Back SMITH Wynford Ormonde Leoni
d. 29 Dec 1940 CWGC
Service Number 37366
A/P/O 7th Oct. 1935. (Gazette Issue 34210 published on the 22 October 1935. Page 6 of 66)
P/O 7th Oct. 1936. (Gazette Issue 34347 published on the 8 December 1936. Page 7 of 90)
F/O 7th May 1938. (Gazette Issue 34509 published on the 10 May 1938. Page 19 of 106)
F/Lt 7th May 1940. (Gazette Issue 34881 published on the 25 June 1940. Page 8 of 60)
Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
07-Dec-40 P.6975 F/Lt W.O.L. Smith Interception Patrol 11:55 12:55 The section patrolled in the vicinity of Plymouth.
07-Dec-40 P.6975 F/Lt W.O.L. Smith Convoy Patrol 15:10 16:05 Section patrolled Convoy between Start Point and Dartmouth.
21-Dec-40 P.6973 F/Lt W.O.L. Smith Interception Patrol 13:35 15:20 The section was on patrol over a wide area between Plymouth and Exeter.
23-Dec-40 P.6970 F/Lt W.O.L. Smith Interception Patrol 14:40 15:20 F/Lt. Smith was sent to Start Point to intercept Raid 43, a JU.88. While searching there and flying N.E. he saw a JU.88 at 2500 feet flying N.E. ahead. He closed to 1000 yards when the JU.88 disappeared into cloud.
27-Dec-40 P.6975 F/Lt W.O.L. Smith Interception Patrol 14:20 15:00 The section was ordered to intercept Raid 130. This raid did not approach within 30 miles of land; The Section was therefore ordered to patrol Start Point.