John Basil Wentworth Wentworh-Smith
Service number
37214
Military unit
216 Sqdn Royal Air Force
Address
Unknown
Date of birth
Date of death
21 Jun 1940 (26 years old)
Place of birth
Unknown
Employment, education or hobbies
Unknown
- Family History
- Military history
- Extra information
- Photographs
Family history
Son of Henry and Rosa Mary Wentworth Smith; stepson of Mrs. H. Wentworth Smith, of Brandon Park, Suffolk.
Military history
Bombay L5850
Also killed: BTM Baker, AF Crohill, WC Royle.
NP Donnelly survived to become a POW
Extra information
The Bristol Bombay was a British troop transport aircraft adaptable for use as a medium bomber flown by the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War, mainly in the Middle East. Bombays evacuated over 2,000 wounded during the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943, and one crew was credited with carrying 6,000 casualties from Sicily and Italy before the type was finally withdrawn from use in 1944. (Wikipedia)
Photographs
Bombay Mark 1 in flight
Courtesy of Wikipedia