Sid Parker

Flight Lieutenant Sidney Parker was from Newcastle, and was awarded the D.F.C. for one of the Ops listed in Sergeant C.H. Stothard’s logbook on August 29/30 1944.

The 61 Sqn ORB (Operational Record Book) Form 541 has the following:
August 29/30th 1944
Op: Attack on Konigsberg
Met: Cloud base 9,000 feet, good visibility below.

Lancaster I LM274 QR-F
Up: 20.21
Down: 07.10

F/L PARKER bombed from 9,000 feet at 01.40 hours, MPI of red and green T.I. [target indicators]. Scattered fires seen on leaving the target due to the marking not being concentrated. Aircraft hit by light flak, starboard rudder shot away, damage to M/U turret, fuselage and tailplane.

F/L S. Parker – Captain
Sgt. R. E. Steele – Flight Engineer
F/Sgt H. J. Richardson – Navigator
Sgt K. C. West – WOp/AG
F/S J. H. Wellens – Air Bomber
Sgt K. Smith – Air Gunner 1 (mid-upper turret)
Sgt C. M. Stothard – Air Gunner 2 (tail turret)

Ken Lloyd has submitted Bob Steele's log book attached below. He says: "My name is Ken Lloyd and I have the flying log book and some photos of flight Sergeant Bob Steele who was flight engineer with Charlie Stothard. He was also a neighbour and very good family friend. It is quite interesting to compare both the log books of these brave friends and gentleman."

The first few pages are relevant here. They show the tour in which the crew, including Pilot Sid Parker, were involved. The rest of the pages record Bob Steele's time as a Flight Engineer Instructor.