550 Squadron Photos
F/Lt F J Mitchell and Crew
F/Lt Mitchell and crew were posted to 550 Squadron from 1656 HCU w.e.f. 10/03/1945:
- F/Lt F J Mitchell (P)
- W/O N J Horsley (F/Eng)
- Sgt M H Levy (Nav)
- F/O Hulse (A/B)
- Sgt Bailey (W/Op)
- F/Sgt Coltman (MU/AG)
- Sgt Nicholson (R/AG)
The transfer out date for most of the crew members is not clear, but F/Lt Mitchell was posted from 550 Sqdn to R.A.F. Blyton w.e.f. 29.10.45.
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L-to-R: F/Lt Mitchell, Sgt Levy, F/Sgt Hulse, W/O Horsley, Sgt Bailey, F/Sgt Coltman, Sgt Nicholson
Picture courtesy of Mark Simpson |
Stone tablet to 550 air-crew at the International Bomber Command Centre, Canwick Hill, Lincoln.
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Commemorative Stone at the IBCC, Lincoln
Picture courtesy of Joy Klos |
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Reneé, Rajah Of The Reich
Picture courtesy of Jill Hudson (daughter of F/Lt Mitchell, "my father gave this to me and he said it was from the Lancaster he often flew, R Rajah" |
F/Lt F J Mitchell
F/Lt F J Mitchell was on his second tour with 550 Squadron as pilot; his first tour (details below) with 103 Squadron was as a gunner.
Many thanks for Greg Hudson (grandson of F/Lt Mitchell) for all the following photographs and log books pages (both 103 Squadron and 550 Squadron).
550 Squadron Photos
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No. 83 War Course |
Naples (maybe!) |
Unknown location |
Unknown location |
Vulture Strikes, 100th Op |
Vulture Strikes, 100th Op (back) |
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550 Squadron Association 1994 at Conningsby |
550 Squadron Logbook
F/Lt Mitchell's logbook including the period while he was with 550 Squadron.
Log book, Front Cover |
Inside cover |
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Last page showing details recorded at 1656 HCU. |
Log book records joining 550 Squadron "B" Flight at this point, March 1945 (with S/Ldr Edgar Pickles signing off the monthly page).
First page of operations with 550 Squadron, March 1945 |
April 1945 |
April 1945 |
May 1945 |
June 1945 |
August 1945 |
August 1945 |
September 1945 |
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Record of Service and Aircraft Flown |
103 Squadron Photos
A number of photographs related to F J Mitchell are also available from his sevrive prior to the time he served at 550 Squadron.
Paris 09/10/1939 |
Paris 09/10/1939 (alt) |
Paris 09/10/1939 (alt back) |
Perpignan, 1939 |
18/06/1940 |
18/06/1940 (back) |
A number of photographs of F J Mitchell ("Mitch").
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Mitch and brother Wally |
unknown location |
103 Squadron Logbook
F/Lt Mitchell's logbook including the period while he was with 103 Squadron.
Pages from the 103 Sqdn log book to follow shortly.