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
A NN715 - - BQ-A FTR 21/22 Feb 1945, Duisburg.
Two crew killed, remainder PoWs.
W/Cmdr Bell was 550 Sqdn Commander and remained a PoW until Liberation.
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F/L J Cassidy
F/O P H Spindler
F/O S P George
F/L G T Pyke
F/O R Sloggett
F/O D Gear
F/O S Squires
F/O J H Marston
F/L D E A Luger
Sgt R L Gibbs
F/O S R Angill
Sgt R Gray
Sgt G Hancock
Sgt F G Jones
Sgt D B Boyce
F/L R J Liefooghe
Sgt I Jones
F/Sgt A E Higgins
F/O R E Hughes
F/Sgt V C Davidson
Sgt R Anderson
Sgt D Anthony
F/O T M Evans
F/O J H Graham
P/O L Brooks
F/O G H Pascoe
Sgt A R Gow
Sgt D Hellings
Sgt D Peters
Sgt L Adams
Sgt D S Eldred
Sgt A T Ellement
Sgt H D Davies
F/O R W Wright
Sgt N S Neilson
F/Sgt N Kelso
W/O G Framlin
F/Sgt J Eastwood
Sgt R Adam
Sgt J D Garrick
W/Cdr B Bell
S/L E L Pickles
S/L W F Caldow

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: NN715.

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The details were last updated: 24 November 2024


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