550 Squadron and RAF North Killingholme Association

Squadron Operations: Summary Information

Overview

Listed below is the information available for operations to this target flown by 550 Squadron.

Operation Summary: The column headers should be fairly self-explanatory. The term "aborted" as used here covers a number of possibilities:

the operation was cancelled before crews were briefed
the crews have been briefed as to the target, and in some cases the planes may even have been bombed up and the crews on-board at their stations awaiting take-off, before the op has been stood-down
finally a number of cases where the op was already under way and the planes en-route but for whatever reason the operation was aborted (e.g. the master bomber orders the attack cancelled due to weather conditions at target adversely affecting targeting).

Aircraft Deployed: When a link to a particular aircraft is given, this indicates aircraft known to have taken part in this raid (in the records currently available to the web-site author). A record of whether the aircraft returned or failed to return (FTR) is also logged.

Servicemen Deployed: Names of the crew in the operation.

Station Summary: This section is the information from the RAF North Killingholme Station Record Book for the operational date (if available).

Definitions of the abbreviations used are available: here.

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Operation/Target: Duisburg (21 May 1944 - 22 May 1944)

Operation Summary
Target	Out	Back	Aborted (Y / N)	Comments
Duisburg	21 May 1944	22 May 1944	N	Eighteen aircraft and crews offered for operations and all were accepted and briefed to attach targets in DUISBURG, the steel and coal centre of the Ruhr and Rhine, which has not had the attention of Bomber Command for about twelve months. The weather over the target was cloudy and called for blind bombing by a method which has already paid good dividends in "Happy Valley". Photographs as was to be expected yielded no joy and cannot profitably be commented upon, all showing thick cloud and in some instances fine tracks. Although there were several sightings of the enemy the general impressions of DUISBURG defences confirms the view that they were less active than a year ago. P/O Dukelow, F/S Hinde and Sgt Essex with their crews failed to return to Base. [Ed: but can only find 17 aircraft listed in the battle-order (after multiple cross-checking of the ORB) of which 3 aircraft and crews FTR.]

