Frederick E. Smith
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Not to be confused with Frederick E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead.
For other people with similar names, see Fred Smith.
Frederick Escreet Smith (4 April 1919 – 15 May 2012)[1][2] was a British author, best known for his 1956 novel 633 Squadron about a Second World War RAF Mosquito squadron undertaking a seemingly impossible mission to bomb a well-protected German factory at the head of a Norwegian fjord. The novel was made into a successful film in 1964. He also wrote the original 1951 story that the film Devil Doll (1964) is based on.
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Pen name | David Farrell |
Genre | War |
Notable works | 633 Squadron Valley of Conflict |
Spouse | Shelagh |
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