Blamont Memorial
550 Squadron Lancaster LM455
F/O Roche and crew
The following crew members were killed and are buried in the cemetery at Blamont:
- F/O P M Roche RCAF (P)
- Sgt P A O Adams (F/Eng)
- F/O R W Archer RCAF (Nav)
- F/O D Rudd (A/B)
- F/O S G Spakowski (W/Op)
- F/O R F Calderhead (MU/AG)
- F/O E T Meaker (R/AG)
The entry on the 550 Squadron Roll of Honour is available here.
For more information about the crew see also the F/O Roche crew web-page.
Ceremony VE Day 2019
A selection of photographs from the commemoration ceremony in Blamont, France on VE Day 2019.
Many thanks to Paula Jefferies (daughter of F/O Donald Rudd (A/B) for making the pictures available.
Click on individual pictures to view the larger image.