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#	Name* SORT (↑)	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Born	Role	Awards	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note SORT (↑)	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Notes
1	Adcock	Lawrence Rockliffe	Pilot Officer	131831		Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1943-01-17	Halifax	II	W7886	TL-C	Graveley	1703	Berlin	Claim by Fw Herbert Holz 10/NJG3 Stenderup 9km North East of Kolding (Faun) at 2134. Crashed off Danish coast	Killed	Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery AIII.8.18
2	Braybrook	Frederick Arthur	Pilot Officer	137669		Wireless Operator/Air Gunner	DFM	RAF	Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1943-01-17	Halifax	II	W7886	TL-C	Graveley	1703	Berlin	Claim by Fw Herbert Holz 10/NJG3 Stenderup 9km North East of Kolding (Faun) at 2134. Crashed off Danish coast	Killed	Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery AIII.8.19	Son of Samuel Duncan and Emily Ada Braybrook, of Wel]ingborough, Northamptonshire DFM Gazetted 23 Dec 1941 with 102 Sqn
3	Brownlie	I M R	Squadron Leader	41899		Pilot		RAF	Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1943-01-17	Halifax	II	W7886	TL-C	Graveley	1703	Berlin	laim by Fw Herbert Holz 10/NJG3 Stenderup 9km North East of Kolding (Faun) at 2134. Crashed off Danish coast	PoW No. 111 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan and Belaria
4	Corke	J K	Flight Lieutenant	126900		Navigator			Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1943-01-17	Halifax	II	W7886	TL-C	Graveley	1703	Berlin	Claim by Fw Herbert Holz 10/NJG3 Stenderup 9km North East of Kolding (Faun) at 2134. Crashed off Danish coast	PoW No. 122 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan and Belaria
5	McColl	Frederick Donald	Sergeant	1118712	1914	Bomb Aimer (Navigator)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1943-01-17	Halifax	II	W7886	TL-C	Graveley	1703	Berlin	Claim by Fw Herbert Holz 10/NJG3 Stenderup 9km North East of Kolding (Faun) at 2134. Crashed off Danish coast	Killed	Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery AIII.8.19	Son of Thomas and Anne McColl, of Glasgow
6	McMullan	William Austin	Sergeant	1059198	1920	Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	102Sqn (Ceylon)	1942-09-01	Halifax	II	W1248	DY-O	Pocklington	2329	Saarbrucken	On the return flight the starboard outer engine failed due to a coolant leak. Although they had made it back to Yorkshire the remaining three engines failed before a landing could be made at Pocklington, and a forced landing was made in a field near Low Catton, to the S of Stamford Bridge at 05:30 and all on board survived.	Survived - Killed in Action 17 Jan 1943		Some of the crew walked to nearby East Farm owned by Mr Fred Lane. It was found that at the time of this incident the pilot had a habit of flying with the revs on the engines higher than normally recommended, this, combined with the flight engineer having set the petrol cocks incorrectly supplying fuel to the working engines had resulted in the available fuel in the tanks selected running out. The pilot very capable and this incident did not detract from his flying for which he was later awarded the DFC. After assessment of the a/c it was deemed beyond repair although the engines were taken away for re-use or stripping down for spares 35 Sqn Halifax W7886
7	McMullan	William Austin	Pilot Officer	13948	1920	Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1943-01-17	Halifax	II	W7886	TL-C	Graveley	1703	Berlin	Claim by Fw Herbert Holz 10/NJG3 Stenderup 9km North East of Kolding (Faun) at 2134. Crashed off Danish coast	Killed	Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery AIII.8.21	Son of Clifford and Helen Elizabeth McMullen, of Belfast, Northern Ireland
8	Taylor	A M	Warrant Officer			Flight Engineer			Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1943-01-17	Halifax	II	W7886	TL-C	Graveley	1703	Berlin	Claim by Fw Herbert Holz 10/NJG3 Stenderup 9km North East of Kolding (Faun) at 2134. Crashed off Danish coast	PoW No. 355 Stalag 357, Kopernikus

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