Aircraft Deployed			Servicemen Deployed
Aircraft Service Number	Returned or FTR	Comments	Crew Details
LM319	FTR	Missing	Sgt K A Essex (P) Sgt A W McWhirter (F/Eng) F/Sgt F J W Smith (Nav) F/Sgt R E Porter (A/B) Sgt A Symonds (W/Op) Sgt P L McIver (MU/AG) Sgt R E Muffett (R/AG)
EE139	Returned	Primary 20,000 ft at 01.21 hrs	P/O T M J Shervington (P) Sgt A Small (F/Eng) W/O J R Mawhinney (Nav) Sgt K R Ansell (A/B) Sgt E R Hall (W/Op) Sgt A C Griffiths (MU/AG) Sgt R G Dennett (R/AG)
EE193	Returned	Primary 23,000 ft at 01.11 hrs. 24 x 30 incd. brought back
LL748	Returned	Primary 20,000 ft at 01.12 hrs	P/O E C Purney (P) Sgt J L Sheahan (F/Eng) Sgt T E Flanagan (Nav) Sgt E J Molnar (A/B) Sgt T G P Cruickshank (W/Op) Sgt K H F de Lengerke (R/AG) Sgt D S Lowe (MU/AG)
ME556	Returned	Primary 20,000 ft at 01.21 hrs	W/O H C White (P) Sgt D D G Pryce (F/Eng) F/Sgt W E Megaw (Nav) F/O C Garner (A/B) Sgt F D Mason (W/Op) Sgt H W Jamieson (MU/AG) Sgt M H A Campbell (R/AG)
LL811	Returned	Primary 22,000 ft at 01.13 hrs	F/O K Bowen-Bravery (P) P/O G E Thomas (Nav) F/Sgt J P Fyffe (A/B) W/O P E E F Keeley (W/Op) Sgt R R Thompson (MU/AG) Sgt R Blackburn (MU/AG) Sgt L G Thompson (F/Eng)
LL810	Returned	Primary 20,000 ft at 01.13 hrs	F/O G P Fauman (P) Sgt W J Killick (F/Eng) F/Sgt A E Stebner (Nav) F/O M S Merevitz (A/B) Sgt P E Cooksey (W/Op) Sgt J A Ringrow (MU/AG) Sgt W A Drake (R/AG)
ED796	Returned	Primary 23,000 ft at 01.19 hrs	P/O K J Newman (P) Sgt J B Rowlands (F/Eng) F/O E A F Hall (Nav) Sgt W J Kemp (A/B) F/Sgt J C O'Riordan (MU/AG) Sgt W J McCallum (R/AG) Sgt P C M King (W/Op)
DV279	Returned	Primary 21,000 ft at 01.11 hrs	P/O C G H Kenyon (P) F/O P C Sharp (Nav) F/Sgt W R J Maroney (A/B) F/Sgt J N Ellis (F/Eng) F/Sgt G E Duncan (W/Op) Sgt G K Logan (MU/AG) Sgt L M Collicutt (R/AG)
W5005	Returned	Primary 23,000 ft at 01.10 hrs
LL747	Returned	Primary 22,000 ft at 01.09 hrs
LL837	Returned	Primary 24,000 ft at 01.11 hrs	P/O N S Rogers (P) Sgt H J Pearce (F/Eng) F/O H T A Evans (Nav) Sgt N C Jenkins (A/B) F/Sgt D Salmon (W/Op) F/Sgt M E Mills (MU/AG) Sgt J H Marshall (R/AG)
LM460	Returned	Primary 21,000 ft at 01.16 hrs	P/O W J Bibby (P) Sgt F P McLoughlin (F/Eng) F/O J P Rennie (Nav) F/O A N Shedock (A/B) Sgt A J Jeffries (W/Op) Sgt D R S Howell (MU/AG) Sgt R J Kimbrey (R/AG)
DV309	FTR	Missing	P/O G W Hinde (P) Sgt T L J Whittick (F/Eng) Sgt D Hughes (Nav) F/Sgt C C Sharland (A/B) Sgt D R M Davies (W/Op) Sgt E C Beacham (MU/AG) Sgt W A J Young (R/AG)
LM455	Returned	Primary 22,000 ft at 01.13 hrs
LL831	Returned	Primary 21,000 ft at 01.09 hrs	F/Sgt D C Barton (P) Sgt R C G Ashby (F/Eng) F/O W H Twitchell (Nav) F/Sgt A H Ingram (A/B) Sgt S Sulley (W/Op) Sgt S G Reeve (MU/AG) Sgt K Coleman (R/AG)
LL851	FTR	Missing	P/O P J Dukelow (P) Sgt D S Bruty (F/Eng) P/O L R Dunham (Nav) Sgt L R Towsley (A/B) Sgt D A W Mayo (W/Op) P/O H E MacDuff (MU/AG) Sgt S A Jarvis (R/AG)

Operation/Target: Duisburg (14 Oct 1944 - 14 Oct 1944)

Operation Summary
Target	Out	Back	Aborted (Y / N)	Comments
Duisburg	14 Oct 1944	14 Oct 1944	N	25 aircraft and crews were briefed to attack the large steelworks of August Thysson at Duisburg, the world largest inland port. 24 aircraft took off without incident at approx 06.30hrs to make their way through layer cloud which broke before the Rhiner but closed in again over the target and only the crew of "H" (F/O Bond) claim to have bombed the ground markers. "N" (F/S Hopman), "A2" (S/L Gainsford) and "E2" (F/O Stevenson) claim to have bombed their objectives on Navigational aids, the others endeavoured to obey the Master Bombers instruction to bomb any built up area they could see in the vicinity of the target. Several crews reported that the Thyssen works were identified and in flames and one crew reported having observed the demolition of a Rhine bridge. At least one good photograph was obtained by "C2" (F/O John) showing a carpet of bomb bursts on the Steelworks which has been enlarged and forwarded to the C in C for his inspection. F/O Abrams and F/O Dodds and their crews failed to return from this daylight raid in which approximately 1000 heavy aircraft with fighter cover took part.

