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#	Name* (↑)	First Names	Rank	RAF Equivalent Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force (↑)	Command (↑)	Unit (↑)	DateofIncident *See Note (↑)	Aircraft (↑)	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1								Pilot			Fighter	131 Sqd	1944-06-12	Spitfire	VII	MD128				Rodeo 169
2	Abrams	Ronald Walter	Sergeant		165926	1924		Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	149 Sqn	1944-06-05	Stirling	III	LK385	OJ:C	Methwold	22:28	D-Day Support	Dropping 'Ruperts' Exploding dummy parachutists.Hit by Flak and crashed near Baudre 4km SSE of St-Lo., time unknown ((Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Baudre Churchyard Collective Grave			Son of George and Amelia Alice Abrams, of Goodmayes, Ilford, Essex.
3	Adamiak	Jan	Starszy Sierzant Pilot	Warrant Officer	P.782794	Born 28 November 1912 Natolin no data Poland (Age 31 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Fighter Command	315 Sqd (Polish)	1944-06-24	North American P-51d Mustang	III	FZ147	PK-Q	RAF Coolham	12:00	Ranger, am	Shot down by a Focke Wuff Fw190 near St Croix Beaux / Tillers in Northern France, at noon, while returning from a Ranger, fighter intrusion operation. Location : France.	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Beaux Church Cemetery, 33 miles from Rouen (Grainville-Langannerie, France)		Archiwum Polish Database
4	Adnet	J	Sous Lieutenant							FFAF	Bomber Command	347 Sqd Free French	1944-12-06	Halifax	III	NR153	L8-D	Elvington	1554	Osnabruck	Crashed at Wachendorf	Injured/died
5	Aiken	Douglas Earl	Pilot Officer		J85822	9th June 1921 in Sarnia, Ontario	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	44 Sqn	1944-06-24	Lancaster	III	ND751	KM:J	Dunholme Lodge	23:30	Pommerval	ND751 was claimed by Oblt Heinz Rokker 2/NJG2 - South of Dieppe: 2,800m at 00:16. ((Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten). Fell at Criquetot-sur-Longueville (Seine-Maritime), 17 km sputh of Dieppe	Killed	Criquetot-sur-Longueville Churchyard, British Plot. Joint grave 2		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Norman Russell and Loretta Mae (née Hillier) Aiken, of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
6	Albery	A R	Sergeant								Bomber Command	12 Sqd	1944-06-30	Lancaster	III	JB462	PH-S	Wickenby	2218	Vierzon	Crashed at Vernou-en-Sologne {Loir-et-Cher}	Killed	Vernou-en-Sologne Communal Cemetery
7	Albon	Eric	Flying Officer		152969			Bomb Aimer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	78 Sqn	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LV820	EY:F	RAF Breighton	22:13	Amiens	see archive report for further information	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 204				Read Archive Report
8	Alexander	James Richard	Flying Officer		J/17186	Age 22	Canada	Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	434 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LW173	WL-K	RAF Croft, County Durham	2244	Arras	Arras - Communications. Possible claim by Lt. Heinz Altner 8/NJG5 - Lens area either at 01:39 or 01:41 hrs.	Killed	Calais Canadian War Cemetery. Plot 4, Row G, Grave 10		Paradie Archive Database	Calais Canadian War Cemetery. Plot 4, Row G, Grave 10 Information courtesy John Jones March 2021.	Archive Report
9	Alldis	S	Sergeant								Bomber Command	166 Sqd	1944-06-12	Lancaster	III	LM581	AS-X	Kirmington	2238	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed near Tongeren {Gelderland}	Killed	Epe General Cemetery
10	Allen	A	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	90 Sqd	1944-06-12	Lancaster	I	LM158	WP-P	Tuddenham	2331	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed near Eerbeek {Gelderland}	Killed	Brummen {Hal} General Cemetery	Photo courtesy Johan Pauwels	Paradie Archive Database	Archive Report Notes
11	Allum	K G	Sergeant								Bomber Command	12 Sqd	1944-06-23	Lancaster	I	ME642	PH-W	Wickenby	2226	Saintes	Ditched in English Channel
12	Andre	E G F G	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	227 Sqd	1944-12-06	Lancaster	I	PB646	9J-P	Balderton	1704	Giessen	Crashed at Altenkirchen	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
