50 Squadron crew, June '41

[stenner153]

Hi David, I've got the same picture but I didn't know anything about it, there is no explanation on the back. Looking in his log book I doesn't look like he was officially flying on the 15 Feb so maybe he was in one of the Hampdens.

On the 12/2/42 he was Air Gunner flying in the North Sea Attacking the Scharnhorst, Gnelsnau and Prinz Eugen and on the 16/2/42 he was W/T Operator which was his main duty flying to Scampton. Sound like they had a bash at everything!!

If I find any other photos I think you'll find interesting I'll post them for you to see.
Cheers         

Hello Simon,
My father, Wing Commander Charles Darwen Stenner, DSO,DFC, 43144, was flying Hampden 4414 on 12th Feb 1942, his crew were Robson, Bake and Brown, attacking the Sharnhorst.  He was with 50 Sqd from 25/05/37 to 26/09/1940.  I wish I could enlarge Davids photo, I cannot pick him out on that one.

[stenner153]

Hello Simon,
Sorry, just put brain in gear, he wasn't with 50 in 41, he was with 106, so he will not be in the picture.
Regards.

[olisqueen]

This picture of 50 Squadron was taken at Skellingthorpe I believe.  I would be grateful if someone can confirm that.

My father is directly below the left hand propeller hub.

This photo is fascinating. My Grandmother's cousin Pilot Officer Henry(Harry) Moncrieff Owens (Service no 88012)was with 50 squadron and died 17th July 1941 aged 24 when his plane was shot down over Germany. He is commemorated at Runnymede.  My late mother had a photo of him but I can't find it. I remember he was a handsome chap with a moustache wearing an officers hat. He may well  be in that photo somewhere. He was Scottish.

[David Layne]

olisqueen wrote "This photo is fascinating. My Grandmother's cousin Pilot Officer Henry(Harry) Moncrieff Owens (Service no 88012)was with 50 squadron and died 17th July 1941 aged 24 when his plane was shot down over Germany. He is commemorated at Runnymede.  My late mother had a photo of him but I can't find it. I remember he was a handsome chap with a moustache wearing an officers hat. He may well  be in that photo somewhere. He was Scottish."


From the Squadron Orbs.  "Aircraft AD 844  P/O Owens, P/O Mitchell, F/Sgt Russell. Sgt. Owen.  This aircraft set out to bomb an aiming point at Hamburg.  Two fixes were obtained by this aircraft and an I.F.F. plot made, fading out at 01.14 hours.  Nothing further was heard from this aircraft."

This aircraft was "Missing Presumed Ditched."

[David Layne]

Followers of this thread will be interested in this 50 Squadron related thread.


http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,387350.0.html

[olisqueen]

olisqueen wrote "This photo is fascinating. My Grandmother's cousin Pilot Officer Henry(Harry) Moncrieff Owens (Service no 88012)was with 50 squadron and died 17th July 1941 aged 24 when his plane was shot down over Germany. He is commemorated at Runnymede.  My late mother had a photo of him but I can't find it. I remember he was a handsome chap with a moustache wearing an officers hat. He may well  be in that photo somewhere. He was Scottish."


From the Squadron Orbs.  "Aircraft AD 844  P/O Owens, P/O Mitchell, F/Sgt Russell. Sgt. Owen.  This aircraft set out to bomb an aiming point at Hamburg.  Two fixes were obtained by this aircraft and an I.F.F. plot made, fading out at 01.14 hours.  Nothing further was heard from this aircraft."

This aircraft was "Missing Presumed Ditched."

thank you so much for posting this. I've tried to track down a photo of Harry Owens that used to be in my late mother's possesion but sadly can't find it. I would have been proud to have posted it here.

[chasmac]

New here, just discovered this fascinating thread.  Some beautiful revelations so I'll try my luck.  I'm searching for information about a cousin/uncle Pilot Officer Harold Moseley IVATT (J/17654), a Canadian who served with 50 Squadron, possibly as an air gunner, until his death on 13 May 1943 - recorded at the Runnymede Memorial.  I have no access to any log books or anything but clearly there are some records out there - I'm hoping for the best.
My father was a Beaufighter pilot with RAAF 455, my mother a transport driver at various bases the last at Langham, Norfolk.

[cravens]

Sgt H M Ivatt J17654 RCAF was lost on operations to Duisburg in thr Rhur Valley with 50 Sqd on the night of12/13 May 1943. He was flying with P/O Huntley as pilot in Lancaster W4762 when they where shot down by a night fighter at  0332.They had taken off at 2358 from Skellingthorpe, so were most likely on the return journey to base.The aircraft crashed in the Ijsselmeer 6km NW of Nijkerk,Netherlands,there were no survivors'though only Sgt Ivatt has no known grave.He is listed on the Runneymede Memorial 176. He is shown as being the W/OP on this operation,but further research would be needed to be certain of his role.His gallant crew lie buried in Amsterdam and Amesrsfoot War Graves in Holland.My father flew with 50 Sqd in 1941,then flew a second Tour of oprations with a mostly RCAF crew with 15 Sqd in 1943.They were flying in Stirling BK656(Sgt Smaile pilot) on this same night.

[chasmac]

Thank you Cravens for that most helpful response.  I presume you have access to some Squadron records and wonder whether there is any other information there about Harold Ivatt's movements in the period before May 1943?