THIS VETERANS ALBUM IS BEING PRODUCED
BY H.JAMES FLOWERS SO THAT THEIR MEMORIES LIVE ON.
F/O Leslie Manser VC.
F/L Bill Read VC
Winter 1944.
Below: 1954 50 Squadron Reunion. 
Centre back - Denis Abrams.
next - Jimmy Flint
This WW11 photo was taken during the early 40's.
A distinguished crew pose on the fuselage of a 50 Sqdn. Hampden. Code letter VN-U.
Their names are, from left to right:
S/Ldr. Brown, W/Cmdr Oxley and W/Cmdr Lloyd and F/Lt Grose.
Above: Some of the aircraft operated by 50 and 61 Squadrons during and after WW11..
L to R. bottom two.. Hampden and Wellington.. 2nd two. Lancaster and Lincoln. 3rd two. Manchester and vulcan.
Top two. Canberra and another Lincoln.. .
2007. 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF NO 5O AND 61 SQUADRONS.
Annual Reunion Dinner Official party:
Front row:
Wing Commander James Flint DFC GM DFM AE Rtd.
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham GCB CBE DFC AFC DL.
The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Lincoln Councillor Hylton Spratt.
Back row:
Mrs Claire Jacobs.
Wing Commander Harry Kemsley OBE Office Commanding No 5 Squadron.
Gillian Merron MP.
Wing Commander Peter Jacobs RAF.
Air Vice-Marshal Nigel Baldwin CB CBE.
President:
Marshal of the Royal Air Force
Sir Michael Beetham GCB CBE DFC AFC DL
Vice President:
Air Vice-Marshal Nigel Baldwin
CB CBE.
Vice-President:
Wing Commander James Flint
DFC GM DFM AE Rtd.
Vice President:
Charles Swain.
Above and below Photographs were taken September 27th 2009 at the
Lincolnshire Lancaster Association Open Day at RAF Coningsby.
L to R: Reg Payne, Charles and James Flowers
Chairman:
Wing Commander Peter Jacobs.
Peter is a serving RAF Officer.
Peter Jacobs joined the RAF in 1977 as an
apprentice at Halton. He flew several tours
as an air defence navigator on the F4 Phantom
and Tornado F3 before conducting staff tours
at HQ 11/18 Group, Bentley Priory and HQ Strike
Command, High Wycombe.
2011.
He now serves at the RAF College Cranwell.
He is the author of several books and articles relating
to RAF history.
2007 Reunion.
Below: 2009 Reunion.
A proud Wg Cdr Peter Jacobs with his wife, Claire, and three of their children.
Vice Chairman Richard Jones
Squadron Leader RAF Rtd.
Richard served on 50 squadron 1976-79 with the then
Wg. Cdr. Nigel Baldwin as his C.O.
Wing Commander W. Penman DFC AFC
W/Cdr Charles F. Stenner DSO DFC
W/Cdr Jim Wright DFC
W/Cdr Charles Cawthorne DFC.
S/Ldr Bill Drinkell DFC AFC
S/Ldr H.W.Horsley
H.W.Mills DFM Squadron Leader
F/L Jamie Barr DFC
F/L Jock Cook DFC
Doctor
F/L Bernard Fitch DFC
F/L Fred Jones DFC
Denis Abrams DFC Croix de Guerre
F/L Alfred G.Mullins DFM
F/O Don Street DFC
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F/O W. Layne DFC
F/O H. McDowell
F/O Leslie Bartlett DFM.
F/O Laurie Pearce RAAF.
W/O Trevor J. Bowyer DFC ISM
W/O Geoff Gilbert DFM
W/O Arthur Atkinson
W/O Reg Payne.
W/O John Firth
W/O Ted Beswick
W/O John Manning
W/O Reg Freeth
W/O A.E.Perry
Sgt H.W. Jennings
H.James Flowers.
Gerry Collins
Association secretary.
Alan Biggs
Parade Marshal
Mike Connock. Memberships
& Subscription Secretary.
Pam Connock M.B.E. Mike's wife. She is the
Skellingthorpe villager's face that all 50/61 veterans
remember.
Along with other villagers, she has worked tirelessly
on our behalf for decades.
2007. L to R.
James Flowers. Bernard Fitch DFC. Reg Payne. Jamie Barr DFC & Ted Beswick.