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P/O J E H Davies & Crew

P/O J E H Davies and crew were lost on the 12/13 July 1944 operation to Revigny in LM647.

The crew was as follows:

• P/O J E H Davies (P) KIA
• Sgt A D Baker (F/Eng) KIA
• Sgt D B MacKenzie (Nav) KIA
• Sgt C M Pyke(B/A) KIA
• F/O N A Davies (W/Op) KIA
• Sgt G Taylor (A/G) KIA
• Sgt D A Donoghue (A/G) KIA

All were killed and are buried in Vignory Communal Cemetery, France.

Other information about the flight and the target available here.

The entry on the 550 Squadron Roll of Honour is available here.

See also: Crash du Avro Lancaster - type B I/B III - s/n LM647 BQ-S

Crew Photos

P/O John Edwin Henry Davies (P) Photo kindly made available by Ben Dickinson (a relative of P/O Davies)

The identification of the following two crew-men is made with some confidence. Information and photos kindly made available by Mark Simpson.

	Sgt Douglas Bowman MacKenzie (Nav) Correct spelling as per CWGC despite name on photo. Definitely the crew's Nav - he is the only navigator of that name (MacKenzie or McKenzie) to serve on 550 Sqdn.
	F/O Norman Arthur Davies (W/Op) Identified as F/O Norman Arthur Davies - he is the only commissioned WOp/AG of that name to have served on 550 Sqdn.

The identification of the following two crew-men is circumstantial, but the chalk writing on the boards looks similar - any confirmation or alternative identifications would be welcome. Again the information and photos kindly made available by Mark Simpson.

	Sgt Alfred Douglas Baker (F/Eng) See also confirmation of this identification by the niece of A D Baker.
	George Taylor (A/G) There were three A/Gs called Taylor in 550 Sqdn, two of whom were lost on operations.

Sgt Alfred Douglas Baker (F/Eng) Photo kindly made available Jacqueline Tobin (niece of Alfred Douglas Baker)

	Communal grave of the crew Photo kindly made available Jacqueline Tobin
	Photo overlooking the cemetery taken on a visit to Vignory by relatives of A D Baker Photo kindly made available Jacqueline Tobin

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