13	Andrewes	P L	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	166 Sqd	1944-06-12	Lancaster	III	ND399	AS-R	Kirmington	2223	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed near Apeldoorn {Gelderland}	Killed	Apeldoorn {Ugchelen-Heidehof} General Cemetery
14	Andrews	W L	Pilot Officer								Bomber Command	218 Sqd	1944-06-12	Stirling	III	EF299	HA-Z	Woolfox Lodge	2257	Gardening	Crashed at base on return
15	Andrews	J H	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	460 Sqd RAAF	1944-12-06	Lancaster	III	ND971	AR-K2	Binbrook	1645	Leuna	Collided with 635 Sqn Lancaster III ND703 F2-F & crashed at Heddingen	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
16	Andruszkiewicz	Kazimierz	Podporucznik Bombardier	Pilot Officer	P.2482	2 June 1911 Łysołaje Łęczna (Age 28 when killed)	Poland	Bomb Aimer	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	300 Sqn (Polish)	1944-06-12	Avro Lancaster	lll	JA683	BH:S	RAF Faldingworth	23:21	Gelsenkirchen	Claim by Ofw Herbert Giesecke 3/NJG3 - 30-50km South of Duisburg: 5,500m at 01:28. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten). Crashed at Sondern, 3 km North of Radevormwald, Holland.. Location : Germany.	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Reichswald Forest War Cemetery - Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot Xxvii Row G Grave 4-5 Joint		Archiwum Polish Database
17	Angus	Colwyn Parker	Flight Sergeant		429691		Australia			RAAF		2 (O) Advanced Flying RAF	1944-12-06												RAAF Honour Roll
18	Applin	D J	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-12	Lancaster	X	KB731	VR-S	Middleton St George	2140	Cambrai	Crashed near Vieux-Berquin {Nord}	Killed	Vieux-Berguin Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
19	Armstrong	James Edward	Flight Sergeant		423610	5th November 1921 in West Wyalong, New South Wales	Australian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAAF	Bomber Command	15 Sqn	1944-06-07	Lancaster	III	LM534	LS:A	Mildenhall	00:49	Massy-Palaiseau Rail Facilities	Claimed by Maj. Walter Borchers, his 23rd Abschuss, from Stab NJG5, 30km WSW of Paris 1t 1.300 m, at 02:31 hrs.. Exploded in the air with great force at 02:30hrs , scattering the aircraft and its contents over a wide area of woodland at Bonnelles (Yvelines) 19km ESE of Rambouillet. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Viroflay New Communal Cemetery Row A. Collective Grave 38-42			The crew were initially laid to rest in Bonnelles Son of Joseph Allan Armstrong and Bertha Annie Armstrong, husband of Eileen Esther Mavis Armstrong, of Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia.
20	Arundel	D R	Sergeant								Bomber Command	158 Sqd	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LV790	NP-L	Lissett	2311	Amiens		Evader
21	Ashworth	E	Sergeant								Bomber Command	61 Sqd	1944-12-06	Lancaster	I	LL777	QR-S	Skellingthorpe	1716	Giessen	Crash landed in Belgium	Killed	Brussels Town Cemetery
22	Askwith	D	Sergeant								Bomber Command	578 Sqd	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	MZ592	LK-G	Burn	2338	Amiens	Crashed at Mailly-Raineval {Somme}	Killed	Runnymede
23	Atkin	D	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	75 Sqd RNZAF	1944-12-06	Lancaster	I	HK574	AA-R	Mepal	1713	Leuna	Ditched in River Orwell Near Ipswich
24	Atkinson	R	Sergeant								Bomber Command	424 Sqd RCAF	1944-12-06	Halifax	III	NP945	QB-D	Skipton on Swale	1643	Osnabruck		PoW
25	Austin	James	Flying Officer		AUS/419452			Pilot		RAAF	Bomber Command	463 Sqd RAAF	1944-11-06	Lancaster	I	NG191	JO-A	RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire	1650	Gravenhorst	See archive report for full details	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Collective grave 24.G.11-12			Read Archive Report
26	Avis	A H	Flight Sergeant							RAAF	Bomber Command	218 Sqd	1944-06-12	Stirling	III	EF181	HA-J	Woolfox Lodge	2310	Gardening	Crashed on take off
27	Aylmer	Albert Arthur	Sergeant		2210900			Air Gunner (Mid Upper)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	102 Sqn (Ceylon)	1944-06-08	Halifax	III	MZ659	DY:T	Pocklington	22:33	Alencon - Communications	Ran low on fuel on the return leg. The crew baled out near RAF Carnaby at 05:12. No injuries reported	Safe/PoW 13 August 1944				102 Squadron Halifax LW195 DY:H
