550 Squadron and RAF North Killingholme Association 70 th Anniversary of Operations from North Killingholme Memorial Visits 2014.

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550 Squadron and RAF North Killingholme Association 70 th Anniversary of Operations from North Killingholme Memorial Visits 2014

Commemorations 2014 During 2014 there have been a number of commemorations and memorials unveiled for 550 Squadron crews 550 Squadron Association was represented at commemorations in: France: Artolsheim Sondernach Fleville Belgium: Rebecq Wevelgem Westerlo Sint Niklaas Jalhay Berinzenne

Rebecq 2014

P/O Purney crew (JA712) crashed 27/28 May 1944 in Rebecq, 5 crew killed, 1 PoW, 1 evaded capture Additional plaque to the memorial for all crews lost over Belgium was unveiled by representatives from all the 6 crash locations British Ambassador present and Canadian Ambassador represented Fly-past by the Belgian Air Force

Wevelgem 2014

P/O McCrae (LL810) crew crashed 27/28 May 1944 at Lichtervelde, crew all killed Crew buried in Wevelgem War Cemetery (a CWGC section of the town cemetery where 63 Commonwealth air-men are buried)

Westerlo 2014

F/Sgt Hinde crew (DV309) crashed 21/22 May 1944 in Westerlo Memorial unveiled in 1998 Crash site just a few yards away from the Memorial Stone 5 crew buried in Schoonselhof (Antwerpen) War Cemetery 2 crew remembered at Runnymede

Sint Niklaas 2014

P/O Dukelow crew (LL851) lost on 21/21 May 1944 on the operation to Duisburg crashed at Sint Niklaas All the crew buried in the town cemetery Remembrance at the cemetery 31 May Reception afterwards in the Stadhuis Canadian Ambassador present

Jalhay 2014

F/Sgt Jefferies crew (LM425) crashed 30/31 March 1944 in Jalhay: 4 crew killed, 3 PoWs Crashed in an area being used for German military operations so the survivors quickly picked up The dead air-crew are buried in Heverlee War Cemetery Fragments of the aircraft return to North Killingholme this year

Berinzenne 2014

P/O Milburn crew (ME581) crashed 22/23 April 1944 in Berinzenne, all killed Memorial erected in 1947 by local people A large crater at the memorial site shows the impact of the crash The memorial is reached after a 30min walk on wooden pathways through the fen The crew are buried in Heverlee War Cemetery

Artolsheim 2014

In Artolsheim, France a new memorial unveiled 12 April this year to: F/Lt Crawford and crew (LM392) crashed 15/16 March 1944

Artolsheim 2014

Sondernach 2014

In Sondernach, France a plaque unveiled 13 th April this year to: F/Lt Craig and crew (LL852) crashed 15/16 Mar killed, 1 PoW

Fleville 2014

F/O Lohrey crew (RA502) Two crew members died when the Lancaster collided with another Lancaster, five others baled out and returned to North Killingholme Memorial unveiled in 1998 with three of the survivors present Memorial revisited 11 th April this year

Aalten 2014

S/Ldr Smith crew (ME840) failed to return on 16/17 June 1944 from a raid to Sterkrade, Germany F16 “missing man” fly-past by Royal Dutch Air Force 20 th June this year over the spot where F/O Leslie Palfrey was found F/O Roy Kay (F/Eng) was the only survivor parachuting to safety and evading capture