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#	Name*	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Notes
1	Roberts	A C	Sergeant				Pilot			Fighter	452Sqn RAAF	1941-07-11	Spitfire	II	P7562				Sweep	Baled out near Calais	Evaded
2	Pearsall	A L	Flying Officer	AUS-408266			Pilot		RAAF	Fighter	16Sqn	1944-03-08	Spitfire	PRXI	PA863				Sortie	Abandoned near Calais	Killed	Runnymede Memorial United Kingdom
3	Nallen	C P	Flight Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	635Sqn	1944-06-03	Lancaster	III	ND841	F2-D	Downham Market	.0028.	Calais	Crashed on take off	Killed	Cambridge City Cemetery
4	Thompson	D McN	Flight Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	192Sqn	1944-07-04	Halifax	III	LW621	DT-Q	Fiskerton	2349	BS		Killed	Calais Canadian War Cemetery
5	Adams	Denis Gordon	Sergeant	Aus/402335		Australia	Pilot		RAAF	Bomber Command	18Sqn	1941-09-04	Blenheim	IV	Z7296	WV-P	Horsham St Faiths	1501	Circus 93	Hit by flak and shot down fighter. Crashed near St. Omer, Pas-de-Calais, France	PoW No. 9621 Camp: Stalag Luft Sagan and Belaria - L3		Read Archive Report
6	Tudberry	J	Flying Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	10Sqn	1944-11-28	Halifax	III	MZ789	ZA-H	Melbourne	232	Essen	Crash landed at Guines {Pas-de-Calais}
7	Nattrass	O J	Flight Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	10Sqn	1944-11-28	Halifax	III	MZ789	ZA-H	Melbourne	232	Essen	Crash landed at Guines {Pas-de-Calais}
8	Riordan	L M	Flight Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	15Sqn	1944-09-24	Lancaster	I	LM109	LS-E	Mildenhall	1648	Calais	Crashed target area
9	Parsons	A S	Flight Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	550Sqn	1944-08-31	Lancaster	I	NF962	BQ-V	North Killingholme	1307	Agenville	Crashed at l'Etoile {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed	Abbeville Communal Cemetery
10	Creber	W S	Flight Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	83Sqn	1944-05-19	Wellington	III	BK463		Peplow		Nickel	Crashed Eps {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed	St-Pol-sur-Ternoise War Cemetery
11	Oakley	M A	Flying Officer							Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-09-26	Lancaster	III	LM587	JO-L	Waddington		Cap Griz Nez	Crashed at Wissant {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed	Wissant Communal Cemetery
12	Whitefield	Cyril Franklyn	Sergeant	1425903			Air Gunner (Mid Upper)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	463 Sqn RAAF	1944-09-24	Lancaster	III	DV171	JO:Y	Waddington	17:36	Calais	The aircraft was hit by flak setting the Port inner engine on fire. The propeller could not be feathered and the pilot ordered the crew to bail out. The aircraft crashed at La Risquette late in the evening of the 24th September 1944. It fell in flames in the middle of a mine field. The bodies of Plt Off Jones, Flt Sgt. Smith and Sgt. Whitefield were never recovered.	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 240	Son of John and of Mary Anne (née Smith) Whitefield , of Hayes, Middlesex.