28	Ayres	Leonard	Sergeant		1505092			Air/Gnr		RAFVR	Bomber Command	61 Sqd	1944-12-06	Lancaster	I	ME725	QR-G	RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire	1639	Giessen	See archive report for further details	Killed	Hanover War Cemetery. Grave 4.J.7			Read Archive Report
29	Badowski	Zygmunt	Starszy Sierzant Pilot	Flight Sergeant	P.793747	Born 8 November 1908 Warszawa (Age 35 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	300 Sqd (Polish)	1944-06-24	Avro Lancaster	III	EE124	BH-M	RAF Faldingworth	16:12	Les Hayons	Took off from Faldingworth 16.12 24 June 1944 on an Operation to attack flying bomb site at Les Hayons, Belgium. Aircraft damaged by anti-aircraft fire on it's homward journey and flew on two engines across the North Sea, but crashed between Linwood and Lissington, South of Market Rasen, Lincolnshire. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery - Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. War Graves Plot Sec K Grave 321		Archiwum Polish Database
30	Baggaley	Joseph	Sergeant		1492185			Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	463 Sqd RAAF	1944-11-06	Lancaster	I	NG191	JO-A	RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire	1650	Gravenhorst	See archive report for full details	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Collective grave 24.G.11-12			Read Archive Report
31	Bailey	H J	Sergeant								Bomber Command	550 Sqd	1944-12-06	Lancaster	I	NG251	BQ-J	North Killingholme	1634	Leuna	Crashed at Dolzig	Killed
32	Baillie	A S H	Flight Lieutenant		88430						Fighter	25 Sqd	1944-06-12	Mosquito	NFXVII	HK288				Intruder		Killed	Brummen General Cemetery Netherlands	Photo courtesy Johan Pauwels
33	Baker	K R	Sergeant								Bomber Command	514 Sqd	1944-06-12	Lancaster	I	DS818	JI-Q	Waterbeach	2311	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed at Nunspeet	Killed	Ermelo {Nunspeet} General Cemetery
34	Bakun	Wacław	Podporucznik Bombardier	Flying Officer	P.2251	6 November 1919 Grodno (Age 24 when killed)	Poland	Bomb Aimer (W/Op. Air Gunner?)	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300 Sqn (Polish)	1944-06-12	Avro Lancaster	l	LL807	BH:N	RAF Faldingworth	23:16	Gelsenkirchen	See Archive Report for details	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Amersfoort (Old Leusden) General Cemetery - Utrecht, Netherlands. Plot XIII Row 12 Grave 207		Archiwum Polish Database		Read Archive Report
35	Balasse	M A L	Flying Officer		135893			Pilot			Fighter	41 Sqd	1944-06-12	Spitfire	XII	MB842				Rhubarb	Abandoned over English Channel
36	Ball	H	Sergeant								Bomber Command	12 Sqd	1944-06-29	Lancaster	I	LL910	PH-A	Wickenby	1212	Siracourt	Crashed at Troisvaux {Pas-de-Calais}	PoW
37	Balmforth	Dennis	Sergeant		1591013			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	78 Sqn	1944-06-07	Halifax	III	MZ568	EY:E	Breighton	22:52	Rail communications at Juvisy	Claimed by 1./Flak Abt. 911 and exploded at 02:00hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten). Debris falling between Corbell-Essones and Courances a village some 10 km away	Killed	Courances Communal Cemetery, Grave 6
38	Barber	R C	Sergeant								Bomber Command	12 Sqd	1944-06-12	Lancaster	III	PA986	PH-D	Wickenby	2301	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed at Mastenbroek {Overjissel}	Killed	IJsselmuiden General Cemetery
39	Barham	Stanley George Rayner	Sergeant		1307841			Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	78 Sqn	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LV820	EY:F	RAF Breighton	22:13	Amiens	see archive report for further information	Killed	Poix-De-Picardie Churchyard Row C. Grave 34				Read Archive Report
40	Barker	J B	Flying Officer					Navigator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	109 Sqn	1944-06-28	Mosquito	XVI	ML960	HS:?	Little Staughton	23:15	Scholves-Buer	Badly shot about by a night fighter and on return an engine caught fire as the Mosquito near Ramsgate, Crash landed 02:15 at Manston airfield, Kent. Attacked twice by Oblt. Baake of 2./NJG1 in HE219 A-0 G9+AK between 01:24 and 01:29 near OverFlakkee. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	Injured
41	Barker	G G	Sergeant								Bomber Command	460 Sqd RAAF	1944-06-12	Lancaster	I	ME785	AR-H2	Binbrook	2305	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed near Wesepe	Killed	Olst {Duur} General Cemetery
