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November 28th, 2011 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Updated
RAAF WWII Spitfire pilot Sergeant WJ Smith.
An Australian Spitfire pilot, shot down during World War II, has been identified after his remains were found in northern France last month.
Sergeant William James Smith, who was 24, was shot down on May 9, 1942 during a dogfight with German fighter aircraft.
His remains were discovered buried underground last month by a film crew producing a WWII documentary in Hardifort, northern France.
The crew were searching for a Czech aircraft when they unexpectedly discovered human remains.
Sergeant Smith was identified from his identification discs which carried his name and ID number.
He was from Whittlesea in Victoria and was posted to RAAF 457 Squadron which was attached to Britain’s Royal Air Force in WWII.
Defence Science and Personnel Minister Warren Snowdon says the young pilot’s squadron was escorting a bomber group on an operation over Germany and were homeward bound when they were “bounced” by enemy FW190 fighters.
“Sergeant Smith was last seen by his squadron near the coast of France engaged in a dogfight with an enemy aircraft at 20,000 feet over the English Channel,” Mr Snowdon told a press conference.
He said Sergeant Smith had been recommended for a commission and was highly regarded in his squadron.
His family have been notified and have requested privacy.
Mr Snowdon said Sergeant Smith would be buried “with all the dignity and respect that he so richly deserves” at the Commonwealth War Graves cemetery at Arneke in France.
Last year the remains of another Australian pilot, Flight-Lieutenant Henry “Lacy” Smith, were found in the wreckage of his Spitfire in Normandy’s Orne River.
Air Force historian Dr Chris Clarke said shortly after Sergeant Smith went missing his squadron was sent to Australia to lead the defence of Darwin.
He said the aircraft was not found sooner because it crashed nose-first at high speed and was buried and totally destroyed.
German fighter ace Oblt Josef Haibock of JG 26, who is credited with 77 victories during the war, is widely believed to be the pilot who shot down Sergeant Smith.
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