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No. 57 Squadron Royal Air Force     24th Sept 1939  13th Oct 1939 Recce 16th Oct 1939 57 Squadron Blenheim lost 6th Nov 1939 57 Squadron Blenheim lost 7th Nov 1939 57 Squadron Blenheim lost 16th Nov 1939 57 Squadron Belenheim lost 25th Jan 1940 57 Squadron Blenheim lost 16th Mar 1940 57 Squadron Blenheim lost 14th Apr 1940 57 Squadron Blenheim lost 10th May 1940 Two 57 Squadron Blenheims lost 12th May 1940 Aircraft Lost 14th May 1940 57 Squadron Blenheim lost 18th May 1940 Evacuation 19th May 1940 Evacuation 22nd May 1940 Aircraft Lost 24th June 1940 Move 26th Aug 1940 57 Squadron Blenheim lost 20th Nov 1940 Conversion 24th Jun 1941 Aircraft Lost 27th Jun 1941 Aircraft Lost 7th Jul 1941 Aircraft Lost 15th Jul 1941 Aircraft Lost 24th Jul 1941 Aircraft Lost 2nd Sep 1941 Aircraft Lost 6th Sep 1941 Aircraft Lost 13th Sep 1941 Aircraft Lost 15th Sep 1941 Aircraft Lost 20th Sep 1941 Aircraft Lost 28th Sep 1941 Aircraft Lost 30th Sep 1941 Aircraft Lost 10th Oct 1941 Aircraft Lost 12th Oct 1941 Aircraft Lost 15th Oct 1941 Aircraft Lost 22nd Oct 1941 Aircraft Lost 26th Oct 1941 Aircraft Lost 7th November 1941 Aircraft Lost 27th Dec 1941 Aircraft Lost 5th Jan 1942 Aircraft Lost 1st Apr 1942 Aircraft Lost 30th April 1942 Mid-air collision 28th Aug 1942 57 Squadron Wellington lost 4th Sept 1942 Conversion 17th October 1942 Operation Robinson 15th March 1943 57 Squadron Lancaster lost 14th May 1943 57 Squadron Lancaster lost 13th Jun 1943 57 Squadron Lancaster lost 18th July 1943 Mr Anthony Eden 28th August 1943 Move 24th Sep 1943 57 Squadron Lancaster lost 3rd Oct 1943 57 Squadron Lancaster lost 27th Apr 1944 44 Squadron Lancaster lost 6th Mar 1945 57 Squadron Lancaster lost 17th Apr 1945 57 Squadron Lancaster lost 25th April 1945 Final Ops 4th May 1945 PoW transport 15th August 1945 Tiger Force If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Logbooks Do you have a WW2 Flying Log Book in your possession? If so it would be a huge help if you could add logbook entries to our new database. Thank you. View Logbook entries Those known to have served with No. 57 Squadron Royal Air Force during the Second World War 1939-1945. Alidis S. C.. F/Sgt. Ansdell Geoffrey R.A.. F/Sgt. (d.22nd June 1944) Ansell Albert Victor. Sgt. (d.1st May 1943) Armin DFC Norman. Sqd/Ldr. Armstrong Thomas. P/O. (d.5th May 1943) Baker Sidney Roland. Flt.Sgt. Barber Anthony Louis Henry. F/Lt. (d.22nd Mar 1941) Bayford Cyril. Sgt. (d.11th November 1944) Beaumont DFC. Ronald A.W. F/Lt. (d.22nd Jun 1944) Beck Paul Allen. W/O Bjoroy H G. Sergeant Bowden Samuel. F/O (d.11th November 1944) Bray Leonard Charles. Sgt. (d.12th Aug 1942) Brett Arthur C.. Sgt. (d.11th November 1944) Brown DFC. Donald. F/O. (d.8th May 1944) Brown R. C.. Sgt. Carpenter John Alexander. Sgt. (d.13th Jul 1943) Chapman Gordon Lindsay. Sgt. (d.29th September 1941) Cherrington A.. Sgt. Clark Maurice A.. F/Sgt. (d.22nd June 1944) Curtis Claude Francis. Sgt. (d.1st April 1942) Davies Alfred. Sgt. (d.24th July 1942) Duff Gordon Alexander. P/O (d.23rd September 1943) Ellmer Harold Roy. Sgt. (d.23rd Sep 1943) Evensen Niels Christian. (d.17th December 1944) Everard Michael Gerrard. Flt.Sgt. (d.11th November 1942) Ewart Samuel. P/O. (d.22nd June 1944) Finch DFM. Kenneth Rupert. Fishburn Alf. Fishburn Alf. Fitzpatrick Ernest H.. Flt.Sgt. Foley Kenneth Albert. F/O. (d.6th Dec 1944) Gale DFM Norman Leslie Ernest. Flight Sargeant (d.19th July 1944) Garling John Rober. Flying Officer (d.17th December 1944) Goehring Edward