Aircraft Deployed			Servicemen Deployed
Aircraft Service Number	Returned or FTR	Comments	Crew Details
PD319	FTR	Missing - no news after take-off.	F/O H Dodds (P) P/O A R Brown (F/Eng) Sgt A Laidlaw (MU/AG) Sgt H Lewis (R/AG) F/Sgt C W Beckingham (W/Op) F/O D J K White (Nav) F/O H Black (A/B)
LL811	Returned	Abandoned - port outer cut	F/L N L Rose (P) Sgt K L Willis (F/Eng) F/O R C Foote (Nav) F/O E G Caswell (A/B) Sgt G W Page (W/Op) F/O J S Tointon (MU/AG) Sgt G S Spragg (R/AG)
NN715	Returned	Primary 17,000 ft at 08.46 1/2hrs
PD320	Returned	Primary 18,000 ft at 08.47 1/2hrs	F/O F E Bond (P) Sgt D C Mortimer (F/Eng) F/O H A Leight (Nav) Sgt B Roome-Smith (A/B) F/Sgt R C Bowling (W/Op) Sgt H F Sullivan (MU/AG) Sgt J H Udink (R/AG)
PD321	Returned	Primary 19,000 ft at 08.50hrs	P/O W P F Daniels (P) Sgt J G Woodhall (F/Eng) Sgt R G Roberts (Nav) Sgt R Wright (A/B) F/Sgt F R Easton (W/Op) Sgt A E Baker (MU/AG) Sgt W F Baker (R/AG)
NB345	Returned	Primary 19,500 ft at 08.49 1/2hrs
NF998	Returned	Primary 18,000 at 08.57hrs	F/O J Harris (P) Sgt G H Simpkins (F/Eng) F/Sgt J W Eppel (Nav) W/O J C Conway (A/B) F/Sgt R G Bickford (W/Op) Sgt W P Waddell (MU/AG) Sgt B S P Barby (R/AG)
PB514	Returned	Primary 19,000 ft at 08.55hrs	F/O D D S Ferguson (P) P/O D A McLeod (F/Eng) F/O J C Nicoll (Nav) F/O F D Leith (A/B) F/S D A Jones (W/Op) W/O M J Moran (MU/AG) Sgt G Reading (R/AG)
PB532	Returned	Primary 17,000 ft at 08.45hrs [Ed: ORB is very blurred, it looks like it is probably PB532]	P/O R Hopman (P) F/O C Stocks (A/B) F/L E S Allen (P) F/Sgt J K Sharpe (Nav) F/Sgt F G Ferguson (W/Op) F/Sgt R E Sloan (MU/AG) F/Sgt R E McKenzie (R/AG) Sgt J Kenny (F/Eng)
LM273	Returned	Primary 19,000 ft at 08.51hrs
PD221	Returned	Primary 19,000 ft at 08.45hrs	F/O G W Bell (P) Sgt R J McElroy (F/Eng) F/O D C R Hills (Nav) F/O B H Lowen (A/B) Sgt J F Noonan (W/Op) Sgt D E Hookham (MU/AG) Sgt R West (R/AG)
PD255	Returned	Primary 18,000 ft at 08.48 1/2hrs	F/L D J Foster (P) Sgt F P Newcombe (F/Eng) Sgt S Pick (Nav) F/O H A G Gadd (A/B) Sgt P R Kingman (W/Op) Sgt J Leonard (MU/AG) Sgt W Smith (A/G)
