Failed to Return
F/O E V Sage and Crew
F/O Sage and crew were posted to 550 Sqdn from RAF Feltwell w.e.f 3.3.44:
- F/O E V Sage (P)
- Sgt H P Robinson (F/Eng)
- F/O O L Albutt (Nav)
- Sgt W C Taylor (A/B)
- F/O D A Goulden (W/Op)
- Sgt W W Hopper (MU/AG)
- Sgt E G R Pepper (R/AG)
F/O Sage and his crew were killed in Lancaster JA918 on operations to Mardyck 9/10 May 1944.
The entry on the 550 Squadron Roll of Honour is available here.
Other information about the flight and the target available here.
F/O D A Goulden
Thanks to Mark Chapman for making these pictures available.
F/O D A Goulden |
F/O D A Goulden (CWGC) |
Sgt W W Hopper (A/G)
Sgt William Walter Hopper's log books and other items are shown below.
Many thanks to Jem Bover for making these photos and log book pages available.
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Sgt William Hopper |
Log Book (incl. flying with 550 Sqdn)
Log Book Cover |
Certificate of Qualification |
Course Results |
Log of aircraft flown in at Westcott OTU |
Training pages
Training in Ansons (various pilots) |
Training in Ansons (various pilots) |
Training in Wellingtons (various pilots) |
Training in Wellingtons (various pilots) |
Training in Stirling Is (various pilots) |
Training in Stirling I and IIIs (various pilots) |
Training in Stirling I and IIIs (various pilots) |
Training in Lancasters (various pilots) |
Training Flights and Operations, 550 Sqdn, North Killingholme
Flights (with F/O Sage) |
Flights (with F/O Sage) |
Flights (with F/O Sage) |
Flights (with F/O Sage). Last page. Crew FTR Mardyck |
Various
Group photo |
Laundry ticket |