H.. F/Sgt. (d.22nd June 1944) Green Sidney Charles. F/Sgt. (d.11th November 1944) Gregson James Gilroy. Grubb Anthony Edward. F/Lt. (d.5th July 1944) Gulliksen W G. Guy Guilyn Penry. P/O Henderson DFM. Stanley James. Sgt. Higgins DFC. F. R.G.A.. P/O Hill John Valentine. (d.26th Mar 1942) Hodges Jack Paull. F/O (d.5th July 1944) Hodgkinson DFC. Eric Thomas. F/Lt. Hood Frederick William. P/O (d.5th July 1944) Hurley Charles H.T.. WO (d.22nd June 1944) Jenkins Thomas. Jennings Douglas Alan. Jones James. F/O Kleiner Harry. Sgt. (d.23rd May 1943) Lees Harry. Sgt. (d.5th July 1944) Logan Alan Frederick. Sgt. (d.2nd April 1942) Ludford DFC John Sidney. F/Lt Mancer Cyril Ernest. Manning Leonard. (d.30th Nov 1941) Mapledoram Alfred Lewis. Sergeant Marlow Wilfred. Sgt. (d.2nd Aug 1943) Mayne Thomas H. PO (d.June 22, 1944) McCrea DFC. William Ernest. Sqd Ldr. McCrudden Dennis J.. PO (d.June 22, 1944) McIntyre Reginald Colin. Flt.Sgt. (d.21st Apr 1944) McLaughlin James Aloysius. Sgt. (d.11th November 1944) Mercer Robert Denholm. Sgt. (d.5th July 1944) Moore Peter William Lewis. Sgt. (d.26/27 Aug 1944) Moore Walter Raymond. F/Sgt. (d.5th July 1944) Nagley L. W.. Sgt. Nixon Joseph Terance. Sgt. (d.5th July 1944) Norton George Henry. Sgt. (d.4th May 1943) O'Dwyer James V.. Flt.Sgt. Osborne George Thomas. (d.5th July 1944) Palmer Douglas Haig. Sqd.Ldr. Pickering Alfred Luther. W/O Powell A R. Sergeant (d.6th January 1945) Pryde William. F/Sgt. (d.23rd September 1943) Ramey G. H.. WO2 (d.10th December 1942) Ratcliffe Jack. Sgt. (d.22nd June 1944) Ritch Aliston Rank Gray. F/O (d.5th Feb 1943) Roberts William Arthur. Sgt. (d.5th July 1944) Rolfe Phillip Neville. F/O (d.23rd September 1943) Rushton Thomas. Scott D S. Sergeant Scuffins DFM. Gordon John. P/O. (d.30th Jul 1944) Shepherd William Charles. F/Sgt. (d.27th June 1941) Smith Raymond Purser. Sgt. (d.23rd September 1943) Smith Ronald Richard. F/O (d.5th July 1944) Spencer Charles Frederick. F/Sgt. (d.5th July 1944) Stalker Clifford Neil. Sgt. (d.5th July 1944) Thomas Penry Llewelyn. Sgt. (d.10th May 1940) Thomason Albert. Warrant Officer Vowles Peter Adrian. F/Sgt. Weyers James William. W.O. (d.5th July 1944) Winter Robert Gordon. Sgt. Wood Ernest Albert. Sgt. (d.5th July 1944) Wright Ivan Herbert. W/O. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of No. 57 Squadron Royal Air Force from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 24 years. If you would like to support us, a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting and admin or this site will vanish from the web. 22nd April 2024 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. 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There are:2063 items tagged No. 57 Squadron Royal Air Force available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. John Valentine Hill 57 Squadron (d.26th Mar 1942) I am currently researching detains of my Grandad's cousin, John Hill who died on the 26th March 1942 aged 21. He served in the 57 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He is buried at the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery at Reichwald Forest in Germany. What I have managed to find out so far is that during the time of his death the 57 Squardon were flying Wellington Bombers and according to the RAF bomber command diary carried out bombing raid on the German town of Essen on the nights of 25/26 where they lost 3 Wellingtons as well as other aircraft and also on the following night of 26/27 where they lost 10 Wellingtons. I hope to carry