Help identifying RCAF Aircrew

[78SqnHistory]

Hi,

can anyone provide any additional information on these three gentlemen, all served with No. 78 Squadron, 4 Group, Bomber Command from December 1944. The full crew comprised 3 Canadians, 3 Brits and an Australian.

C2023 FO NICHOL Cecil Johnson Stuart Air Gunner

C8028 FO GREGG Thomas Gordon Air Gunner

J37514 FO SMITH Lloyd George. Navigator

Many thanks

Daz

[Temujin]

Daz, no luck on your aircrew questions above (still looking)…..but while searching found a few other Canadian’s in 78 Squadron. You may have all this info but thought I would post it to you anyway

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[78SqnHistory]

Many thanks for posting I didn't have the press cuttings for Mulligan. He was lost after they were forced to ditch in the North Sea on return from MAGDEBURG on 21/22 January 1944.They had bombed the target but were attacked by multiple enemy fighters on the return journey and No2 and No4 fuel tanks were holed. There were only two survivors, the Bomb Aimer and the Mid Upper Gunner, who were picked up by a patrolling destroyer.

Regards

Daz

[JamesTurner01]

Hi

I’m not sure if my grandad flew with Stuart Nicol out of Breighton aerodrome on Halifax bombers. Harold Hunter flight engineer.

Does anyone have the other names of this crew?

[78SqnHistory]

James,

Your grandfather flew 22 operations whilst at 78 Squadron, including the Squadron's final operation of the war, against Wangerooge; and I can provide you with details of these if you send me a PM with your email address I'll send you what I have.

Can you confirm your father's service number please as I have a few Hunter's.

Thanks

Daz

[JamesTurner01]

The flight engineer may have been Harold Hunter

[JamesTurner01]

Thanks Daz

My email has been sent on a private message

I have a picture of the crew.

Stuart Nicol was my brothers god father and he went on to be an actor.

I met the crew a few times many years ago at the reunion in Elvington. I still live in the area .

[JamesTurner01]

Does anyone have a similar photo?