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Wing Commander Roderick Smith DFC* (deceased)
Flight Commander 412 Sqn RCAF, Flight Commander 126 Sqn RAF, Squadron Commander 401 Sqn RCAF. One of Canada's most skillful Spitfire pilots, his victory total included a shared victory over an Me262 jet fighter.Born in 1922, he joined the RCAF and was sent to Scotland for training on the Spitfire Mk.I. He was posted to Malta with No.126 Sqn, where his older brother was already serving. His brother was killed in action during theit time in Malta, and Roderick himself was forced to bail out of his burning aircraft. On D-Day, he flew over the Normandy beaches as Flight Commander of No.412 Sqn RCAF. He returned to Canada in December 1944 and retired the next year. Sadly, Roderick Smith died on 16th April 2002.
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Items Signed by Wing Commander Roderick Smith DFC* (deceased) |
| Greycap Leader by Robert Taylor. SOLD OUT | Leading 433 (Canadian) Squadron, top Allied Fighter Ace Johnnie Johnson -Greycap Leader - has already bagged an Fw190, and is hauling his MKIX Spitfire around looking for a second in heavy dog-fighting over the Rhine, September 1944. In the distance...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Greycap Leader by Robert Taylor (AP) Price : £325.00 | Leading 433 (Canadian) Squadron, top Allied Fighter Ace Johnnie Johnson -Greycap Leader - has already bagged an Fw190, and is hauling his MKIX Spitfire around looking for a second in heavy dog-fighting over the Rhine, September 1944. In the distance...... | |
| Greycap Leader by Robert Taylor. (B) Price : £310.00 | Leading 433 (Canadian) Squadron, top Allied Fighter Ace Johnnie Johnson -Greycap Leader - has already bagged an Fw190, and is hauling his MKIX Spitfire around looking for a second in heavy dog-fighting over the Rhine, September 1944. In the distance...... |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Wing Commander Roderick Smith DFC* (deceased) |
Canadian Spitfire Aviation Prints by Robert Taylor. Pack : SOLD OUT | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Bf109E of III./JG2 - Summer 1940 by Ivan Berryman. Eagles on the Channel Front by Robert Taylor. | NOT AVAILABLE |
Squadrons for : Wing Commander Roderick Smith DFC* (deceased) | ||
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Wing Commander Roderick Smith DFC* (deceased). A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
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Country : UK Founded : 1st February 1918 Fate : Disbanded 10th March 1946 Persian Gulf Foremost in attack | No.126 Sqn RAF Flew Mustangs from December 1944. | |
Country : Canada Founded : 1st March 1941 Fate : Disbanded 10th July 1945 Ram Mors cellerima hostibus - Very swift death to the enemy | No.401 Sqn RCAF Full profile not yet available. | |
Country : Canada Founded : 30th June 1941 Fate : Disbanded 21st March 1946 Promptus ad vindictum - Swift to avenge | No.412 Sqn RCAF Full profile not yet available. |
Aircraft for : Wing Commander Roderick Smith DFC* (deceased) | |||
A list of all aircraft associated with Wing Commander Roderick Smith DFC* (deceased). A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name. | |||
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Manufacturer : Supermarine Production Began : 1936 Retired : 1948 Number Built : 20351 | Spitfire Royal Air Force fighter aircraft, maximum speed for mark I Supermarine Spitfire, 362mph up to The Seafire 47 with a top speed of 452mph. maximum ceiling for Mk I 34,000feet up to 44,500 for the mark XIV. Maximum range for MK I 575 miles . up to 1475 miles for the Seafire 47. Armament for the various Marks of Spitfire. for MK I, and II . eight fixed .303 browning Machine guns, for MKs V-IX and XVI two 20mm Hispano cannons and four .303 browning machine guns. and on later Marks, six to eight Rockets under the wings or a maximum bomb load of 1,000 lbs. Designed by R J Mitchell, The proto type Spitfire first flew on the 5th March 1936. and entered service with the Royal Air Force in August 1938, with 19 squadron based and RAF Duxford. by the outbreak of World war two, there were twelve squadrons with a total of 187 spitfires, with another 83 in store. Between 1939 and 1945, a large variety of modifications and developments produced a variety of MK,s from I to XVI. The mark II came into service in late 1940, and in March 1941, the Mk,V came into service. To counter the Improvements in fighters of the Luftwaffe especially the FW190, the MK,XII was introduced with its Griffin engine. The Fleet Air Arm used the Mk,I and II and were named Seafires. By the end of production in 1948 a total of 20,351 spitfires had been made and 2408 Seafires. The most produced variant was the Spitfire Mark V, with a total of 6479 spitfires produced. The Royal Air Force kept Spitfires in front line use until April 1954. |
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