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After the War, Smythe (along with many other Servicemen, including Trinidadian Ulric Cross) were consulted by Whitehall over whether West Indian workers who returned to their homes should be allowed to come back to the UK. He said yes, and so the Empire Windrush sailed.
Smythe trained as a Lawyer after the war and rose to become the Attorney General of Sierra Leone. In this capacity he attended a party at the British Ambassador's house, and ended up discussing his war experience with the German Ambassador, who had also been a pilot.
"When told about the date and place that Johnny was shot down, the ambassador turned pale: ‘My god Johnny, I got my first kill on that day, I shot down a British bomber.’ They put their arms around each other and were almost in tears" - quoted from Eddy Smythe
