb bombs |
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04 Nov 1944 |
ME671 |
UL-V2 |
BOCHUM |
1725 |
2210 |
4h45 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 6x 1000lb, 6x 500lb bombs |
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06 Nov 1944 |
ME671 |
UL-V2 |
GELSENKIRCHEN |
1150 |
1625 |
4h35 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Nordstern synthetic oil plant. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 6x 1000lb, 6x 500lb bombs |
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08 Nov 1944 |
ME671 |
UL-V2 |
Training |
1245 |
1435 |
1h50 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Practice bombing, duty partly carried out. |
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09 Nov 1944 |
ME671 |
UL-V2 |
WANNE-EICKEL |
0830 |
1255 |
4h25 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Synthetic oil plant. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 16x 500 lb bombs. |
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11 Nov 1944 |
ME671 |
UL-V2 |
DORTMUND |
1555 |
2125 |
5h30 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Hoesch Benzin GmbH synthetic oil plant. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 6x 1000lb, 6x 500lb bombs. |
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16 Nov 1944 |
LM651 |
UL-Z2 |
Training |
0930 |
1130 |
2h00 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Bombing practice from 500 ft. |
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16 Nov 1944 |
LM651 |
UL-Z2 |
Training |
1540 |
1635 |
0h55 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Air-to-sea firing. Rear gunner fired 200 rounds. |
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21 Nov 1944 |
LM294 |
UL-P2 |
ASCHAFFENBURG |
1535 |
2200 |
6h25 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 16x 500lb bombs. |
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27 Nov 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-N2 |
FREIBURG |
1610 |
2230 |
6h20 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Troop concentrations in the built-up area. Flown in support of the French 1st Army. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 6x 1000lb, 6x 500lb bombs. |
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29 Nov 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-N2 |
DORTMUND |
1210 |
1720 |
5h10 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Industrial and rail targets within the built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 6x 1000lb, 8x 500lb bombs. FIDO in use for the landing at Fiskerton due to fog. |
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04 Dec 1944 |
NN750 |
UL-M2 |
KARLSRUHE |
1645 |
2300 |
6h15 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 13x 1000lb bombs. |
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06 Dec 1944 |
PA173 |
UL-Q2 |
MERSEBURG / LEUNA |
1640 |
0030 |
7h50 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: I G Farbenindustrie synthetic oil refinery. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 3x 1000lb, 6x 500lb bombs. |
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22 Dec 1944 |
ME671 |
UL-V2 |
KOBLENZ |
1535 |
2225 |
6h50 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards. Load: 13x 1000lb bombs. On the return the Squadron was instructed to divert to Charterhall in Scotland due to poor weather across most of England. |
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23 Dec 1944 |
ME671 |
UL-V2 |
Charterhall to Fiskerton |
1445 |
1550 |
1h05 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Return from diversion. |
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28 Dec 1944 |
ME671 |
UL-V2 |
BONN |
1530 |
2100 |
5h30 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 6x 1000lb, 8x 500lb bombs. |
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31 Dec 1944 |
ME671 |
UL-V2 |
OSTERFELD |
1500 |
2055 |
5h55 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 6x 1000lb, 6x 500lb bombs. Plt Off Young's 'second dickie'. |
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05 Jan 1945 |
ME671 |
UL-V2 |
ROYAN |
0145 |
0845 |
7h00 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Enemy garrison and supply depot. Flown in support of the Free French forces besieging the town. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 16x 500lb bombs. |
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07 Jan 1945 |
ME671 |
UL-V2 |
MUNICH |
1810 |
0250 |
8h40 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Industrial and support area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 1320x 4lb incendiaries. |
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12 Jan 1945 |
LM294 |
UL-P2 |
Air Test |
1100 |
1235 |
1h35 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Air test. |
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16 Jan 1945 |
ME735 |
UL-P2 |
Training |
1455 |
1645 |
1h50 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Practice bombing and fighter affiliation with a Spitfire. |
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16 Jan 1945 |
ME671 |
UL-V2 |
ZEITZ - TROGLITZ |
1735 |
0110 |
7h35 |
P1 Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Braunkohle Benzin synthetic oil plant (low grade MT fuel). Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 12 x 500lb bombs. |
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