550 Squadron
Per ignem vincimus - Through fire we conquer
"The fighters are our salvation but the bombers alone provide the means of victory" Winston Churchill September 1940
550 Squadron Formation
550 Squadron was formed at Waltham, near Grimsby, in November 1943, as a Lancaster heavy-bomber squadron in No. 1 Group and began operations that same month. Early in the New Year it moved to North Killingholme - also near Grimsby - and from there continued to play its part in the bomber offensive until late April 1945, when it switched to dropping food to the starving Dutch people.
"Remember The Many"
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| 550 Squadron: FTR
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Thirty Missions by Roger Kirby
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28th June 2012 
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17/06/2012
Can you assist relatives of Joseph Teasdale locate his log books and DFM (sold to a collector in NE England some years ago)? They would love the chance to scan the pages. W/O Teasdale was the R/AG with the Sgt Town crew.
Can you put names to faces in this photo of Leading Aircraftman Phillip Lewis taken at NK in front of The Phantom of the Ruhr. |
27/05/2012
Do you have any information about the
F/Lt F S Steele crew?
John Steele, son of Frank (Stainless) Steele would appreciate any information such as the operations this crew undertook, etc. |
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13/05/2012
Can you help put names to faces in the F/O Joe Hutcheson crew?
The son of F/Eng Stan Wright would like to hear from you. |
12/01/2012
A television production company in Canada is trying to get in touch with Pilots and Flight Engineer who would be willing to share their knowledge and experience and to give first hand accounts of what it was like to fly a Lancaster and how one became a Pilot or Flight Engineer.
If you are interested this link gives contact information and details. |
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26/12/2011
Do you have any information about the
F/Lt Ronald Scholfield crew? The wife of F/Eng John Timms would like to hear from you.
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15/11/2011
Do you have any information about the
F/O A C Bothe crew?
Christian Wood, grandson of rear gunner Fred Knight would like to hear from you. |
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22/10/2011
Do you know Brian Chapman?
This is a request for contact details for Mr Chapman who was enquiring after F/Sgt Miell RCAF of the F/O Clarke crew lost when NG363 crashed in Bavaria in January 1945. |
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| In The Media | |
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16/05/2013
The BBC: Dambusters flypast and ceremony on raid's 70th anniversary (Derwent reservoir)
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07/04/2013 |
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10/02/2013 |
02/01/2013 The BBC: Two pensioners from Lincolnshire restore a WWII Lancaster bomber |
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21/07/2012 The Telegraph (picture gallery): Bomber Command memorial: The RAF bombers of the Second World War |
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| Association Contacts
550 Squadron Association contact names/numbers are available here |
Web-site information
Web-site information, including the technical details associated with setting up this web-site, contact information and reference sites hosted on the same server(s) is available from the site details link |
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