550 Squadron Crew

P/O N D Holdsworth DFC and Crew

P/O Holdsworth and crew were posted to 550 Sqdn from No. 1 L.F.S. Hemswell w.e.f. 19.5.44:

• P/O N D Holdsworth DFC (P)
• Sgt H Mimmack (F/Eng)
• Sgt V Kirby (Nav)
• Sgt C S Venables (A/B)
• Sgt J A C Steer (W/Op)
• Sgt W Johnston (MU/AG)
• Sgt H Granger (R/AG)

The crew (with the exception of F/O Holdsworth and Sgt Kirky) were posted to ACAC w.e.f 6.9.44.

Thanks to Daniel Granger (grandson of Sgt H Granger (Air-Gunner)) for the following photographs and permission to include them here.

	P/O Holdsworth and crew, 1944 Based on the identifications in the annotated image: L-to-R (back-row): Sgt Granger (R/AG), Sgt Mimmack (F/Eng), Sgt Venables (B/A), P/O Holdworth (P), Sgt Kirby (Nav), Sgt Johnson (MU/AG), Sgt Steer (W/Op) Front Row: Ground crew
	P/O Holdsworth and crew (identifications as detailed above) plus some interesting abservations, including: "Air Crew "C" Charlie", "Notice whistle on battledre4ss, aid if crashed at sea", and various crew nicknames

	Sgt H Granger (Air-Gunner)
	Sgt H Granger (Air-Gunner)

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