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
O LM273 - - BQ-O FTR 23 Feb 1945, Pforzheim.
Crew: 3 KIA, 4 PoWs (injured).
One of two No.550 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation.
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F/L D A Shaw
F/O L B Cameron
F/L J Harris
P/O J R Rigby
P/O R Hopman
Sgt D Eldridge
Sgt G A Sutherland
F/Sgt J W White
Sgt F P Popple
Sgt J F Piertney
F/O R D Harris
Sgt K J B Smith
F/Sgt D J Yemen
F/O G J Nicol
Sgt G P Kelleher
Sgt M T Ditson
Sgt D J Hicks
F/O D H Grundy
W/O E W King
P/O R T Sowter
W/O R C McLauchlan
F/Sgt L F Figg
Sgt E C Jarvis
Sgt E J MacKenzie
F/Sgt R E Sloan
Sgt I S Freeman
F/O E B Hornsby
F/Sgt R W Richardson
F/Sgt P F Flux
F/Sgt W H Barrett
Sgt W A Bentley
F/O J J W Dawson
Sgt E W C Edmunds
F/Sgt F W Willmer
F/Sgt K P Brady
Sgt J M Palmer
Sgt J Earnshaw
F/Sgt W H Harkness
F/O G S Devereau
Sgt S H Ward
Sgt C W Cross
Sgt C A P Noble
F/Sgt W Horlor
Sgt G E Mills
Sgt J R McNamara
F/L C M Irving
F/O W H Tolman
F/Sgt F R Lecourt
F/Sgt J G Lawrence
F/O R Deakin
F/Sgt L A Aitken
Sgt T Taylor
Sgt T E Vaughan

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: LM273.

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The details were last updated: 23 October 2024


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