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After gaining his wings in 1943, he was posted to 12th Squadron at Wickenby in Lincolnshire.","Answer",{"name":115,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":116},"How did Jack Smart’s service end up with 35 bombing raids and what recognition did he receive?",{"text":117,"@type":113},"He completed his operational sign-on rounds, later flying additional missions after further training before Germany surrendered. He was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, the France & Germany Star, the Defence Medal, the Air Force Cross, and the Distinguished Flying Cross.",{"name":119,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":120},"What incidents are highlighted as close calls during Smart’s missions?",{"text":121,"@type":113},"One incident involved an incendiary bomb lodging in a wing fabric without exploding, followed by a return and careful landing. 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October the 25th 1944,Jack was bomb-ing Essen.An incendiary bomb was droppedfrom above and lodged in the fabric of thewing of Jack's Lancaster and with luck didn'texplode.Their bomb load was dropped,andthey returned to Wickenby where Jack statesthat he did his best landing,taxied off to theend of the runway and quietly left with hiscrew,leaving engineers to extract the bomb.  \n2.  Jack was lining up to drop his bombson Nuremburg-2/1/45 and his forwardgunner urgently called out dive skipper,dive,dive,dive which he did.His reaction wasimmediate,and he barely missed anotherLancaster coming straight at him.Unfortu-nately,his aircraft lost its gyro compass dueto the sudden drop in height and th","cbCaii6k9NQld0cq","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaii6k9NQld0cq","pdf",4562278,"English","[{\"question\":\"What training and postings did John (Jack) Smart undergo during World War II?\",\"answer\":\"He began RAAF pilot training in 1942, then progressed through aircraft training at Cunderdin, Geraldton, and Cootamundra. After gaining his wings in 1943, he was posted to 12th Squadron at Wickenby in Lincolnshire.\"},{\"question\":\"How did Jack Smart’s service end up with 35 bombing raids and what recognition did he receive?\",\"answer\":\"He completed his operational sign-on rounds, later flying additional missions after further training before Germany surrendered. 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