LL831	Returned	Primary 17,000 ft at 08.47hrs	F/Lt G N Young (P) Sgt D A Driver (F/Eng) Sgt E A Wills (Nav) Sgt K Thornley (A/B) Sgt J H Taylor (W/Op) Sgt J F Donald (MU/AG) Sgt F V Steele (R/AG)
LL748	Returned	Primary 19,000 ft at 08.50hrs	F/O G E Blackler (P) Sgt W R Ross (F/Eng) F/Sgt H P Nichols (Nav) F/Sgt J W Bold (A/B) F/Sgt E Mozley (W/Op) Sgt J Nicholson (MU/AG) Sgt M McCutcheon (R/AG)
ED905	Returned	Primary 18,000 ft at 08.48hrs
ME301	Returned	Primary 18,000 ft at 08.08hrs	F/O D W Summons (P) Sgt C C Jerman (F/Eng) F/L G S Nankivell (Nav) F/O A Benger (A/B) F/Sgt J W Arnold (W/Op) W/O J J Boland (MU/AG) Sgt J F O'Halloran (R/AG)
LM182	Returned	Primary 18,000 ft at 08.48hrs	F/O G S Devereau (P) Sgt S H Ward (F/Eng) Sgt C W Cross (Nav) Sgt C A P Noble (A/B) F/Sgt W Horlor (W/Op) Sgt G E Mills (MU/AG) Sgt J R McNamara (R/AG)
NF931	Returned	Primary 17,000 ft at 08.45hrs	S/L A P Gainsford (P) F/L M F A Maltin (P) F/O S G Kitson (F/Eng) F/Sgt W R Williams (Nav) F/Sgt J H F Rowe (A/B) W/O F E Barrett (W/Op) F/O H G Cook (MU/AG) F/Sgt G H Davidson (R/AG)
NG120	Returned	Primary 19,500 ft at 08.50 1/2hrs
NG135	Returned	Primary 18,000 ft at 08.49hrs	F/O G H Markes (P) Sgt K J Brotherhood (F/Eng) F/Sgt F W L Mann (Nav) Sgt V T Wilkes (A/B) Sgt F N M Petch (W/Op) Sgt L G Buckell (MU/AG) Sgt D J Driscoll (R/AG)
ME776	Returned	Primary 19,000 ft at 08.50hrs	F/O J E L John (P) Sgt D E Scuffell (F/Eng) Sgt C F L Blancher (Nav) F/O J Meek (A/B) Sgt R Lee (W/Op) Sgt C A McDonald (MU/AG) Sgt A J Fitzgerald (R/AG)
NF932	Returned	Primary at 19,000 ft at 08.51hrs	P/O W J Shaw (P) Sgt J Crawford (F/Eng) Sgt C Eardley (Nav) Sgt H H Tregonning (A/B) Sgt R F Jones (W/Op) Sgt R Murphy (MU/AG) Sgt J O'Leary (R/AG)
NG132	Returned	Primary at 18,500 ft at 08.46hrs	F/O I A Stevenson (P) Sgt W T Woodhams (F/Eng) F/Sgt D T Morrison (Nav) F/Sgt W W Fitch (A/B) F/Sgt E N Pearson (W/Op) F/Sgt M O Olsen (MU/AG) Sgt C Cowperthwaite (R/AG)
NG133	FTR	Missing - no news after take off.	F/O A Abrams (P) Sgt K W Nettleton (F/Eng) F/Sgt J W Brown (Nav) F/Sgt R F Veness (A/B) Sgt P L Brooker (W/Op) Sgt A P Soper (MU/AG) F/Sgt K R Salton (R/AG)

