Do you Recognise this Bomber Crew?

[sharki]

Hi All,
Just found this thread. Looking at the original photograph it occurs to me that the nose art on the Lanc might be a representation of NIP, the dog in the photo?

[grandarog]

Hi Sharkey ,
                    Welcome to RootsChat.
          Thanks for your input. I think it has been pretty well established that it is the Donkey of the Skippers later nose art but just maybe chalked on for the photo. I think they had probably just been allocated their new Lancaster/
       Have a read right through the thread ,you will find it quite interesting.       
                                                        Best Regards Rog

[sharki]

Yep, was aware of the donkey line of thought Roger. Just thought that the dog might be an alternative. Your point about the aircraft being new seems to be borne out by the absence of lead deposits on the wing leading edges either side of the engines.

[grandarog]

Have recently been informed of line up in orriginal photo.
 
 Please read through entire posts before posting comments to avoid needless repetition. Thankyou.

Left to right:
1st from left: Ground Crew (Unknown)
2nd from left: Air Gunner (Sid Andrews)
3rd from left: Pilot Sqnldr (P. Birch).
4th from left: Navigator (W T Gray.
5th from left: Air Bomber (F/L wood).
6th from left: Wirless Operator ( P/O Allen).
7th from left: Mid Upper Gunner (F/L Trevor Roper).
8th from left: Rear Gunner (Sgt Hartman).
9th from left: Flight Engineer (F/S Branch).
10th & 11th: Ground Crew (Unknown)

[stockman fred]

Funny how these things go, I was only thinking about this thread this afternoon. I was rummaging in a shed on the farm and in a box of 78s found a copy of The Donkey Serenade 

[grandarog]

           Thought I ought to bump my post up again as there are probably many new members that could well be interested if not actually having have relatives involved.
           Please start at page one and read through all the posts if you will.
           
Please definitely read through the entire 11 pages of posts before posting comments to avoid needless repetition. Thankyou.

[grandarog]

        Thought I ought to bump my post up again as there are probably many new members that could well be interested, if not actually having have relatives involved.
           Please start at page one and read through all the posts if you will.
Hopefully one of you will find an ancestor among the Crew.

Please definitely read through the entire 11 pages of posts before posting comments to avoid needless repetition.All questions have been answered.
                                                                                       Thankyou.

[Treetotal]

Hi Roger...I have followed this post from the beginning and always enjoy reading the various helpful posts and the resultant outcome. I didn't see a link to this so hope there is something of interest for you:

http://www.no-50-and-no-61-squadrons-association.co.uk/archive-photo-s/

Apologies if you have already seen it but at least this will raise your very interesting post.

May I suggest that you consider changing the title to include the Year, Aircraft and Squadron in order to reach a wider audience, you will need to use the "Report To Moderator " button to request this.

This topic has had over 26,000 views 

Carol

[50sqnwopag]

Zoombie thread
grandarog, the names are still not in order on the photo
L to R=
grnd crew unknown
Sid Andrews
E C Wood
W T Gray with the Dog infront
P Birch
?
Trevor Roper
S Allen ?
?
?
?

have a ganders on 'friends of RAF skellingthorpe'..... on a certain social disease, I mean media site.