SP(BB)39 Flying Officer Les Smith

Smith joined the RAFVR in August 1938 as an aircrafthand, before retraining as an air gunner. He joined 219 Squadron in July 1940, he went to 141 Squadron on night-fighting operations until August 1941. He then applied to become a Navigator and trained in Rhodesia and South Africa. He returned to the UK in 1943 and joined 297 Squadron which dropped paratroopers and towed gliders during D-Day and Arnhem.

Flying Officer Leslie Henry Smith
Hand signed 5in x 7in photograph - numbered and certified on reverse.