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 | Associated Aircrew | Id | Service Number | Name | No. of Ops | BQ-Code | Other Information | Web Links | Name |
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| D | ND396 | - | - | BQ-D | FTR 30/31 Jan 1944, Berlin. One of two No.550 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation. See also DV305. Crew all survived (all PoW). Hit by Flak approaching Berlin at 20,000ft and crash-landed. Crash site may now be established near Wittenberge by German researchers in contact with this web-site. Book due to be published November 2011 (Scherzer Militaer Verlag), Title Aufschlagbrand. In fact all the ORB pages state "NB396" (including for the FTR operation). So a little uncertainty whether NB396 or ND396. |
F/O J R Harding F/Sgt H Jennings Sgt G Hunter Sgt J C Cartwright F/O G Pickavance Sgt L I Smith Sgt W C Frost Sgt T W Vittle Sgt C V Gale F/Sgt A B Frost Sgt B G Winzar Sgt E J Brennan Sgt J W Nash S/L G D Graham |
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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: ND396.
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The details were last updated: 21 November 2024
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