550 Squadron Photos
F/Lt Waite DFC and Crew(s)
F/Lt Richard Waite completed a first tour with 550 Squadron and then returned in March 1945 to fly a second tour with another crew.
First Tour Crew
The F/Lt Waite first tour crew, listed below, were posted to 550 Sqdn from RAF Station Kermington, w.e.f. 6.3.44:
- F/Lt R E G Waite DFC (P)
- Sgt T J Murphy (F/Eng)
- F/Sgt W H Westley (Nav)
- F/Sgt K M MacAuley (B/A)
- Sgt H M Urquhart (W/Op)
- Sgt J T Bayliss (MU/AG)
- Sgt V O Gillingham (R/AG)
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F/Lt R E G Waite DFC (P) |
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F/Sgt Westley (Nav) |
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Sgt T J Murphy (F/Eng) |
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Sgt K M MacAuley (B/A) |
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Sgt MacAuley |
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Sgt H M Urquhart (W/Op) |
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Sgt J T Bayliss (MU/AG) |
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Sgt V O Gillingham (R/AG) |
Many thanks to Mark Simpson for making photos of the first tour crew available.
Second Tour Crew
The F/Lt Waite crew, listed below, joined 550 Squadron in March 1945 (although Waite joined from 16 OTU on 08/03/45 and the remainder from 103 Sqdn on 14/03/45):
- F/Lt R E G Waite DFC (P)
- F/Sgt A G Johnston (F/Eng)
- F/Sgt J H Marsh RNZAF (Nav)
- F/O R G McLean RCAF (B/A)
- Sgt G Edwards (W/Op)
- Sgt W Gray (MU/AG)
- Sgt T Hume (R/AG)
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F/Lt Waite and Crew, March 1945
L-to-R: F/Lt Waite, F/Sgt Marsh, F/O McLean, F/Sgt Johnston, Sgt Edwards, Sgt Gray, Sgt Hume |