Allied Losses and Incidents: All Commands

Allied Air Forces Losses and Incidents Database.

Allied Losses Nordic Allied Losses RAAF Allied Losses RNZAF USAAF Battle of Britain Paradie RCAF Allied Losses RCAF Allied Losses Polish Archiwum Polish

Search Tips • Researching Your Loved OneContact us via Helpdesk for research on your loved one • Names in DatabaseThese are all the names in the database

Data derived from many sources. Corrections/Additions welcomed via Helpdesk

* 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

(1) Check spelling in 'Names in Database' link
(2) Cannot search on less than 2 characters
(3) Check Serial has no spaces eg NB456
(4) Check date format is YYYY-MM-DD include hyphens
(5) Check you have seen all pages, see bottom of table
(6) Single digit squadron uses form '5 sqd' must include 'sqd'
(7) Read Search Tips: Database section
(8) Scroll to right to see last column
(9) Try using a portion of searchword (Contains option) (10) If no luck, contact us via Helpdesk

Thanks to Personnel of the Polish Air Force in Great Britain for supplementary data and images (marked with a chequerboard device) related to the Polish Air Force, and many images courtesy of our respected colleagues Wojtek Matusiak and Robert Gretzyngier. Other images from our own archives.
Responding to requests that respects may be paid in this database to a loved one or friend, or someone you want to recognize, an In Memoriam plaque may now be placed next to any entry. See our Donate Page for details. Search for In Memoriam in this database to see examples of plaques which have been placed.

Polish Air Force personnel have a supplementary database containing more information and many more entries. Check the following:
Personel Polskich Sił Powietrznych posiada dodatkową bazę danych zawierającą więcej informacji i wiele innych wpisów. Sprawdź następujące elementy:
Archiwum: PSP 1939 -1947 Database 17,000+ Polish Air Force Entries
ON REQUEST, MORE INFORMATION CAN OFTEN BE RETRIEVED FROM OUR RESEARCH ARCHIVE ON EVERY ENTRY, AND ON NAMES YET TO BE ENTERED.

You can now search on a minimum of 2 characters (previous minimum was 3). To search for single character squadrons such as 5, append Sqd, thus search for 5 Sqd

See a sample search

If you would like our team to research a family member or friend who appears in this database, contact us via the Helpdesk. We will send you instructions.

Enter Your search conditions and click Search This

AND(Optional)

Exact Match Contains Word

These are the results of your search:

You searched for: “1944-06-12”

