550 Squadron Photos
P/O K A Smith DFC & Crew
P/O Ken Smith flew with the following crew:
- P/O K A Smith (P)
- Sgt C Symington (F/Eng)
- Sgt G Duce (Nav)
- Sgt S Martin (B/A)
- Sgt R E G Williams (W/Op)
- Sgt C J Marshall (MU/AG)
- Sgt H F Longworth (R/AG)
Pictured below the P/O Smith crew:
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F/Sgt Smith and crew
L-to-R: F/Sgt Smith, Sgt Duce, Sgt Martin, Sgt Symington, Sgt Williams, Sgt Marshall, Sgt Longworth (annotated on the read 11/44) |
The various pictures below show P/O Smith and crew (and some others besides).
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Captain Kenneth Arthur Smith DFC
Photo kindly made available by Syd Smith-Gauvin (brother of pilot Ken Smith) |
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Captain Kenneth Arthur Smith DFC at the controls.
Above L-t-R: Geoff Duce (Nav), Stuart "Marty" Martin (B/A), Frank "Lanky" Longworth (R/AG), Charlie Marshal (MU/AG), Ray "Shorty" Williams (W/Op), Colin Symington (E/Eng) North Killingholme 1944 early on in tour. Photo kindly made available by Syd Smith-Gauvin |
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From top left: Colin Symington (F/Eng), Ken Smith (P), Stuart Martin (B/A), Geoff Duce (Nav), Ray Williams (W/Op)
Front left: Charlie Marshal (MU/AG) Frank Longworth (R/AG) The mascot in the middle is called "Mephistopheles" North Killingholme 1944 Photo kindly made available by Syd Smith-Gauvin |
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Crew photo
Photo kindly made available by Syd Smith-Gauvin |
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Wedding group
Photo kindly made available by Syd Smith-Gauvin |
This crew became "frequent flyers" in ME301 with at least 13 consecutive ops in this aircraft.