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.

In compiling these lists particular thanks are due, as listed below, to sites without which it would have been next to impossible to put the information together. Many thanks to the providers of these pages whose work is gratefully acknowledged.

Aircraft Details

Aircraft Details Associated Aircrew
Id Service Number Name No. of Ops BQ-Code Other Information Web Links Name
Y PB514 Yokel - BQ-Y Flown by P/O Beale crew among others.
SOC 04 Oct 1945
/pages/550-sqdn-photos.php#POBealeCrew

F/L D A Shaw
F/O J A Beale
F/O W M Davidson
F/O D D S Ferguson
F/L J Harris
F/L G T Pyke
F/L J B Barnes
Sgt Matthews
F/O A F Geen
F/O G C Glover
F/Sgt R A Spearing
Sgt MacKenzie
F/Sgt J L McKeown
W/O R E Vietheer
F/O H J Handley
F/Sgt L J Tough
Sgt H B Brier
F/Sgt J Taylor
Sgt R G Aldridge
Sgt H Firth
Sgt D Hiskins
P/O J S Percival
Sgt E W Ward
F/Sgt S E Whyte
Sgt N R Knipton
Sgt C J Nileman
Sgt I Rees
Sgt F A Decker
F/Sgt A V Townsend
F/Sgt R J Lloyd
F/Sgt W H Evans
Sgt J M Watson
Sgt C J Sherratt
F/O A C Bothe
F/Sgt J H Andrews
F/Sgt A S Wiltshire
F/O S W Collins
Sgt B J Williams
Sgt H W Barton
Sgt F R Knight
Sgt I S Freeman
F/O E B Hornsby
F/Sgt R W Richardson
F/Sgt P F Flux
F/Sgt W H Barrett
Sgt W A Bentley
Sgt H D Iddles-White
Sgt D Hellings
Sgt D Peters
Sgt L Adams
Sgt D S Eldred
Sgt A T Ellement
Sgt H D Davies
P/O R H Digby
Sgt J H Walker
F/O A E Lewis
Sgt A E McLeod
Sgt D Crabtree
Sgt J L Perrigo
Sgt R D Hager
P/O D A McLeod
F/O J C Nicoll
F/O F D Leith
F/S D A Jones
W/O M J Moran
Sgt G Reading
F/Sgt J D P Banahan
W/O H Davies
F/O L S Johnston
Sgt B C Terry
F/O A C Armstrong
F/O J L Oke
Sgt J Jones
Sgt C B Gadsby
Sgt J A Wilson

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The details were last updated: 05 December 2024


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