Operation/Target: Duisburg (14 Oct 1944 - 15 Oct 1944)

Operation Summary
Target	Out	Back	Aborted (Y / N)	Comments
Duisburg	14 Oct 1944	15 Oct 1944	N	There was no respite for the Squadron for a further 25 aircraft and crews were required, provided and briefed to attack once again Duisburg the scene of their early morning visit. All our aircraft returned safely from this operation.

Aircraft Deployed			Servicemen Deployed
Aircraft Service Number	Returned or FTR	Comments	Crew Details
NN715	Returned	Primary at 19,500 ft at 01.29 1/2 hrs
EE139	Returned	Abortive.
LL748	Returned	Primary 20,000 ft at 01.31 hrs
NF998	Returned	Primary 21,000 ft at 01.32 hrs	F/O J Harris (P) Sgt G H Simpkins (F/Eng) F/Sgt J W Eppel (Nav) W/O J C Conway (A/B) F/Sgt R G Bickford (W/Op) Sgt W P Waddell (MU/AG) Sgt B S P Barby (R/AG)
PB514	Returned	Primary 19,000 ft at 01.29 hrs	F/O D D S Ferguson (P) P/O D A McLeod (F/Eng) F/O J C Nicoll (Nav) F/O F D Leith (A/B) F/S D A Jones (W/Op) W/O M J Moran (MU/AG) ()
PD320	Returned	Primary 19,000 ft at 01.30 1/2 hrs	F/O F E Bond (P) Sgt D C Mortimer (F/Eng) F/O H A Leight (Nav) Sgt B Roome-Smith (A/B) F/Sgt R C Bowling (W/Op) Sgt H F Sullivan (MU/AG) Sgt J H Udink (R/AG)
PD321	Returned	Primary 21,000 ft at 01.30 hrs
PB562	Returned	Primary 20,000 ft at 01.20 1/2 hrs
PB532	Returned	Primary 20,000 ft at 01.27 1/2 hrs
ED905	Returned	Abortive
PD313	Returned	Primary 19,000 ft at 01.30 hrs	F/L D J Foster (P) Sgt F P Newcombe (F/Eng) Sgt S Pick (Nav) F/O H A G Gadd (A/B) Sgt P R Kingman (W/Op) Sgt J Leonard (MU/AG) Sgt W Smith (A/G)
PD221	Returned	Primary 20,000 ft at 01.31 hrs	F/O G W Bell (P) Sgt R J McElroy (F/Eng) F/O D C R Hills (Nav) F/O B H Lowen (A/B) Sgt J F Noonan (W/Op) Sgt D E Hookham (MU/AG) Sgt R West (R/AG)
PA995	Returned	Primary 20,000 ft at 01.34 1/2 hrs	F/L E S Allen (P) F/Sgt E T Smith (F/Eng) F/Sgt A B Dennison (Nav) F/Sgt G A Maginley (A/B) F/Sgt R W Lundie (W/Op) Sgt R G Crump (MU/AG) F/O J E Murray-Shirreff (R/AG)
ME301	Returned	Primary 20,000 ft at 01.32 hrs	F/O D W Summons (P) Sgt C C Jerman (F/Eng) F/L G S Nankivell (Nav) F/O A Benger (A/B) F/Sgt J W Arnold (W/Op) W/O J J Boland (MU/AG) Sgt J F O'Halloran (R/AG)
ND972	Returned	Primary 20,000 ft at 01.32 hrs	F/O G E Blackler (P) Sgt W R Ross (F/Eng) F/Sgt H P Nichols (Nav) F/Sgt J W Bold (A/B) F/Sgt E Mozley (W/Op) Sgt J Nicholson (MU/AG) Sgt M McCutcheon (R/AG)
NF931	Returned	Primary 19,000 ft at 01.29 hrs
NF932	Returned	Primary 21,000 ft at 01.31 hrs	P/O W J Shaw (P) Sgt J Crawford (F/Eng) Sgt C Eardley (Nav) Sgt H H Tregonning (A/B) Sgt R F Jones (W/Op) Sgt R Murphy (MU/AG) Sgt J O'Leary (R/AG)
ME776	Returned	Primary 20,000 ft at 01.32 hrs	F/O J E L John (P) Sgt D E Scuffell (F/Eng) Sgt C F L Blancher (Nav) F/O J Meek (A/B) Sgt R Lee (W/Op) Sgt C A McDonald (MU/AG) Sgt A J Fitzgerald (R/AG)
NG120	Returned	Primary 20300 ft at 01.28 1/2 hrs
NG132	Returned	Primary 18,000 ft at 01.32 1/2 hrs	F/O I A Stevenson (P) Sgt W T Woodhams (F/Eng) F/Sgt D T Morrison (Nav) F/Sgt W W Fitch (A/B) F/Sgt E N Pearson (W/Op) F/Sgt M O Olsen (MU/AG) Sgt C Cowperthwaite (R/AG)
LM228	Returned	Primary 19,000 ft at 01.32 hrs
LM182	Returned	Primary 19,000 ft at 01.33 1/2 hrs	F/O G S Devereau (P) Sgt S H Ward (F/Eng) Sgt C W Cross (Nav) Sgt C A P Noble (A/B) F/Sgt W Horlor (W/Op) Sgt G E Mills (MU/AG) Sgt J R McNamara (R/AG)

