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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* SORT (↑)	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Commemorated	Born	Nationality	Role	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note SORT (↑)	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Referring Database	Notes
1	Dalby	Jack	Sergeant	1771175	Rheinberg War Cemetery Coll.Grave 10.A. 1-4	9th June 1924 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England		Air Gunner (Rear)	RAFVR	Bomber Command	57 Sqn	1944-12-11	Lancaster	I	PD263	DX:G	East Kirkby	12:33	Heimbach Dam (Urfttalsperre), Germany	The aircraft crashed in an isolated wood at Gemund Forst near to the target at Heimbach. Reason for loss unknown	Killed		The crew were initially buried near their crashed aircraft and reinterred on the 1st April 1947 Son of John Wormald and Ida Caroline (née Barr) Dalby of Bradford, Yorkshire, England
2	Dunster	Ruben Joseph	Sergeant	1798286	Rheinberg War Cemetery, Grave 10.A. 5	7th June 1910 in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland		Air Gunner (Mid Upper)	RAFVR	Bomber Command	57 Sqn	1944-12-11	Lancaster	I	PD263	DX:G	East Kirkby	12:33	Heimbach Dam (Urfttalsperre), Germany	The aircraft crashed in an isolated wood at Gemund Forst near to the target at Heimbach. Reason for loss unknown	Killed		The crew were initially buried near their crashed aircraft and reinterred on the 1st April 1947 Son of Peter and Hannah Mary (née Burchett) Dunster. Husband to Bridget (née Coffey) Dunster of Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland
3	Moreau	Bruce Edward	Flight Sergeant	R182168	Rheinberg War Cemetery Coll.Grave 10.A. 1-4	25 October 1922 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Canadian	Bomb Aimer	RCAF	Bomber Command	57 Sqn	1944-12-11	Lancaster	I	PD263	DX:G	East Kirkby	12:33	Heimbach Dam (Urfttalsperre), Germany	The aircraft crashed in an isolated wood at Gemund Forst near to the target at Heimbach. Reason for loss unknown	Killed	Paradie Archive Database	The crew were initially buried near their crashed aircraft and reinterred on the 1st April 1947 Son to Francis Edward and Josephine May (née Soulby) Moreau of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4	Pawsey	Owen John	Warrant Officer	1377692	Rheinberg War Cemetery Coll.Grave 10.A. 1-4	3rd qtr of 1920 in Croydon, Greater London		Wireless Operator/Air Gunner	RAFVR	Bomber Command	57 Sqn	1944-12-11	Lancaster	I	PD263	DX:G	East Kirkby	12:33	Heimbach Dam (Urfttalsperre), Germany	The aircraft crashed in an isolated wood at Gemund Forst near to the target at Heimbach. Reason for loss unknown	Killed		The crew were initially buried near their crashed aircraft and reinterred on the 1st April 1947 Son of William J. and Daisy (née Debenham) Pawsey of Wimbledon, Surrey, England
5	Searl	Jack Laidlaw	Flying Officer	152328	Rheinberg War Cemetery Coll.Grave 10.A. 1-4	2nd qtr 1921 in Epping, Essex		Pilot	RAFVR	Bomber Command	57 Sqn	1944-12-11	Lancaster	I	PD263	DX:G	East Kirkby	12:33	Heimbach Dam (Urfttalsperre), Germany	The aircraft crashed in an isolated wood at Gemund Forst near to the target at Heimbach. Reason for loss unknown	Killed		The crew were initially buried near their crashed aircraft and reinterred on the 1st April 1947 Son of Stephen Bradstock and May Marion (née Laidlaw) Searl of Epping, Essex, England
6	Smith	Bert	Flight Sergeant	1578569	Rheinberg War Cemetery Coll.Grave 10.A. 1-4			Navigator	RAFVR	Bomber Command	57 Sqn	1944-12-11	Lancaster	I	PD263	DX:G	East Kirkby	12:33	Heimbach Dam (Urfttalsperre), Germany	The aircraft crashed in an isolated wood at Gemund Forst near to the target at Heimbach. Reason for loss unknown	Killed		The crew were initially buried near their crashed aircraft and reinterred on the 1st April 1947
7	Taylor	Vincent Nelson	Sergeant	818137	Rheinberg War Cemetery Coll.Grave 10.A. 1-4	October 1920 in Monkton, Pembroke, Wales		Flight Engineer	RauxAF	Bomber Command	57 Sqn	1944-12-11	Lancaster	I	PD263	DX:G	East Kirkby	12:33	Heimbach Dam (Urfttalsperre), Germany	The aircraft crashed in an isolated wood at Gemund Forst near to the target at Heimbach. Reason for loss unknown	Killed		The crew were initially buried near their crashed aircraft and reinterred on the 1st April 1947 Son of Arthur Francis and Gertrude Muriel (née Cook) Taylor. Husband to Dorothy Mary (née Cleaver) Taylor of Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales

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