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
G2 ND403 - - BQ-G There is lot of confusion in the ORB around ND403 "G" vs. ND463 "G" vs. ND430 "G"! They cannot all be "G"!.
FTR 12/13 May 1944. But not lost on 550 Sqdn operations.

Movement cards (Form 78s) show ND403 transferred to 550 Sqdn (from 625 Sqdn) 31/12/43.
Transferred from 550 Sqdn to 576 Sqdn 6/5/44.
Missing 13/5/44. SOC 16/5/44.

Relevent movement card links provided.
http://lancasterbombersinfo.ipage.com/Data/Form-78s/Lancaster/ND384-ND441/mobile/index.html

http://lancasterbombersinfo.ipage.com/Data/Form-78s/Lancaster/ND442-ND503/mobile/index.html

W/O G W Brook
F/Sgt A H Jefferies
P/O E C W Bull
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 L G Thompson
Sgt H Simpson
F/Sgt D S Jeffrey
Sgt S A Keirle
Sgt W G Upton
Sgt J W Whitley
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 P G Milburn
Sgt J Palfrey
F/Sgt N W E Burdett
F/O B B Ashley
Sgt S W Courtenay
P/O S M Clarke
F/O D W Magan
Sgt T A Thompson
Sgt A H Bowers
Sgt E V Condell
Sgt E G Patterson
Sgt H S Ferdinando
Sgt J J McAnaney
Sgt J Godsave
Sgt J Flynn
W/Cdr J J Bennett

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The details were last updated: 23 October 2024


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