Operation/Target: Duisburg (21 Feb 1945 - 21 Feb 1945)

Operation Summary
Target	Out	Back	Aborted (Y / N)	Comments
Duisburg	21 Feb 1945	21 Feb 1945	N	[Ed: Target not listed in ORB. Duisburg assumed.] 24 aircraft and crews were detailed and all took off, including "B" (F/L Sarll) whose first independant trip was made with the rear turret u/s. The operations had an unhappy end in the failure of "A" (W/C Bell with the F/L Luger and his crew) to return to base. Everyone will be sorry to lose W/C Bell whose cheerful, forceful personality has been an inspiration to all members of the Squadron and Killingholme generally. It is feared that this layer cloud over the target marred the accuracy of the attack. Marking was punctual, but reports such undershooting, there were, however, large fires and several explosions around the aimers points. Flak at the target was only slight to moderate, fighters on the other hand were much in evidence, "A" F/O Smith the only aircraft to report a combat can claim a suspected ME262 as probably damaged. Owing to the thin cloud none of the photographs succeeded in showing ground details. Congratuations to F/L Harris and crew on the completion of a voluntarily extended tour, without an abortive.

Aircraft Deployed			Servicemen Deployed
Aircraft Service Number	Returned or FTR	Comments	Crew Details
NG390	Returned	Primary at 20,000 ft at 23.08 1/2 hrs
RA503	Returned	Primary at 16,000 ft at 23.15 hrs
NG134	Returned	Primary at 17,000 ft at 23.11 hrs
PD321	Returned	Primary at 19,000 ft at 23.08 1/2 hrs
NG336	Returned	Primary at 15,000 ft at 23.09 1/2 hrs
LM182	Returned	Primary at 18,000 ft at 23.20 hrs
NN715	FTR	Missing - no news after take-off. [Squadron CO W/Cdr Bell pilot]	W/Cdr B Bell (P) F/L D E A Luger (P) Sgt R L Gibbs (F/Eng) F/O S R Angill (A/B) Sgt R Gray (W/Op) Sgt G Hancock (Nav) Sgt F G Jones (MU/AG) Sgt D B Boyce (RAG)
ME301	Returned	Primary at 16,000 ft at 23.10 hrs	P/O K A Smith (P) Sgt C Symington (F/Eng) Sgt G Duce (Nav) Sgt S Martin (A/B) Sgt R E G Williams (W/Op) Sgt C J Marshall (MU/AG) Sgt H F Longworth (R/AG)
PA995	Returned	Primary at 18,000 ft at 23.12 hrs	F/O G E Blackler (P) Sgt W R Ross (F/Eng) F/Sgt H P Nichols (Nav) F/Sgt J W Bold (A/B) F/Sgt E Mozley (W/Op) Sgt J Nicholson (MU/AG) Sgt M McCutcheon (R/AG)
LM273	Returned	Primary at 20,000 ft at 23.14 1/2 hrs	F/O R D Harris (P) Sgt K J B Smith (F/Eng) F/Sgt D J Yemen (Nav) F/O G J Nicol (A/B) Sgt G P Kelleher (W/Op) Sgt M T Ditson (MU/AG) Sgt D J Hicks (R/AG)