#	Name* (↑)	First Names	Rank	RAF Equivalent Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force (↑)	Command (↑)	Unit (↑)	DateofIncident *See Note (↑)	Aircraft (↑)	Type	Serial	Code	Victories (Fighters)	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1101	Arnold	Alan	Flying Officer		Aus/410136			Visual Air Bomber		RAAF	Bomber Command	97 Sqd (Straits Settlements)	1944-06-23	Lancaster	III	ME625	OF-O		RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire		Training	Collided with Lancaster ND981 and crashed near Cloot House Farm, Crowlands, Lincolnshire	Killed	Buried at Cambridge City Cemetery Grave No. 13966			Read Archive Report
1102	Arnold	R S	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	44 Sqd	1944-07-12	Lancaster	III	LM638	KM-P		Dunholme Lodge	2143	Culmont	Collided with 576 Sqn Lancaster ND859 UL-L2 & crashed at Auberive {Haute-Marne}	Evader			Paradie Archive Database
1103	Arnold	Philip Sydney	Pilot Officer		125382	1904		Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	106 Sqn	1944-06-06	Lancaster	III	ND680	ZN:P		Metheringham	00:30	Coutances – Line of Communications	Claim by Oblt Heinz Rokker 2/NJG2 – 25-35km South West of Caen (UT): 1,000m at 02:51. Crashed near Caen.	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 204			Promoted to Fg.Off. wef 29th February 1944, gazetted 14th March 1944 Son of Robert William and Jennie Evelyn Arnold, of Ilford, Essex; husband of Marie Eileen Arnold.
1104	Arnold	S J	Sergeant								Bomber Command	12 Sqd	1944-03-15	Lancaster	III	ND447	PH-C		Wickenby	1840	Stuttgart	Crashed Hartheem	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
1105	Arnold	Raymond	Flying Officer		429006		Australia			RAAF		7 Sqd RAAF	1944-06-13													RAAF Honour Roll
1106	Arnold	Alan	Flying Officer		410136		Australia			RAAF		97 Sqd (Straits Settlements)	1944-06-23													RAAF Honour Roll
1107	Arnold	John H	2nd Lt		O-665158		USA	Pilot		USAAF	354th Fighter Group	353rd Fighter Squadron: Cobras	1944-05-12	P-51 Mustang								1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1108	Arnold	Max C	2nd Lt		O-671484		USA	Pilot		USAAF	358th Fighter Group	367th Fighter Squadron	1944-02-06	P-47 Thunderbolt								1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1109	Arnott	H	Flight Lieutenant								Bomber Command	7 Sqd	1942-12-06	Stirling	I	R9259	MG-J		Oakington	1741	Mannheim	Crashed Saunveniere Blegium	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery Belgium
1110	Arnoux	Maurice	Commander				France	Pilot		FFAF Air Force		Spa 49, pilot of the Groupe de Chasse III Fighter Group / 7	1944-06-06	Morane MS.406				5 (WW1)					Killed age 44				Commander Maurice Arnoux, 44 years old, French Ace of WW1, 5 approved aerial victories, including 3 in collaboration and 1 probable victory within the N 49 squadron, then Spa 49, pilot of the GC III Fighter Group / 7, on Morane MS.406, is killed in the crash of his plane during the Campaign of France.
1111	Arthur	Rober Peter	Sergeant Air Gunner		1821788					RAFVR	Bomber Command	578 Sqd	1944-07-20	Halifax	III	MZ572	LK-L		RAF Burn, Yorkshire	2357	Bottrop	Shot down by Fw. Erwin Egeler of 12./NJGI	Missing	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 224.			Read Archive Report
1112	Arthur	G A	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	101 Sqd	1944-06-09	Lancaster	I	LL756	SR-Q		Ludford Magna	1748	le Havre	Crashed at base on return
1113	Arthur	L C	Flying Officer		129410						Bomber Command	9 Sqd	1943-06-12	Lancaster	III	ED558	WS-N		Bardney	2243	Bochum	Crashed at Braamt	PoW
1114	Arthur	Keith	Sergeant		416736		Australia			RAAF		1 Air Navigation School	1944-12-25													RAAF Honour Roll
1115	Artyniuk	J P	Pilot Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	431 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-07	Halifax	III	MZ602	SE-U		Croft	2354	Versailles	Crashed at Blevy {Eure-et-Loir}	Killed	Blevy Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1116	Arundell	David Robert	Sergeant		1567566			Air Gunner	DFM	RAFVR	Bomber Command	158 Sqd	1944-06-02	Halifax	III	LV792	NP:E		Lissett	22:16	Trappes	Attacked by a night fighter which tore a massive hole in the centre section of the aircraft. During the confusion of the blaze, three of the crew are thought to have fallen out. Two survived, unfortunately Sgt Dwan’s body was never found. Plt Off Bancroft landed the aircraft RAF Hurn at 02:49. The aircraft was totally beyond repair (Cat E). The instrument panel was salvaged and is now on display in the Australian War Memorial Museum Canberra. The four members of crew who returned were decorated for their bravery. LV792 was claimed by Hptm Fritz Sothe 4/NJG4 North of Evreux (UC): 2,700m at 01:19. Victory listed in OKL/RLM 4/NJG4. Confirmed Abschussubersicht, but no confirmation date. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 3 – Theo Boiten).	