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
N	W5005	SS-Nan	94	BQ-N	On ops to Kiel ditched in Humber estuary approx. one mile off Killingholme Haven 26/27 Aug 1944. No injuries [At some stage this aircraft was fitted with a mid-under gunner position, in an attempt to counter night-fighters, and several crews flew with an 8th man in this position.] Prior to 550 Sqdn W5005 was with RAAF Squadron 460. See the movement card for W5005 by selecting the range (W4986-W5012) as shown below: http://lancasterbombersinfo.ipage.com/Data/Form-78s/Lancaster/W4986-W5012/mobile/index.html The BBMF Lancaster PA474 was painted up in the guise of 460 Squadron Avro Lancaster W5005 "AR-L". The nose art replicated on BBMF Lancaster PA474 was with 30 "ops" recorded on the bomb log (as at 9th September 1943). See: https://www.memorialflightclub.com/blog/daughter-wartime-460-squadron-artist-vic-watts-visits-bbmf-australia. W5005 Movement Card W5005 460Sqdn "AR-L"		P/O W N H Brawn F/O M A Buchanan F/L O A Hardy F/O W D Robertson F/O V A Thygessen P/O E C W Bull F/Sgt T T Savas P/O R Hopman P/O E C Purney Sgt J L Sheahan Sgt T E Flanagan Sgt E J Molnar Sgt T G P Cruickshank Sgt D Yardley Sgt K H F de Lengerke Sgt J R Penton Sgt J D Naunton F/O N Nunns Sgt J T Kermack Sgt C J Watson P/O T M J Shervington Sgt A Small W/O J R Mawhinney Sgt K R Ansell Sgt E R Hall Sgt A C Griffiths Sgt R G Dennett Sgt A H Bowers P/O H S Vaughan Sgt R W Metcalfe P/O L C Davies F/Sgt D Porter Sgt T Elliott Sgt W J Watson Sgt L D Purser Sgt A R Gow F/Sgt J K Sharpe F/Sgt G R Martin F/Sgt F G Ferguson F/Sgt R E Sloan F/Sgt R E McKenzie P/O R A Jones Sgt S G Conrath F/O A H Crich F/O D J Bremner Sgt J C Johnson Sgt W C T Freeman Sgt A W E Walters Sgt R Finlay F/O E C Packham Sgt A Pavlovitch Sgt A E Howting F/O H B Parker F/Sgt G B Smith Sgt V J Williams Sgt M L Tretheway F/O W K Mills Sgt C J Cassan Sgt R G Colban F/O L N B Cann Sgt C Shaw Sgt R V Fisher Sgt N I E Ostrom F/Sgt J Lyons F/O H Yates Sgt J L R Remilard Sgt E A Johnson F/O H B Snelgrove Sgt E Clarke P/O A E Sutton Sgt L E Updike Sgt W G Beney Sgt A R Blackburn Sgt G L Grant Sgt J E Roberts Sgt E W Kendall W/O C A Sowden Sgt P Pindar Sgt F E Dawson Sgt R A Caley Sgt W J Jones S/L B J Redmond F/L D M Clark

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: W5005.

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The details were last updated: 21 November 2024

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