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| Name | SMITH |
| First names | Thomas James |
| Rank | Sgt |
| Service | RAF |
| Service number | 1149674 |
| Crew position | Wireless operator/Air Gunner |
| Age | 23 |
| Date of death | 14/01/44 |
| Cemetery | Hannover War Cemetery Germany |
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| 14/15 January, 1944; BRUNSWICK:
Nearly 500 bombers, including 9 from 49 Squadron were monitored by the Germans shortly after leaving the English coast, en-route for Brunswick and its important aircraft component and engineering works. There was a good deal of fighter activity from the coast to the target. The raid itself was not a success with much of the bombing falling in open country. One of the squadron's aircraft failed to return from the operation. F/Lt Andrew Tancred (JB295) and crew in R-Robert were brought down over Germany. F/Sgt Branigan the flight engineer and navigator Sgt Jerrard were the only survivors. The other crew members are buried in Hannover War Cemetery. Lancaster JB295 (EA-R) F/L A.T. Lawson-Tancred Pilot (Killed) Sgt H.D. Jerrard F/E (P.o.W.) F/S W.E. Branigan NAV (P.o.W.) Sgt T.J. Smith W/AG (Killed) Sgt R. Phipps A/G (Killed) Sgt D.H. Shaw B/A (Killed) Sgt E.T.E. Sullivan A/G (Killed) Crew on their 9th operation |
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