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flag 21-year-old Royal Navy pilot Douglas David Smith died in a Grumman Hellcat crash in Northern Ireland's Sperrin mountains on the day of Hiroshima bombing.

flag On August 6, 1945, Petty Officer Douglas David Smith, a 21-year-old Royal Navy pilot, died when his Grumman Hellcat crashed in the Sperrin mountains, Northern Ireland, coinciding with the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima. flag Recently, aviation archaeologist Jonny McNee and Foyle College students recovered the wreckage. flag McNee is now seeking to locate Smith's relatives as part of ongoing efforts to preserve military aviation history in the region.

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