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
Q LL837 - - BQ-Q FTR 14/15 Jul 1944, Revigny.
Crew all KIA, inc. W/Cmdr P E G G Connolly (Commanding Officer) and F/Lt K W L Fuller (Senior Gunnery Officer).

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BQ-Q "Queenie" bogged down off the perimeter track before take-off at 19.30 hours on 7th July 1944 for raid on Caen
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P/O W J Bibby
W/O T E Boyle
P/O W N H Brawn
F/O M A Buchanan
F/L J O Richard
F/O W D Robertson
P/O N S Rogers
F/O V A Thygessen
P/O E C W Bull
Sgt W Essar
Sgt J R Penton
Sgt J D Naunton
F/O N Nunns
Sgt J T Kermack
Sgt C J Watson
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 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 R Finlay
F/O E C Packham
Sgt A Pavlovitch
Sgt A E Howting
F/O H B Parker
F/O L Wareham
Sgt F J Thrush
F/O B O Sibree
F/O G F Bodman
Sgt C A McKernan
Sgt J H Washington
F/O R W Kemp
Sgt F P McLoughlin
F/O J P Rennie
F/O A N Shedock
Sgt A J Jeffries
Sgt D R S Howell
Sgt R J Kimbrey
P/O E F Marles
Sgt H J Pearce
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 T J Connaghan
Sgt W J Carthew
W/O C A Sowden
Sgt P Pindar
Sgt F E Dawson
Sgt R A Caley
Sgt W J Jones
W/Cdr P E G G Connolly
F/L A D McConnell
F/L K W L Fuller

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: LL837.

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The details were last updated: 21 November 2024


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