PB864	Returned	Primary at 19,000 ft at 23.17 hrs	F/O J A Beale (P) Sgt Matthews (F/Eng) F/O A F Geen (Nav) F/O G C Glover (A/B) F/Sgt R A Spearing (W/Op) Sgt MacKenzie (MU/AG) F/Sgt J L McKeown (R/AG)
PD313	Returned	Primary at 18,000 ft at 23.11 1/2 hrs	F/L C M Irving (P) F/Sgt G D Vine (F/Eng) F/SO J S White (Nav) F/O G A Heather (A/B) P/O H C C Bontoft (W/Op) Sgt J H O'Leary (MU/AG) Sgt W N Chew (R/AG)
ND972	Returned	Primary at 20,000 ft at 23.15 hrs
PB843	Returned	Primary at 18,000 ft at 23.09 hrs	F/L J Harris (P) Sgt I S Freeman (F/Eng) F/O E B Hornsby (Nav) F/Sgt R W Richardson (A/B) F/Sgt P F Flux (W/Op)
RF135	Returned	Primary at 16,000 ft at 23.11 hrs
NF931	Returned	Primary at 18,000 ft at 23.11 hrs	F/L N A Burrows (P) Sgt R C Smith (F/Eng) Sgt A Wilson (Nav) F/O R B Watling (A/B) Sgt R F J Gorman (W/Op) Sgt L B Towson (MU/AG) Sgt A J Miles (R/AG)
NG135	Returned	Primary at 19,000 ft at 23.10 1/2 hrs
ME776	Returned	Primary at 18,000 ft at 23.19 hrs	F/O G E Mearns (P) F/Sgt R E Martin-Smith (R/AG) Sgt F Norris (F/Eng) F/Sgt W G Kelly (Nav) Sgt J F McKeen (A/B) Sgt D O'Neil (W/Op) Sgt J Chamboly (MU/AG)
NG120	Returned	Primary at 17,500 ft at 23.15 hrs	P/O J Lukies (P) Sgt W K Oldham (F/Eng) F/Sgt L W Pfitzner (Nav) F/Sgt R W Caples (A/B) F/Sgt J W Foran (W/Op) P/O H K Johnson (MU/AG) Sgt J M Craine (R/AG)
NG289	Returned	Primary at 17,000 ft at 23.06 hrs
NG243	Returned	Primary at 18,000 ft at 23.12 hrs	F/O K F Sidwell (P) Sgt J Allen (F/Eng) F/Sgt J W Hewitt (Nav) Sgt J L Banks (A/B) F/Sgt J F Chapman (W/Op) Sgt F W Woodley (MU/AG) Sgt D C Whitmarsh (R/AG)
PD320	Returned	Primary at 20,000 ft at 23.15 hrs	F/O G G H Cowper (P) Sgt R H Whitehead (F/Eng) F/O R M Mills (Nav) F/Sgt C H Baldwin (A/B) F/Sgt S E Willis (W/Op) Sgt S E Morrison (MU/AG) Sgt H R Graham (R/AG)
NG287	Returned	Primary at 18,000 ft at 23.19 hrs
LM228	Returned	Primary at 15,500 ft at 23.13 hrs	F/O C G K Edlund (P) Sgt S Lipfriend (F/Eng) F/O W F Dawson (Nav) Sgt P H Barber (A/B) W/O J M Gorton (W/Op) Sgt H J Cleghorne (MU/AG) Sgt J Carruthers (R/AG)

Summary Statistics

Based on the data in the lists displayed above, and keeping in mind that data is still being updated and thus not yet complete, the following statistics are generated:

Aircraft Deployment Statistics

Aircraft deployments	87
MAX Aircraft deployed in single operation	24 (Duisburg, 14 Oct 1944)

These details were last updated: 13 April 2024

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