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).
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Aircraft Details
| Aircraft Details | Associated Aircrew | Id | Service Number | Name | No. of Ops | BQ-Code | Other Information | Web Links | Name |
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| O | DV305 | - | - | BQ-O | Wrecked 31 Jan 1944, Berlin. One of two No.550 Sqdn Lancasters lost on this operation. See also ND396. Badly shot up by night-fighters while in target area, whose cannon fire killed both air gunners; the air bomber bailed out by mistake in the confusion. Flying without any navigation aids, landed at Woodbridge Emergency Airfield in Suffolk damaged beyond repair. Crew: the two air-gunners killed by night-fighter fire, 1 PoW (baled out, Camp L3, PoW No.3399), remainder survived. As a result of his actions pilot F/O Morrison received a DSO.
DV305 assessed as Cat. E1 (written off but suitable for component recovery) 31/1/44, struck off charge 21/2/44. Information taken from Form 78 Aircraft Movement cards, online at lancasterbombers.net |
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F/O G A Morrison W/O T E Boyle P/O C G H Kenyon F/L J O Richard F/O P C Sharp F/Sgt W R J Maroney F/O J G Bryson Sgt D F Fadden Sgt T F M Roxby F/Sgt P H Evans Sgt J E Donnan Sgt J J Sawkins Sgt W C Gundry Sgt P W Wise F/O F W Bennett F/O R Warren Sgt H C Gilbert Sgt J M Cantor Sgt J McKenzie F/Sgt J N Ellis F/Sgt G E Duncan Sgt G K Logan Sgt L M Collicutt Sgt A G Day Sgt R W Scott F/Sgt W G Rate Sgt T J Connaghan Sgt W J Carthew W/Cdr J J Bennett |
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The details were last updated: 21 November 2024
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