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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	Atkinson	Rolf Edgar	Flying Officer	104526	Runnymede Memorial Panel 66			Pilot	RAFVR	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1942-09-26	Halifax	II	W7822	EY-	Linton on Ouse	2009	Flensburg	Hit by II-V Zug 2/lei. Flak Abt 832 and light Sylt based Marine Flak. Crashed 1,500m East of the boat house of Hornum in Wadden Sea at 2301hrs	Killed		At 2302hrs a message was received "may be forced to land without further signal, both outer engines unserviceable, attacked by fighters, petrol shortage". The a/c was known to be flying over the sea W of the Danish coast when the message was received. Nothing further was heard from the a/c and it failed to RTB. In 1948 it was concluded that the missing crew had lost their lives at sea
2	Atkinson	Rolf Edgar	Flying Officer	104526				Pilot		Bomber Command	78Sqn	1942-09-08	Halifax	II	W1252	EY-	Middleton St George	2016	Frankfurt	Hit by flak and damaged the aircraft was later abandoned at 5,000ft in the vicinity of Abthorpe 3 miles South West of Towcaster. Prior to the pilot ordering the crew to bale out he had been attempting to make an emergency landing unfortunately every time the speed was reduced the aircraft became impossible to handle	Survived - Killed in Action 27 Sep 1942		78 Sqn Halifax W7822
3	Bath	Percy Horace	Sergeant	1323476	Runnymede Memorial Panel 77	1918		Air Gunner	RAFVR	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1942-09-26	Halifax	II	W7822	EY-	Linton on Ouse	2009	Flensburg	Hit by II-V Zug 2/lei. Flak Abt 832 and light Sylt based Marine Flak. Crashed 1,500m East of the boat house of Hornum in Wadden Sea at 2301 hrs	Killed		At 2302hrs a message was received "may be forced to land without further signal, both outer engines unserviceable, attacked by fighters, petrol shortage". The a/c was known to be flying over the sea W of the Danish coast when the message was received. Nothing further was heard from the a/c and it failed to RTB. In 1948 it was concluded that the missing crew had lost their lives at sea. Son of Edward H. and Mary H. Bath, of Chiselhurst, Kent
4	Crofton	Cecil Charles William	Sergeant	1272132	Runnymede Memorial Panel 80	1909		Flight Engineer	RAFVR	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1942-09-26	Halifax	II	W7822	EY-	Linton on Ouse	2009	Flensburg	Hit by II-V Zug 2/lei. Flak Abt 832 and light Sylt based Marine Flak. Crashed 1,500m East of the boat house of Hornum in Wadden Sea at 2301 hrs	Killed		At 2302hrs a message was received "may be forced to land without further signal, both outer engines unserviceable, attacked by fighters, petrol shortage". The a/c was known to be flying over the sea W of the Danish coast when the message was received. Nothing further was heard from the a/c and it failed to RTB. In 1948 it was concluded that the missing crew had lost their lives at sea. Son of Joseph Paul and Alice Louisa Crofton; husband of L. M. Crofton, of Ilford, Essex
5	Crofton	Cecil Charles William	Sergeant	1272132		1909		Flight Engineer		Bomber Command	78Sqn	1942-09-08	Halifax	II	W1252	EY-	Middleton St George	2016	Frankfurt	Hit by flak and damaged the aircraft was later abandoned at 5,000ft in the vicinity of Abthorpe 3 miles South West of Towcaster. Prior to the pilot ordering the crew to bale out he had been attempting to make an emergency landing unfortunately every time the speed was reduced the aircraft became impossible to handle	Survived - Killed in Action 27 Sep 1942		78 Sqn Halifax W7822
6	Ernst	Lloyd Sylvester	Flight Sergeant	R/85838	Runnymede Memorial Panel 103	1921	Canadian	Navigator	RCAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1942-09-26	Halifax	II	W7822	EY-	Linton on Ouse	2009	Flensburg	Hit by II-V Zug 2/lei. Flak Abt 832 and light Sylt based Marine Flak. Crashed 1,500m East of the boat house of Hornum in Wadden Sea at 2301 hrs	Killed	Paradie Archive Database	At 2302hrs a message was received "may be forced to land without further signal, both outer engines unserviceable, attacked by fighters, petrol shortage". The a/c was known to be flying over the sea W of the Danish coast when the message was received. Nothing further was heard from the a/c and it failed to RTB. In 1948 it was concluded that the missing crew had lost their lives at sea. Son of the Revd. Nelson Rudy Ernst and Margaret Laura Ernst, of Woito, Ontario, Canada
7	Gray	Stanley Goddard	Flight Sergeant	R/79093	Runnymede Memorial Panel 104		Canadian	Pilot	RCAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1942-09-26	Halifax	II	W7822	EY-	Linton on Ouse	2009	Flensburg	Hit by II-V Zug 2/lei. Flak Abt 832 and light Sylt based Marine Flak. Crashed 1,500m East of the boat house of Hornum in Wadden Sea at 2301 hrs	Killed	Paradie Archive Database	At 2302hrs a message was received "may be forced to land without further signal, both outer engines unserviceable, attacked by fighters, petrol shortage". The a/c was known to be flying over the sea W of the Danish coast when the message was received. Nothing further was heard from the a/c and it failed to RTB. In 1948 it was concluded that the missing crew had lost their lives at sea.