13	Turnbull	W J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1944-09-24	Lancaster	III	LM636	PO-U	Waddington	1723	Calais	Crashed target area	Killed	Calais Canadian War Cemetery
14	Tottenham	A B	Flight Lieutenant					DFC	RAAF	Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-09-26	Lancaster	III	LM587	JO-L	Waddington		Cap Griz Nez	Crashed at Wissant {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed	Wissant Communal Cemetery
15	Acres	R J	Flight Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-09-26	Lancaster	III	LM587	JO-L	Waddington		Cap Griz Nez	Crashed at Wissant {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed	Wissant Communal Cemetery
16	Smith	Allan James	Flight Sergeant	422656	25th June 1921 in Newtown, New South Wales	Australian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAAF	Bomber Command	463 Sqn RAAF	1944-09-24	Lancaster	III	DV171	JO:Y	Waddington	17:36	Calais	The aircraft was hit by flak setting the Port inner engine on fire. The propeller could not be feathered and the pilot ordered the crew to bail out. The aircraft crashed at La Risquette late in the evening of the 24th September 1944. It fell in flames in the middle of a mine field. The bodies of Plt Off Jones, Flt Sgt. Smith and Sgt. Whitefield were never recovered.	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 261	Son of James Matthew and Arm Smith, of Newtown, New South Wales. Fiancee to M. Hyland of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
17	Smith	S W	Warrant Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-09-26	Lancaster	III	LM587	JO-L	Waddington		Cap Griz Nez	Crashed at Wissant {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed	Wissant Communal Cemetery
18	Ardis	D C	Flight Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1944-09-24	Lancaster	III	LM636	PO-U	Waddington	1723	Calais	Crashed target area	Killed	Calais Canadian War Cemetery
19	Bowman	N J	Pilot Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-09-26	Lancaster	III	LM587	JO-L	Waddington		Cap Griz Nez	Crashed at Wissant {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed	Wissant Communal Cemetery
20	Patrick	R J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-09-26	Lancaster	III	LM587	JO-L	Waddington		Cap Griz Nez	Crashed at Wissant {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed	Wissant Communal Cemetery
21	Oxborrow	R	Sergeant							Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1944-09-24	Lancaster	III	LM636	PO-U	Waddington	1723	Calais	Crashed target area	Killed	Longuenesse {St-Omer} Souvenir Cemetery
22	Brown	G A	Flying Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1944-09-24	Lancaster	III	LM636	PO-U	Waddington	1723	Calais	Crashed target area	Killed	Calais Canadian War Cemetery
23	Brookman	R C	Flight Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-09-26	Lancaster	III	LM587	JO-L	Waddington		Cap Griz Nez	Crashed at Wissant {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed	Wissant Communal Cemetery
24	Morris	J E	Flying Officer							Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-09-26	Lancaster	III	LM587	JO-L	Waddington		Cap Griz Nez	Crashed at Wissant {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed	Wissant Communal Cemetery
25	Millar	J O	Flight Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1944-09-24	Lancaster	III	LM636	PO-U	Waddington	1723	Calais	Crashed target area	Killed	Calais Canadian War Cemetery
26	Michelmore	Douglas	Flight Sergeant	423809		Australian	Navigator		RAAF	Bomber Command	463 Sqn RAAF	1944-09-24	Lancaster	III	DV171	JO:Y	Waddington	17:36	Calais	The aircraft was hit by flak setting the Port inner engine on fire. The propeller could not be feathered and the pilot ordered the crew to bail out. The aircraft crashed at La Risquette late in the evening of the 24th September 1944. It fell in flames in the middle of a mine field. The bodies of Plt Off Jones, Flt Sgt. Smith and Sgt. Whitefield were never recovered.	PoW		Third to bail out and saw no other parachutes on his way down. He was captured by the Germans and held in custody with Sgt. Burns and Sgt Fletcher from the morning of the 25th until the 30th September when the Germans who were holding him surrendered to Canadian forces.
27	Jones	Richard Allan	Flying Officer	419511	26th January 1924 in Sydney, New South Wales	Canadian	Pilot		RAAF	Bomber Command	463 Sqn RAAF	1944-09-24	Lancaster	III	DV171	JO:Y	Waddington	17:36	Calais	The aircraft was hit by flak setting the Port inner engine on fire. The propeller could not be feathered and the pilot ordered the crew to bail out. The aircraft crashed at La Risquette late in the evening of the 24th September 1944. It fell in flames in the middle of a mine field. The bodies of Plt Off Jones, Flt Sgt. Smith and Sgt. Whitefield were never recovered.	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 257	Son of Richard Alfred and Gwendoline Grace Jones, of Balwyn, Victoria, Australia
28	Johnston	James	Sergeant	156817			Air Gunner (Rear)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	463 Sqn RAAF	1944-09-24	Lancaster	III	DV171	JO:Y	Waddington	17:36	Calais	The aircraft was hit by flak setting the Port inner engine on fire. The propeller could not be feathered and the pilot ordered the crew to bail out. The aircraft crashed at La Risquette late in the evening of the 24th September 1944. It fell in flames in the middle of a mine field. The bodies of Plt Off Jones, Flt Sgt. Smith and Sgt. Whitefield were never recovered.	Killed	Calais Canadian Military Cemetery, Leubringhen, Plot 3, Row A, Grave 12	His remains were found buried in a sand dune NE of Calais just on the outskirts of the town. It appears that the body was buried by civilians and a cross gave his name and number.
