550 Squadron

F/O I A Stevenson DFC and Crew

The F/O Stevenson crew were posted to 550 Sqdn from No. 1 L.F.S on 14.7.44:

Click image F/O Stevenson and crew
L-to-R: F/O Stevenson (P), F/Sgt Morrison, F/Sgt Fitch, Sgt Woodhams, F/Sgt Pearson, F/Sgt Olsen, Sgt Cowperthwaite
Click image F/O Stevenson and crew
L-to-R: F/Sgt Morrison, Sgt Cowperthwaite, F/Sgt Olsen, Sgt Woodhams, F/Sgt Pearson, F/Sgt Fitch, F/O Stevenson
Click image F/O Stevenson and crew
Back row: L-to-R: Charile Cowperthwaite, Bill Woodhams, Wally Fitch, Eric Pearson
Front row, L-to-R: Ollie Olsen, Doug Morrison, Bud Stevenson
Click image F/O Stevenson and P/O Buckmaster
P/O Buckmaster RCAF flew with the F/O Jones crew and was killed in action when PA995/BQ-V ("The Vulture Strikes") was lost during the raid on Dessau on 7/8 March 1945. See: F/O C J Jones crew
The photo is annotated on the rear
"Ford belonged to F/Lt who took over "T" and went missing. Hope they made it.
The Austin Salon APJ 446 provided cook's tour."
Click image Stevenson and Buckmaster
Annotation on the rear of the photo

The crew completed their tour around November/December 1944, and were dispersed to various postings (A.C.A.C Brackla and the RCAF aircrew to"R" Depot) in December 1944 and January 1945.