On 8th February 1945 ND554 took off from East Kirkby as part of the first phase of an attack on an oil plant in Politz. The aircraft was lost without trace. All crew are commemorated on the Runnymede memorial.
ND554 (LE-A) was a Mk III Lancaster crewed by the following:-
Pilot
Flying Officer
R. B. KNIGHT
RNZAF
Robert Baines Knight
Nationality: New Zealand Rank: Flying Officer Age: 25 Date of Death: 09/02/1945 Service No: 422292 Memorial: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
Additional information: Son of Harry Knight and of Elizabeth Knight (nee Thomson), of Waiuku, Auckland, New Zealand.
Flight Engineer
Sergeant
A.R. NEWBY
RAF
Arthur Ronald Newby
Rank: Sergeant Age: 28 Date of Death: 09/02/1945 Service No: 1591945 Memorial: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
Additional information: Son of Arthur and Alice Newby; husband of Frances Newby, of Cottingham, Yorkshire.
Navigator
Flight Sergeant
J. MONTAGUE
RAF
James Montague
Rank: Flight Sergeant Age: 27 Date of Death: 09/02/1945 Service No: 1051821 Memorial: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
Additional information: Son of Denis and Alice Montague; husband of Brigid T. Montague, of Swatragh, Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Bomb-Aimer
Sergeant
N. E. A. SHARPE
RAF
Norman Eric Armour Sharpe
Rank: Flight Sergeant Age: 29 Date of Death: 09/02/1945 Service No: 917319 Memorial: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
Additional information: Son of James T. and Amy Sharpe; husband of Olive Sharpe, of Purley, Surrey.
Wireless Operator - Air Gunner
Flight Sergeant
J. LAMONT
RNZAF
John Lamont
Rank: Flight Sergeant Age: 28 Date of Death: 09/02/1945 Service No: 427518 Memorial: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
Additional information: Son of Elizabeth Lamont, of Royal Oak, Auckland, New Zealand.
Mid-Upper Gunner
Sergeant
L. YOUNG
RCAF
Leon Young
Rank: Sergeant Age: 20 Date of Death: 09/02/1945 Service No: 1591823 Memorial: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
Additional information: Son of Harry Man Young and Mabel Alice Young, of Scarborough, Yorkshire.
Rear Gunner
Sergeant
S. L. CAMERON
RAF
Stanley Laideler Cameron
Rank: Sergeant Age: 19 Date of Death: 09/02/1945 Service No: 3031383 Memorial: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
Additional information: Foster-son of Mrs. A. C. Collins, of Maidstone, Kent.
There is some confusion over her identity number, some tomes refer to her as LE-C, however I have gone with the records from "Bomber Command Losses" and also "Avro Lancaster The definitive record" by Harry Holmes, both volumes list her as LE-A.
