{{short description|American aviator}}
{{Infobox military person |name = Felix Smith |image = Ernest L. Zimmerman, Austin Young and Felix Smith.jpg |image_size = 260 |caption = Smith (right) with Ernest L. Zimmerman and Austin Young, 1947 |birth_date = {{birth date|1918|03|19}} |birth_place = Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|2018|10|03|1918|03|19}} |awards = Distinguished Flying Cross<br>Air Medal |battles = World War II }}
'''Felix Smith''' (March 19, 1918 – October 3, 2018) was an American aviator.
== Life and career == Smith was born in Fort Smith,<ref name="a" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.swtimes.com/story/lifestyle/2018/11/11/friends-remember-life-fort-smith/8405705007/|title=Friends remember life of Fort Smith-born veteran|work=Southwest Times Record|first=Thomas|last=Saccente|date=November 10, 2018|access-date=June 23, 2024}}</ref> Arkansas.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q-tmAAAAMAAJ|title=China Pilot: Flying for Chiang and Chennault (About the author section)|date=1995|first=Felix|last=Smith|publisher=Brassey's|isbn=9781574880519|via=Google Books}}</ref> He was a CAT pilot.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/522023749/|title='Earthquake McGoon': Team searches for remains of legendary soldier|work=The Evening Sun|location=Hanover, Pennsylvania|date=November 25, 2002|access-date=June 23, 2024|page=8|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/842378064/|title=Remains Of Famed Soldier Of Fortune Sought After 48 Years|work=Athol Daily News|location=Athol, Massachusetts|date=January 9, 2003|access-date=June 23, 2024|page=13|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/422922766/|title=Legendary pilot's remains coming home|work=The Atlanta Constitution|location=Atlanta, Georgia|date=October 23, 2006|access-date=June 23, 2024|page=A4|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref>
Smith was director of operations for South Pacific Island Airways<ref name="a">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/17/obituaries/felix-smith-dead.html|title=Felix Smith, Who Piloted Covert Flights Over Asia, Is Dead at 100|work=The New York Times|first=Sam|last=Roberts|date=October 17, 2018|access-date=June 23, 2024}}</ref> during the 1970s/1980s.
In 1993, Smith was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal.<ref name="a" />
Smith died on October 3, 2018, at the age of 100.<ref name="a" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/07/20/hawaii-news/coast-guard-cutter-provides-aviator-felix-smith-100-with-final-sendoff/|title=World War II pilot Felix Smith, 100, got his final wish to have his ashes scattered off Oahu|work=Honolulu Star-Advertiser|date=July 20, 2019|access-date=June 23, 2024}}</ref>
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