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Re: Do you Recognise this Bomber Crew?
« Reply #18 on: Wednesday 28 May 08 21:52 BST (UK) »
Not wishing in any way to steal Fred's thunder as I think his find is a stroke of absolute genius.



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Morris - Liverpool
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Re: Do you Recognise this Bomber Crew?
« Reply #19 on: Wednesday 28 May 08 22:07 BST (UK) »
In the original (unscanned)"Sammy" photo, the pilot does look similar to the chap in the bomber crew photo although I suppose they all did in those days. :)
If you search for "The Donkey Serenade" on Google, there is a good copy of the song on you-tube from a rather corny cowboy film of around 1937. I'll see if I can do a link although once heard, it's never forgotten. ;D
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Re: Do you Recognise this Bomber Crew?
« Reply #20 on: Wednesday 28 May 08 22:17 BST (UK) »
Hi Fred,

If you need any help with the link Pm me!  Great picture Thudnut, and the rest of the chaps!

Congratulations to everyone, what a find!

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Re: Do you Recognise this Bomber Crew?
« Reply #21 on: Wednesday 28 May 08 22:23 BST (UK) »


Thudders is right !! ........ Fred - you're a genius !!  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

The signature does look like Peter Birch on the photo !!

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Re: Do you Recognise this Bomber Crew?
« Reply #22 on: Wednesday 28 May 08 22:58 BST (UK) »
Blimey! Genius is the word, alright. I think the Lancaster At War illustration of Birch does look like the pilot in Rog's photo.
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Re: Do you Recognise this Bomber Crew?
« Reply #23 on: Wednesday 28 May 08 23:20 BST (UK) »
Hello Again,

                     Jc26red   Sorted the Photo signatures and deciphered some on the Photo Restoration Board.
Many Thanks.



E C J  WOOD
 
NIP.  (the dog )

W T  Gray

Peter  Bingley

R  Simpson

S  Allen

The others still unclear.

                      Getting somewhere now,  :D ;D Any of these on your lists Larry ?.
                                                                     
                                                                                    Regards Rog.


Hello all,

David Layne passed this link on to me and asked if I could help. An interesting puzzle, which I cannot answer at this moment. However, I note, like the other members, that a number of the crew (the erks on either side maybe impossible to ID)  have medals. Without being able to identify which name goes with which person it's difficult to ascertain who has the medal.

But taking the names above:

E C J  WOOD - there is only one who received a medal with those initials:
Ernest Charles John Wood (61958)
Awarded a DFC 11/6/43 whilst with 50 Squadron (whilst a F/Lt)

W T Gray - again only one with those initials:
William Thomas Gray (580652/45273)
Awarded DFM 13/9/40 with 61 Squadron as a Sgt
Awarded DFC 11/6/43 with 50 Squadron as a F/Lt

S Allen- only one with a single initial
Samuel Allen (974032)
Awarded DFM 20/4/1943 with 50 Squadron as F/Sgt

No Bingley and too many Simpsons to make any judgement but the fact that the three above were all awarded their medals with 50 Squadron makes that line on enquiry a good one. It would be worth asking the NA for the 50 Squadron ORBs for a period around Jan to June 1943 so as to ascertain if they flew together.

Hope that has helped in a small way

K


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Re: Do you Recognise this Bomber Crew?
« Reply #24 on: Wednesday 28 May 08 23:30 BST (UK) »
Hi kyt.
Welcome to Rootschat and welcome to this particular thread.

A very interesting and useful first post, if I may be permitted to say so.  I have to agree that I think things definately point towards 50 Squadron.

Looks like there is a 50 Squadron Association.  Contact details are:
50 Squadron Association, 35 Wetherby Crescent, Lincoln LN16 8SY

Perhaps drop them a line too.

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Re: Do you Recognise this Bomber Crew?
« Reply #25 on: Wednesday 28 May 08 23:33 BST (UK) »
Hi kyt,

Welcome to Rootschat, you will be a very valuable member methinks with info like that!  But if I may, an IRK is an Irk, so it says in the book my Dad had, which is mine now.

Dave/Thudders can you enlighten us what the meaning is?  I know what I thought it meant, but I had better not say so here! ;D

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Re: Do you Recognise this Bomber Crew?
« Reply #26 on: Wednesday 28 May 08 23:34 BST (UK) »
Lancaster ED828 coded VN-S was delivered to 50 Sqn in April 1943 and was lost on a raid to Bochum on the night of 12/13 June 1943.

The crew list does not contain any of the names so far suggested for the photo.

F/L P.J. Stone (pilot) Killed
Sgt. A. Hunter (Flt. Eng.) Killed
F/S A.J. Mills (WOp/Air Gunner) Killed
F/O M.D.S. Hicks, RCAF (Air Gunner) Killed
F/O A. Smith, RCAF (Air Gunner) Killed
P/O W.J. Glenn (Prisoner of War)
P/O J. Batson (Prisoner of War)

Sources: http://www.lostbombers.co.uk/bomber.php?id=220
and CWGC http://www.cwgc.org/