550 Squadron
W/O J K Murray and Crew
W/O Murray and crew were posted to 550 Sqdn from No. 11 Base on 7.6.44:
- W/O J K Murray (P)
- Sgt D Mackey (F/Eng)
- Sgt P L Gates RCAF (Nav)
- Sgt M W Ward RCAF (A/B)
- Sgt J Middleman (W/Op)
- Sgt H L Porter (MU/AG)
- Sgt C T Norgate RCAF (R/AG)
W/O Murray was killed in Lancaster LM134 flown by the F/O Neilson crew when it was lost on 16/17 June 1944 to Sterkrade (one of three 550 Lancasters lost on this operation). On this occasion W/O Murray was flying his first operational flight as 2nd pilot to F/O D F Neilson. For information about that flight see the F/O D F Neilson page.
So the remainder of this now "headless" crew was posted to 11 Base on 19.6.44, 2 days after the loss of their pilot.