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NOTE ON DATES: IMPORTANT: For consistency, the Date is given as the date the mission TOOK OFF since the precise time of a loss is not always certain. Take Off date is unambigous and fixed in the official records, but obviously in those cases where the incident occurred before midnight UK time, then the Take Off Date will be the same as the Incident Date. Of course, most Bomber Command missions flew through midnight, therefore a Luftwaffe claim against a plane - or a locally generated crash report - may record the incident as occurring on the day following our Take Off Date. Bear this in mind when cross-referencing to our Luftwaffe Victories by Name/Date Database and other Luftwaffe sources. In some cases other sources may quote the date following our date, using locally generated reports as their source. To add to the potential for confusion, remember to take into account a Luftwaffe recorded date will be in local time, 1 hour ahead of UK time. When we discover a validated Incident Date we change our record if necessary.

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#	Name*	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1	Parsons	Algernon	Sergeant	1196149	Age 22	British	W/Op/Air Gunner	RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-10-11	Wellington	III	BK341	AA-?	RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk	1800	Gardening	Crashed near Skallingen	Killed	Esbjerg Cemetery (Fourfelt). Grave AIII. 9. 15		Son of Harry Fredrick and Mary Ann Parsons, of Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England. Grave inscription: 'To Live In Our Hearts Is Not To Die'.	Archive report
2	Posner	Sydney	Sergeant	1078313	Age 22	British	W/Op/Air Gunner	RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-10-11	Wellington	III	BK341	AA-?	RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk	1800	Gardening	Crashed near Skallingen	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 91		Son of Mr. and Mrs. Simion Posner, of Cheetham, Manchester, England.	Archive report
3	Scott	Roy Harold	Sergeant	R137578	10th November 1921 at Cobalt	Canada	Air Gunner	RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-10-11	Wellington	III	BK341	AA:?	RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk	18:00	Gardening	See archive report for details	KiA	Esbjerg Cemetery (Fourfelt). Grave AIII. 9. 14.	Paradie Archive Database		Archive report
4	Shalfoon	Charles John	Sergeant	NZ/413897	Age 22	New Zealand	Pilot	RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-10-11	Wellington	III	BK341	AA-?	RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk		Gardening	Crashed near Skallingen	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 118		Born on the 04th December 1919 at Opotiki. Employed as a shop assistant in the family grocery and hardware business, Shalfoon and Francis Ltd. 06th July 1941 found Charles Shalfoon in Levin, with the Royal New Zealand Air Force Initial Training Wing, to train as an Airman Pilot. He moved on to No. 2 Elementary Flying School on the 16th August 1941, before embarking for Canada, on the 20th October 1941, for further experience. He was attached to the Royal Canadian Air Force, on the 04th November 1941, working at the Service Flying Training School. he was awarded his Pilots Badge and promotion to Sergeant on the 27th February 1942, in Nova Scotia. He then embarked to the United Kingdom, on the 14th March 1942, to be attached to the Royal Air Force. 5 Arriving at the Personnel Reception centre on the 28th March 1942. He was then posted to the Pilots Advanced Flying Unit, on the 20th May 1942. By the end of the following month he was flying Wellingtons at an Operational Training Unit. He joined 75 Squadron on the 22nd September 1942, and flew three air operations. Son of Anthony (died 13th August 1945, age 66) and Amine (died 24th February 1972, age 92) Shalfoon, of Opotiki, Auckland, New Zealand.	Archive report
5	Wolfenden	Harold	Sergeant	1237318	Age 32	British	Observer	RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-10-11	Wellington	III	BK341	AA-?	RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk		Gardening	Crashed near Skallingen	Killed	Esbjerg Cemetery (Fourfelt). Grave AIII. 9. 16		Son of Harold and Mary Elizabeth Wolfenden, of Hull, England. Grave inscription: 'God Be With You Till We Meet Again'.	Archive report

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