8	Lister	Frank	Sergeant	1077330	Runnymede Memorial Panel 88	1920		Air Gunner	RAFVR	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1942-09-26	Halifax	II	W7822	EY-	Linton on Ouse	2009	Flensburg	Hit by II-V Zug 2/lei. Flak Abt 832 and light Sylt based Marine Flak. Crashed 1,500m East of the boat house of Hornum in Wadden Sea at 2301 hrs	Killed		At 2302hrs a message was received "may be forced to land without further signal, both outer engines unserviceable, attacked by fighters, petrol shortage". The a/c was known to be flying over the sea W of the Danish coast when the message was received. Nothing further was heard from the a/c and it failed to RTB. In 1948 it was concluded that the missing crew had lost their lives at sea. Son of Alfred and Mary Elisabeth Lister, of Siddal, Halifax, Yorkshire
9	Lister	Frank	Sergeant	1077330		1920		Air Gunner	RAFVR	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1942-09-08	Halifax	II	W1252	EY-	Middleton St George	2016	Frankfurt	Hit by flak and damaged the aircraft was later abandoned at 5,000ft in the vicinity of Abthorpe 3 miles South West of Towcaster. Prior to the pilot ordering the crew to bale out he had been attempting to make an emergency landing unfortunately every time the speed was reduced the aircraft became impossible to handle	Survived - Killed in Action 27 Sep 1942		78 Sqn Halifax W7822
10	O'Keefe	Claude Edward John	Sergeant	405061	Runnymede Memorial Panel 113	1914	Australian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner	RAAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1942-09-26	Halifax	II	W7822	EY-	Linton on Ouse	2009	Flensburg	Hit by II-V Zug 2/lei. Flak Abt 832 and light Sylt based Marine Flak. Crashed 1,500m East of the boat house of Hornum in Wadden Sea at 2301 hrs	Killed		At 2302hrs a message was received "may be forced to land without further signal, both outer engines unserviceable, attacked by fighters, petrol shortage". The a/c was known to be flying over the sea W of the Danish coast when the message was received. Nothing further was heard from the a/c and it failed to RTB. In 1948 it was concluded that the missing crew had lost their lives at sea. Son of Joseph Vincent and Amy Clara O'Keeffe; husband of Sylvia O'Keeffe, of Toowong, Queensland, Australia
11	O'Keefe	Claude Edward John	Sergeant	405061		1914	Australian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner	RAAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1942-09-08	Halifax	II	W1252	EY-	Middleton St George	2016	Frankfurt	Hit by flak and damaged the aircraft was later abandoned at 5,000ft in the vicinity of Abthorpe 3 miles South West of Towcaster. Prior to the pilot ordering the crew to bale out he had been attempting to make an emergency landing unfortunately every time the speed was reduced the aircraft became impossible to handle	Survived - Killed in Action 27 Sep 1942		78 Sqn Halifax W7822
12	Thomas	Arthur Edgar	Sergeant	1262993	Runnymede Memorial Panel 93			Bomb Aimer	RAFVR	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1942-09-26	Halifax	II	W7822	EY-	Linton on Ouse	2009	Flensburg	Hit by II-V Zug 2/lei. Flak Abt 832 and light Sylt based Marine Flak. Crashed 1,500m East of the boat house of Hornum in Wadden Sea at 2301 hrs	Killed		At 2302hrs a message was received "may be forced to land without further signal, both outer engines unserviceable, attacked by fighters, petrol shortage". The a/c was known to be flying over the sea W of the Danish coast when the message was received. Nothing further was heard from the a/c and it failed to RTB. In 1948 it was concluded that the missing crew had lost their lives at sea.
13	Thomas	Arthur Edgar	Sergeant	1262993				Bomb Aimer	RAFVR	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1942-09-08	Halifax	II	W1252	EY-	Middleton St George	2016	Frankfurt	Hit by flak and damaged the aircraft was later abandoned at 5,000ft in the vicinity of Abthorpe 3 miles South West of Towcaster. Prior to the pilot ordering the crew to bale out he had been attempting to make an emergency landing unfortunately every time the speed was reduced the aircraft became impossible to handle	Survived - Killed in Action 27 Sep 1942		78 Sqn Halifax W7822

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