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:
- F/O I A Stevenson RCAF (P)
- Sgt W T Woodhams (F/Eng)
- F/Sgt D T Morrison RCAF (Nav)
- F/Sgt W W Fitch (A/B)
- F/Sgt E N Pearson (W/Op)
- F/Sgt M O Olsen RCAF (MU/AG)
- Sgt C Cowperthwaite (R/AG)
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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." |
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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.