Looking for info on - Sgt Dennis Gregory

schmokerash · Aircraftsman 1st Class

Looking for info on - Sgt Dennis Gregory

AW · Air Commodore

Do you have a time period for him at 50sqdn

Alan

MikeH · Air Vice Marshall

Hi Alan,

looks like there are 4 combat reports submitted by a Sgt Gregory of 50 Sqn, between August 1943 - January 1944.

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/s/res?_col=2&_dt=CR&_ln=gregory&_crp=50&_ser=AIR%2050&_ps=60

Link below has info regarding Lancaster DV377

http://www.lostaircraft.com/database.php?lang=en&mode=viewentry&e=2706#

MikeH

-- Edited by MikeH on Saturday 17th of August 2013 02:55:51 PM

-- Edited by MikeH on Saturday 17th of August 2013 03:03:53 PM

AW · Air Commodore

Hi Mike,

Thanks for the link. I can see why i did not have any luck with finding him in any A/G's position in the crew lists, as he was not an Airgunner, but a Flight Engineer, and just to confound things further, the N/A have listed the combat reports wrongly as well. Out of curiosity, i downloaded the one for Jan 44, and the information on it matches that of the crew list in the ORB, which is.......

Weatherstone, Pilot

Gregory, F/Eng

Thompson, Nav.

Lane, A/B

Spruce, W/Op

Lineham, M/U.

Collingwood, R/G.

So, not an A/G as originally thought.

31 ops for this crew, (including 12 to Berlin) between posting in 27/6/43, and out to various units at beginning of April 44.

-- Edited by AW on Sunday 18th of August 2013 03:06:35 AM

schmokerash · Aircraftsman 1st Class

It seems that it may have been Doug Gregory in the 50th Squadron.

But I have found that a Gregory Served in the 35th Squadron.

Is there a way to find out the first names of the crew (I've looking through the Kew National Archives online) ?

PeteT · Wing Commander

The 35 Squadron ORB's show an EC Gregory (Pilot) for 1944 and 1945 but not Dennis. What timescale are you looking at?

Regards

Pete

schmokerash · Aircraftsman 1st Class

Unfortunately all I know is that he was a flight-sergeant, mid-upper gunner on an Avro Lancaster and flew in 27 missions. This was told to me verbally many years ago.

AW · Air Commodore

The only D.Gregory i can find, is Sgt D. Gregory of 50sqdn, who was a F/E to the crew in the above combat report. They completed 30 ops, before being post out to various CU's. He could have been promoted to F/Sgt later.

schmokerash · Aircraftsman 1st Class

Hello, so it took me a while...but after getting my Grandad's death certificate and writing to the RAF I've now got a movements record. It appears he was in the 207 Squadron from 31/10/44 to 6/5/45 where there's an entry for '1661 C. unit' which I'm not sure what that means?

I've also found an operations record on the national archives where I can see his name on the report.

Does anyone have any additional info on the 207 Squadron that may be of use?