out more research to find out which raid he died in and maybe details of his aircraft and crew. I am going to try and locate any photos. If anyone has more information please feel feee to email me. Dave Osbourn Add to this record. James Gilroy Gregson 57 Squadron My father, James Gilroy Gregson, served in 57 Squadron at East Kirkby during WW2 as an armourer, reloading planes' guns and ensuring they fired properly etc. Sadly he died in 2005 aged 91 but thankfully I was able to take him a few years ago, when my mother was alive, to visit East Kirby museum. He was particularly delighted to find a photograph of himself and three pals in front of a gate in the countryside - this was found downstairs in the control tower. Alex Gregson Add to this record. Sergeant D S Scott 57 Squadron I am looking for information about my uncle, Niels Christian Evensen, shot down near Dieppe, France on 17/12/1944. Is there anyone who remembers him? The crew were: Capt N.C.Evensen RNAF F/S W.G.Gulliksen RNAF F/O John Roger Garling RAF, 154595 (name on Runnymede Memorial) Sgt H.G.Bjoroy RNAF W/O Albert Thomason RAF VR 1117171 (buried Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery) Sgt A.R.Powell RCAF Sgt D.S.Scott RAF Lise Armstrong Add to this record. Sergeant A R Powell 57 Squadron (d.6th January 1945) I am looking for information about my uncle, Niels Christian Evensen, shot down near Dieppe, France on 17/12/1944. Is there anyone who remembers him? The crew were: Capt N.C.Evensen RNAF F/S W.G.Gulliksen RNAF F/O John Roger Garling RAF, 154595 (name on Runnymede Memorial) Sgt H.G.Bjoroy RNAF W/O Albert Thomason RAF VR 1117171 (buried Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery) Sgt A.R.Powell RCAF Sgt D.S.Scott RAF Lise Armstrong Add to this record. Warrant Officer Albert Thomason 57 Squadron I am looking for information about my uncle, Niels Christian Evensen, shot down near Dieppe, France on 17/12/1944. Is there anyone who remembers him? The crew were: Capt N.C.Evensen RNAF F/S W.G.Gulliksen RNAF F/O John Roger Garling RAF, 154595 (name on Runnymede Memorial) Sgt H.G.Bjoroy RNAF W/O Albert Thomason RAF VR 1117171 (buried Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery) Sgt A.R.Powell RCAF Sgt D.S.Scott RAF Lise Armstrong Add to this record. Sergeant H G Bjoroy 57 Squadron I am looking for information about my uncle, Niels Christian Evensen, shot down near Dieppe, France on 17/12/1944. Is there anyone who remembers him? The crew were: Capt N.C.Evensen RNAF F/S W.G.Gulliksen RNAF F/O John Roger Garling RAF, 154595 (name on Runnymede Memorial) Sgt H.G.Bjoroy RNAF W/O Albert Thomason RAF VR 1117171 (buried Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery) Sgt A.R.Powell RCAF Sgt D.S.Scott RAF Lise Armstrong Add to this record. Flying Officer John Rober Garling 57 Squadron (d.17th December 1944) I am looking for information about my uncle, Niels Christian Evensen, shot down near Dieppe, France on 17/12/1944. Is there anyone who remembers him? The crew were: Capt N.C.Evensen RNAF F/S W.G.Gulliksen RNAF F/O John Roger Garling RAF, 154595 (name on Runnymede Memorial) Sgt H.G.Bjoroy RNAF W/O Albert Thomason RAF VR 1117171 (buried Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery) Sgt A.R.Powell RCAF Sgt D.S.Scott RAF Lise Armstrong Add to this record. W G Gulliksen 57 Squadron I am looking for information about my uncle, Niels Christian Evensen, shot down near Dieppe, France on 17/12/1944. Is there anyone who remembers him? The crew were: Capt N.C.Evensen RNAF F/S W.G.Gulliksen