29	Hainsworth	N	Sergeant							Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1944-09-24	Lancaster	III	LM636	PO-U	Waddington	1723	Calais	Crashed target area	Killed	Calais Canadian War Cemetery
30	Giddings	L V	Flight Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1944-09-24	Lancaster	III	LM636	PO-U	Waddington	1723	Calais	Crashed target area	Killed	Calais Canadian War Cemetery
31	Fletcher	Irvin Bowles	Sergeant	1594462			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	463 Sqn RAAF	1944-09-24	Lancaster	III	DV171	JO:Y	Waddington	17:36	Calais	The aircraft was hit by flak setting the Port inner engine on fire. The propeller could not be feathered and the pilot ordered the crew to bail out. The aircraft crashed at La Risquette late in the evening of the 24th September 1944. It fell in flames in the middle of a mine field. The bodies of Plt Off Jones, Flt Sgt. Smith and Sgt. Whitefield were never recovered.	PoW		Second to bail out of the aircraft. He was captured by the Germans and held in custody with Sgt. Burns and Flt Sgt. Michelmore from the morning of the 25th until the 30th September when the Germans who were holding him surrendered to Canadian forces. Commissioned and promoted to Plt Off (188994) on the 19th May 1944. London Gazette 2nd February 1945
32	Dillon	B G D	Warrant Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-09-26	Lancaster	III	LM587	JO-L	Waddington		Cap Griz Nez	Crashed at Wissant {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed	Wissant Communal Cemetery
33	Burns	Sydney George	Flight Sergeant	429919		Australian	Bomb Aimer		RAAF	Bomber Command	463 Sqn RAAF	1944-09-24	Lancaster	III	DV171	JO:Y	Waddington	17:36	Calais	The aircraft was hit by flak setting the Port inner engine on fire. The propeller could not be feathered and the pilot ordered the crew to bail out. The aircraft crashed at La Risquette late in the evening of the 24th September 1944. It fell in flames in the middle of a mine field. The bodies of Plt Off Jones, Flt Sgt. Smith and Sgt. Whitefield were never recovered.	PoW		He was the first to bail out at about 1000 ft, followed by Flt Sgt. Michelmore and Sgt. Fletcher. Flt Sgt. Burns was captured by the Germans. Held in custody with Flt Sgt. Michelmore and Sgt. Fletcher from the morning of the 25th until the 30th September when the Germans who were holding him surrendered to Canadian forces.
34	Spencer	R B	Flight Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	514Sqn	1944-06-15	Lancaster	II	DS816	JI-O	Waterbeach	2308	Valenciennes	Crashed at Croisilles {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed	Croisilles British Cemetery
35	Peterkin	John Douglas	Flight Lieutenant	77123		Australian	Pilot		RAAF	Bomber Command	141 Sqn	1944-07-05	Mosquito	II	DZ310	TW:Z	West Raynham	23:25	BS	Serrate patrol heading for northern France. Crashed 00:36 about 1 km S of Wattan (Pas-de-Calais), 9 km NNW of St-Omer. Claimed as a probable by Uffz. Heinz Irmer, his 1st Abschuss, from 6./KG51 NW of Caen an 1500m at 02:38 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	Evader		Captured by 3 German soldiers. Fainted soon after capture and escaped. Return to England 9th September 1944
36	Jennings	D R	Flight Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1944-08-08	Lancaster	I	LM166	KO-Y	Witchford	2153	Lucheux	Crashed at Grand-Rulfecourt {Pas-de-Calais}	Evader