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This picture shows the aircrew of No.15 Squadron in December 1941, standing in front of a Short Stirling I.
The text gives the names of the seated men, marking which men were missing by September 1942.
Seated in Front Row: F/O 'Blondie' Swales, F/O Vernieux, F/O Brian Ordish, F/Lt Keith Deyell, P/I Buek Ryan*, F/O Jack Conran*, F/O Pete Boggis, S/Ldre 'Shrub' Sellick, W/Cdr Ogilvie, S/Ldr Joels Wilson*, F/Lt 'Adj' Wright, P/O Dougie Burgess, F/Lt Ronnie Barr*, P/O Roy Leard, P/O 'Dougal' Wright, P/O Don Fink
Second Row: P/O Fred Kennedy*, F/O Bob Hughes, F/Lt Ian Ryall, F/O Cliff Reeve*, P/O Neville Bennitt*, P/O Alon Young*, P/O Dick Straehan, P/O Ted DeVille, Lt.Noel*, 2nd Lt. Murray*
Of the twenty six named men, ten were missing by September 1942, a casualty rate of 38% in only nine months.
Many thanks to Jackie Phillips for providing us with this picture.