Thanks to everyone who has replied here - your input is appreciated.
barryd that's a great site. A lot of the photos on it are from my site (they have been credited properly) and those were given to me by members of the airman's families. But there are fakes on it - the four four-engined bombers have visible guns in their turrets. The only time 304 flew the heavies was after the War in Transport Command but these ones show guns peeking out of the turret and Transport Command was unarmed after the war. Still a great site.
tomkin is right - the original photo was a group picture but was mostly blurred by cigarette smoke so I cropped it to get the man I wanted. Even if the smoke could be removed, I have no idea of their identities.
medpat is also right about the rank but I write about them under their demob rank or the rank they held when they were killed, which is not necessarily their rank in the pictures I use.
Carol - your comment might make you my new consultant on RAF ranks!
Once again, thank you all
