Page 15 - Avro Lancaster LM594

Archibald de Largy Greig started his operational flying from RAF Elsham
Wolds near Scunthorpe. 576 Squadron was then based there with 103
Squadron.

576 Squadron was formed from 103 and 101 Squadrons at Elsham as part of
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No.1 Groups expansion on November 25 1943.

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His first operation was on the evening of July 12 1944 to the French town of
Revigny flying in Avro Lancaster LM 439 J – JIG2

Archibald and the crew flew 18 times of their 30 operations in LM 594.

The crew were:

Flying Officer Archibald de Largy Grieg - Pilot

Flight Lieutenant G. G. Henville - Air Bombardier R.A.A.F

Sergeant S. A. Johnstone - Wireless Operator

Sergeant H. Walton - Mid Upper Gunner

Sergeant N. Mason - Flight Engineer

Flying Officer J. R. Jones - Navigator

Sergeant J. Thresh - Rear Gunner

Promoted Pilot Officer in early 1945 and awarded the DFC on February
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20 1945, Archibald was then posted to 1667 Heavy Conversion Unit (H.C.U.)
at RAF Sandtoft, North Lincolnshire where he trained new crew’s on the
Lancaster before these crew’s were sent to No.1 Group Main Force
operational squadrons. Archibald continued in the RAF post war and
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promoted Flying Officer (War Subs) on February 28 1946.