Langley Frank Willard Smith
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Born15 August 1897
Saint-Armand, Quebec, Canada
Saint-Armand, Quebec, Canada
Died12 June 1917 (aged 19)
near Bruges-Ghent
near Bruges-Ghent
Buried
Houtave Churchyard, Zuienkerke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
AllegianceCanada
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Langley Frank Willard Smith DSC | |
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| Born | 15 August 1897 Saint-Armand, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 12 June 1917 (aged 19) near Bruges-Ghent |
| Buried | Houtave Churchyard, Zuienkerke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Allegiance | Canada United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Flying Corps Royal Naval Air Service |
| Rank | Flight Sub-Lieutenant |
| Unit | 4 Naval Squadron |
| Battles / wars | World War I † |
| Awards | |
Langley Frank Willard Smith DSC (15 August 1897 – 12 June 1917) was a Canadian Flying Ace in World War I credited with 8 victories.[1]
Smith was born in Philipsburg, in the Province of Quebec, and was brought up by his grandmother, his father having been widowed. Whilst attending Flying School in St. Augustine, Florida, Smith accidentally stepped into a revolving propeller and received near-fatal head injuries. However he completed his training at the Curtiss Flying School in Newport News, Virginia, qualifying as a pilot on 29 June 1916.[1]
