Squadron Aircraft: Summary Information

Summary

Listed below is the information available for this aircraft which served in 550 Squadron.

Aircraft Details: The column headers should be fairly self-explanatory. The final column (Web links) contains, where given, links to other items on this web-site or indeed to external sources where further information or photographs, etc can be found.

Associated Aircrew: This is the list of servicemen known to have flown on this aircraft at some time or other, it is not a particular crew (that can be found on other lists available on the site such as the crew shown on a specific operation, etc).

Definitions of the abbreviations used are available: here.

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Aircraft Details

Aircraft Details Associated Aircrew
Id Service Number Name No. of Ops BQ-Code Other Information Web Links Name
P LL747 - - BQ-P FTR 16/17 Jun 1944, Sterkrade.
Crew all survived as PoWs.
One of three 550 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation.
Cause of loss and crash-site not established
W/O T E Boyle
F/O W F Cox
F/O M L Dubois
P/O N D Holdsworth
P/O P Maxwell
F/L J O Richard
P/O N S Rogers
F/Lt R Thomas
F/Sgt R Townsend
Sgt H Tulip
F/O K Bowen-Bravery
P/O G E Thomas
F/Sgt J P Fyffe
W/O P E E F Keeley
Sgt R R Thompson
F/Sgt A Bodill
Sgt J G Hill
F/L A J Grain
Sgt J Stanley
F/O M R Oliver
F/O E C Jones
F/O H W Batt
P/O T N Large
Sgt J Ellis
F/O R Kay
F/O J J Berg
F/O L Pulfrey
F/L St. J Tizard
F/O J Heath
F/O G H Packham
Sgt C C C Pettit
Sgt J Matthews
Sgt J S Jenkins
Sgt F A Willson
Sgt J Jackson
Sgt E J Morgan
P/O D McCrae
Sgt R A Drury
F/O M Shapiro
F/Sgt F G Lebano
Sgt A G Hall
Sgt C A Bonner
Sgt A H Brown
P/O G W Hinde
P/O P J Dukelow
F/O E V Sage
Sgt T A Thompson
Sgt R W Willey
F/Sgt F Fowkes
F/Sgt S J Oslund
Sgt P R Greenhalf
Sgt C Whitters
Sgt R Greathead
P/O R A Jones
Sgt S G Conrath
F/O A H Crich
F/O D J Bremner
Sgt E K C Smith
Sgt J C Johnson
Sgt W C T Freeman
Sgt H Mimmack
Sgt V Kirby
Sgt C S Venables
Sgt J A C Steer
Sgt W Johnston
W/O H Granger
F/O J C Young
Sgt H Wood
Sgt R Eves
Sgt L R R Haynes
Sgt S F Beardmore
Sgt V R Farmer
F/Sgt A C H Stack
Sgt E J Wilkins
Sgt J J Curtis
Sgt C R Cronk
P/O E F Marles
Sgt G L Grant
Sgt H W Cooper
F/Sgt J H Elliott
Sgt A Cleghorn
Sgt J E Roberts
Sgt E W Kendall
F/O H T A Evans
Sgt N C Jenkins
F/Sgt D Salmon
F/Sgt M E Mills
Sgt J H Marshall
Sgt A G Day
Sgt R W Scott
F/Sgt W G Rate
Sgt W J Carthew
Sgt T J Connaghan
F/O J G Johnston
S/L G S Smith
F/L A D McConnell

This aircraft is one of the 550 Squadron aircraft that was lost on operations.
The details of those air-crew who lost their lives while on operations in this aircraft are listed on the 550 Squadron Roll of Honour, see: LL747.

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The details were last updated: 23 October 2024


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