RNAF F/O John Roger Garling RAF, 154595 (name on Runnymede Memorial) Sgt H.G.Bjoroy RNAF W/O Albert Thomason RAF VR 1117171 (buried Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery) Sgt A.R.Powell RCAF Sgt D.S.Scott RAF Lise Armstrong Add to this record. Niels Christian "Kiss" Evensen 57 Squadron (d.17th December 1944) I am looking for information about my uncle, Niels Christian Evensen (nicknamed Kiss). He was shot down near Dieppe, France on 17/12/1944. Is there anyone who remembers him? The crew were: Capt N.C.Evensen RNAF F/S W.G.Gulliksen RNAF F/O John Roger Garling RAF, 154595 (name on Runnymede Memorial) Sgt H.G.Bjoroy RNAF W/O Albert Thomason RAF VR 1117171 (buried Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery) Sgt A.R.Powell RCAF Sgt D.S.Scott RAF Lise Armstrong Add to this record. Flight Sargeant Norman Leslie Ernest Gale DFM 57 Squadron (d.19th July 1944) My great uncle flew (and died) with 57 Sqd in WW2: Flt Sgt Norman Leslie Ernest Gale DFM, No 1297387 Flight Engineer from Sway, Hampshire. Died 19/7/44 over France - buried with 3 other members of crew in Bassevelle (East of Paris) They are the pilot, Flt Lt John Alec Bulcraig DFM, wireless operator Sgt Thomas Loughlin from Liverpool, and bomb aimer F/O Edward Chatterton Robson who was from Blackpool. The surviving crew members were, Sgt L.E.S.Manning and Sgt F.J.D.Taylor who both evaded capture and F/O E.H.Ruston who was taken POW and held in Stalag Luft 1. I'm trying to find out circumstances of both raid my great uncle died on and his DFM UPDATE: The Lancaster, DX-L took off at 22:56 on the 18th of July 1944 from East Kirkby to bomb the key railway junction at Revigny. It was coned by searchlights soon after crossing the French coast and while escaping the beams wandered off course. The aircraft was shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Bassevelle (Seine-et-Marne) Sgt Gale had gained his award in the most hazardous circumstances while serving with No.106 Sqdn, his DFM Citation was Gazetted 28th Sep 1943. His Lancaster, JB146 had taken off at 20:10 on the 31st of Aug 1943 from Syerston and was hit by Flak over Berlin. The pilot F/O Harry Ham and w/op Sgt James Weight were wounded when the Flak struck their aircraft and both later died as a result of their injuries. The crew managed to get the aircraft home but crash-landed at 03:00 on the 1st of Sept on the Romney Marshes in Kent. The crew were: F/O H.D.Ham Sgt N.Gale F/O C.Pitman Sgt J.E.Jones Sgt J.W.Weight F/S N.D.Higman Sgt T.Waller 15 years ago, Anne-Marie and Bernard Langou of Bassevelle - 77750 France have found the survivors and the families of them and the families of the people who died on 19 july 1944 when the Lancaster JB318 crashed here. We wrote a booklet (80 pages). I wrote to Ivor GALE, the uncle of Norman, many times and Leonard MANNING, the air gunner, too, but only one answer, (I have a copy for you), after no contact. Here, at Bassevelle, we had commemorations on 1994, 1999, 2004 and 2009 with many flags, music, and english families of the crew who are now our friends (families MANNING, RUSTON, BULCRAIG, TAYLOR and ROBSON). We have made a memorial, a panel and other things. the last ceremony : 18 july 2009. I can give M. Padgett, what we have collected during these fifteen years and perhaps we can answer a little. We will be honored to receive you and your familie in the village like the other families. Robin Padgett Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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