42	Bartlett	Christopher Smales	Wing Commander		39928	Age 26	Canada	Pilot	DFC *	RCAF	Bomber Command	434 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LW173	WL-K	RAF Croft, County Durham	2244	Arras	Possible claim by Lt. Heinz Altner 8/NJG5 - Lens area either at 01:39 or 01:41 hrs.	Killed	Calais Canadian War Cemetery. Plot 4, Row G, Grave 10	John Jones Jarrold		Son of Christopher Pennycuick Bartlett and Dora Margaret Bartlett (née Smales), of Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada. Bartlett Lake in Saskatchewan named after him. Grave inscription: 'To All The World He Was But One, To Us He Was All The World'. DFC Citation: Flight Lieutenant Christopher Smales Bartlett of 216 Squadron. One night in May, 1941, this officer carried out a flight which necessitated transporting a party of Royal Engineers and landing them beside a highly strategical railway bridge which it was intended to destroy. Much of the complete success of this daring and difficult operation can be attributed to the skill displayed by this officer. Flight Lieutenant Bartlett has also executed eleven successful night raids. Bar to DFC: Acting Wing Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett, DFC of 434 (RCAF) Sqn. In the course of his second tour of operations this officer has attacked many strongly defended targets, including several attacks on Berlin and numerous others on industrial centres in the Ruhr. He is a forceful and courageous leader whose example has inspired all. Information courtesy John Jones March 2021.	Archive Report
43	Barty	William Edward Heaton	Pilot Officer		187752			Air Gunner (Mid Upper)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF	1944-12-06	Halifax	III	MZ463	AL:J	RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire	16:19	Osnabruck	See Archive report for details	Missing	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 210.				Read Archive Report
44	Barzdo	Rajmund	Kapral Strzelec	Sergeant	P.704838	14 May 1914 Tomsk – Russia (Age 30 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300 Sqn (Polish)	1944-06-12	Avro Lancaster	l	LL807	BH:N	RAF Faldingworth	23:16	Gelsenkirchen	See Archive report for details	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Amersfoort (Old Leusden) General Cemetery - Utrecht, Netherlands. Plot XIII Row 12 Grave 203		Archiwum Polish Database		Read Archive Report
45	Bawtree	Joseph Eric	Sergeant		1893164	1917		Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	166 Sqn	1944-06-12	Lancaster	I	ME777	AS:K2	Kirmington	22:16	Gelsenkirchen	Claim by Hptm Joachim Böhner Stab I./NJG6 - 20km South of Deelen: 2,000m at 01:22. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten). Crashed near Zelhem 6km North East of Doetinchem.	Killed	Zelham General Cemetery Plot E Row 2 Grave 3			Son of William John Henry and Ethel Maud Bawtree.
46	Beaton	E M	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	427 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LW135	ZL-R	Leeming	2310	Arras	Crashed at Foncquevillers {Pas-de-Calais}	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
47	Beattie	J W	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	432 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LW616	QO-R	East Moor	2204	Cambrai	Crashed at Miranmont	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
48	Bedford	G W	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	426 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	NA510	ON-E	Linton on Ouse	2145	Cambrai	Crashed near Villers-les-Cagnicourt {Pas-de-Calais}	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
49	Beecroft	James Morrison	Flight Sergeant		418787		Australian	Bomb Aimer		RAAF	Bomber Command	102 Sqn (Ceylon)	1944-06-08	Halifax	III	MZ659	DY:T	Pocklington	22:33	Alencon - Communications	Ran low on fuel on the return leg. The crew baled out near RAF Carnaby at 05:12. No injuries reported	Safe/PoW 13 August 1944				102 Squadron Halifax LW195 DY:H
50	Beevers	G H	Sergeant								Bomber Command	12 Sqd	1944-06-29	Lancaster	I	LL910	PH-A	Wickenby	1212	Siracourt	Crashed at Troisvaux {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed	Troisvaux Communal Cemetery