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#	Name* SORT (↑)	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Role	Awards	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note SORT (↑)	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Notes
1	Armstrong	John Robert	Flying Officer	74586			RAFVR	Bomber Command	77Sqn	1943-03-29	Halifax	II	JB842	KN-E	Elvington	2206	Berlin	Shot down by a night-fighter during a bombing raid on Berlin. Crashed in Fehmarn Belt Denmark	Killed Age 25	1939-1945 Berlin War Cemetery 8. D. 7.	JB842, piloted by Flight Sergeant C. H. Newman, was attacked by a German night fighter near the coast of North Germany, during their second raid to Berlin, on 29-30 March 1943. All the crew were killed. 329 planes attacked ‘The Big City’ that night and due to difficult weather conditions and bad marking of the target the attack failed. 21 planes were lost.
2	Bowen	Edwin Stanley	Sergeant	1336488			RAFVR	Bomber Command	77Sqn	1943-03-29	Halifax	II	JB842	KN-E	Elvington	2206	Berlin	Shot down by a night-fighter during a bombing raid on Berlin. Crashed in Fehmarn Belt Denmark	Killed	Runnymede Panel 143.	JB842, piloted by Flight Sergeant C. H. Newman, was attacked by a German night fighter near the coast of North Germany, during their second raid to Berlin, on 29-30 March 1943. All the crew were killed. 329 planes attacked ‘The Big City’ that night and due to difficult weather conditions and bad marking of the target the attack failed. 21 planes were lost.
3	Brough	Ronald	Flight Sergeant	1179979	W/Op Air Gunner	1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45	RAFVR	Bomber Command	77Sqn	1943-03-29	Halifax	II	JB842	KN-E	Elvington	2206	Berlin	Shot down by a night-fighter during a bombing raid on Berlin. Crashed in Fehmarn Belt Denmark	Killed	1939-1945 Berlin War Cemetery	Initially flew Whitleys. His first operational sortie was on the 27 April 1942 when they were detailed to attack Dunkirk- their aircraft was hit by flak in the starboard wing but the raid was a success. For the next few months Brough served with several different pilots and crews, and from May to September 1942 77 Squadron was detached to Coastal Command, during which period Brough flew 22 Anti Submarine Patrols. In October 1942 the Squadron returned to Bomber Command, based at RAF Elvington, Yorkshire. The Squadron was re equipped with Halifax bombers and began operations again in January 1943. Brough participated in a further 10 operations including Lorient (U Boat Pens), Cologne, St. Nazaire, Wilhelmshaven, Stuttgart, Duisburg and Berlin twice. Brough was killed in action when Halifax JB842, piloted by Flight Sergeant C. H. Newman, was attacked by a German night fighter near the coast of North Germany, during their second raid to Berlin, on 29-30 March 1943. All the crew were killed. 329 planes attacked ‘The Big City’ that night and due to difficult weather conditions and bad marking of the target the attack failed. 21 planes were lost. Brough is buried in Berlin War Cemetery, Germany. His medals were sent to his father, W. Brough. 182 Bolton Street, Ramsbottom, Manchester.
4	Donald	James Middleton	Sergeant	996625			RAFVR	Bomber Command	77Sqn	1943-03-29	Halifax	II	JB842	KN-E	Elvington	2206	Berlin	Shot down by a night-fighter during a bombing raid on Berlin. Crashed in Fehmarn Belt Denmark	Killed Age 26	Svino Denmark Grave 34.	JB842, piloted by Flight Sergeant C. H. Newman, was attacked by a German night fighter near the coast of North Germany, during their second raid to Berlin, on 29-30 March 1943. All the crew were killed. 329 planes attacked ‘The Big City’ that night and due to difficult weather conditions and bad marking of the target the attack failed. 21 planes were lost.
5	Metcalf	Anthony	Flying Officer	125424			RAFVR	Bomber Command	77Sqn	1943-03-29	Halifax	II	JB842	KN-E	Elvington	2206	Berlin	Shot down by a night-fighter during a bombing raid on Berlin. Crashed in Fehmarn Belt Denmark	Killed Age 27	1939-1945 Berlin War Cemetery 8. D. 6.	JB842, piloted by Flight Sergeant C. H. Newman, was attacked by a German night fighter near the coast of North Germany, during their second raid to Berlin, on 29-30 March 1943. All the crew were killed. 329 planes attacked ‘The Big City’ that night and due to difficult weather conditions and bad marking of the target the attack failed. 21 planes were lost.
6	Newman	Charles Hugh	Flight Sergeant	1201836			RAFVR	Bomber Command	77Sqn	1943-03-29	Halifax	II	JB842	KN-E	Elvington	2206	Berlin	Shot down by a night-fighter during a bombing raid on Berlin. Crashed in Fehmarn Belt Denmark	Killed	1939-1945 Berlin War Cemetery Coll. Grave 2. L. 12-16.	JB842, piloted by Flight Sergeant C. H. Newman, was attacked by a German night fighter near the coast of North Germany, during their second raid to Berlin, on 29-30 March 1943. All the crew were killed. 329 planes attacked ‘The Big City’ that night and due to difficult weather conditions and bad marking of the target the attack failed. 21 planes were lost.
7	Smith	Archibald Flemington	Flight Sergeant	982880			RAFVR	Bomber Command	77Sqn	1943-03-29	Halifax	II	JB842	KN-E	Elvington	2206	Berlin	Shot down by a night-fighter during a bombing raid on Berlin. Crashed in Fehmarn Belt Denmark	Killed Age 29	Runnymede Panel 139.	JB842, piloted by Flight Sergeant C. H. Newman, was attacked by a German night fighter near the coast of North Germany, during their second raid to Berlin, on 29-30 March 1943. All the crew were killed. 329 planes attacked ‘The Big City’ that night and due to difficult weather conditions and bad marking of the target the attack failed. 21 planes were lost.

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