Listed below is the information available for this aircraft which served in 550 Squadron.
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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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Definitions of the abbreviations used are available: here.
| Aircraft Details | Associated Aircrew | Id | Service Number | Name | No. of Ops | BQ-Code | Other Information | Web Links | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | DV309 | - | - | BQ-S | Crashed Schobbroek 21/22 May 1944. One of three 550 Sqdn lancasters lost on this operation. See: LL851, LM319. See Westerlo memorial page (link to original web-site) This aircraft is listed as the 67th victim, of Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer a German Luftwaffe night fighter pilot (known as "The Night Ghost Of St. Trond") and the highest scoring night fighter ace in the history of aerial warfare. Combat reports list it as downed: 22.5.1944 at 01:51, 3km NW Tongerooge This is one of two 550 aircraft believed downed this night-figher pilot (see also ME428). |
/original-site-archive/memwesterloo.htm /pages/550-sqdn-westerlo-commemorations.php http://en.tracesofwar.com/article/33974/Memorial--Crash-Lancaster-Mk-I-DV309-BQ-S.htm http://www.luftwaffe.cz/schnaufer.html |
P/O W N H Brawn P/O N S Rogers P/O G W Hinde Sgt T L J Whittick Sgt D Hughes F/Sgt C C Sharland Sgt D R M Davies Sgt E C Beacham Sgt W A J Young P/O R A Jones Sgt S G Conrath F/O A H Crich F/O D J Bremner Sgt E K C Smith Sgt J C Johnson Sgt W C T Freeman Sgt H J Pearce F/O H T A Evans Sgt N C Jenkins F/Sgt D Salmon F/Sgt M E Mills Sgt J H Marshall Sgt R H Paxton W/O C A Sowden Sgt P Pindar Sgt F E Dawson Sgt R A Caley Sgt W J Jones |
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: DV309.
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The details were last updated: 14 January 2022
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