Safe				DFM awarded, Gazetted 17 July 1944: Citation reads: 1567566 Sergeant David Robert ARUNDEL, RAFVR, 158 Squadron. These officers and airman were air bomber, pilot, navigator and air gunner respectively, of an aircraft detailed to attack Trappes. The target was successfully attacked and on the return flight the aircraft was attacked, by an enemy fighter, causing. extensive damage. The inter-communication system was put out of action. The navigational instruments were rendered useless whilst fires broke out in the bomb bays and fuselage; the starboard inner engine also caught light. The situation seemed most serious, but Pilot Officer Bancroft held resolutely to his course.. Meanwhile Flying Officer Tansley and Pilot Officer Fripp promptly directed their efforts towards fighting the 'fires. They were quickly joined by Sergeant Arundel who had struggled his way out of his damaged turret. Together these members of the crew finally succeeded in extinguishing the flames. Afterwards they co-operated splendidly with their captain. Pilot Officer Bancroft, who flew the badly damaged aircraft to an airfield in this country. In harassing circumstances these members of aircraft- crew displayed coolness, courage and devotion to duty worthy high praise.	Halifax LV792
1117	Asbury	Richard W	1st Lt		O-801346		USA	Pilot		USAAF	363rd Fighter Group	382nd Fighter/Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron	1944-06-25	P-51 Mustang								0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1118	Ash	J W	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	433 Sqd RCAF	1944-12-02	Halifax	III	MZ807	BM-C		Skipton On Swale	1749	Hagen		Killed	Choloy War Cemetery France		Paradie Archive Database
1119	Ash	J T	Sergeant								Bomber Command	626 Sqd	1944-06-30	Lancaster	III	ND459	CF-M		Kelstern	2220	Vierzon	Crashed at Genouilly {Cher}	Killed	Genouilly Communal Cemetery
1120	Ash	C J K	Flight Lieutenant								Bomber Command	635 Sqd	1944-06-11	Lancaster	III	JB239	F2-A		Downham Market	2340	Nantes	Crashed at Vertou {Loire-Atlantique}	Killed	Pont-du-Cens Communal Cemetery
1121	Ashby	Clifford T	1st Lt		O-762201		USA	Pilot		USAAF	356th Fighter Group	361st Fighter Squadron: Martlesham Playboys	1944-12-05	P-47 Thunderbolt. (P-51 Mustang from Nov 1944)								1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1122	Ashcroft	Alfred Edward David	Flight Lieutenant		112736	1920		Navigator	DFC	RAFVR	Bomber Command	157 Sqn	1944-10-06	Mosquito	XIX	MM678	RS:A		Swannington	18:05	Bomber Support	In support of the Dortmund operation. Crashed 5 miles NE of Tirlemont, west of Brussels	Killed	Brussels Town Cemetery, X.23.25.			Son of Alfred and Edith Maud Ashcroft, of Cobham, Surrey
1123	Ashcroft	P K	Sergeant								Bomber Command	103 Sqd	1944-12-24	Lancaster	I	NG420	PM-Q		Elsham Wolds	1443	Koln	Crashed at Sindorf	Killed	Venray War Cemetery
1124	Ashford	A E	Sergeant					Air Gunner (Mid Upper)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	426 (Thunderbird) Sqn, RCAF	1944-06-06	Halifax	III	LW377	OW:G		Linton on Ouse	21:35	Coutances, Normandy, France	See Archive report for details	Safe					Read Archive Report
1125	Ashleigh	D D	Flying Officer					Pilot			Fighter	401 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-30	Spitfire	IX	MH872					Recce	Crash landed at Mormal
1126	Ashley	C	Sergeant								Bomber Command	12 Sqd	1944-11-29	Lancaster	I	NF967	PH-C		Wickenby	1216	Dortmund		Killed	Runnymede
1127	Ashley	F H	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	149 Sqd (East India)	1942-12-06	Stirling	I	N3723	OJ-E		Lakenheath	1802	Mannheim	Crashed near Ascot BERKS
1128	Ashpole	Gerald John James	Sergeant		1866432		British	FE		RAFVR	Bomber Command	97 Sqd (Straits Settlements)	1944-06-05	Lancaster	III	ND815	OF-G		Coningsby	03:08	St Pierre-de-Mont	Failed To Return GERMAN Ground fire/Fw 190 attack FRANCE, Crash Osmanville, 2km NE of , Isigny-sur-Mer	Killed	Osmanville {St-Clement} Memorial	Osmanville St. Clement, France		Early morning attack on the gun battery at Point-du-Hoc overlooking the D-Day beaches. Aircraft likely victim of an Fw190
1129	Ashton	L	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	138 Sqd (Special)	1944-06-02	Halifax	V	LL284	NF-E		Tempsford		SOE	Crash landed at Sandy	Injured
1130	Ashton	E	Sergeant								Bomber Command	166 Sqd	1944-07-12	Lancaster	III	LM388	AS-W		Kirmington	2135	Revigny	Crashed at Vitry-le-Croise {Aube}	Killed	Vitry-le-Croise
1131	Ashton	J N S	Sergeant						DFM		Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1944-02-12	Halifax	II	HR910	VR-R		Middleton St George	1806	Gardening		Killed	Runnymede
1132	Askie	R E L	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	625 Sqd	1944-09-12	Lancaster	III	LM512	CF-M		Kelstern	1834	Frankfurt	Collided with 622 Sqn Lancaster NF965 GI-S & crashed near Stattmatten	Killed	Sessenheim Communal Cemetery			Read Archive Report
1133	Aspinall	T R	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	227 Sqd	1944-12-04	Lancaster	I	LM259	9J-U		Balderton	1631	Heilbronn	Crashed at Kleiningershaim	PoW
1134	Assman	Ludwik Karol	Podporucznik	Pilot Officer	P-1538 / 783390	1915.10.09 Nupejdel – Czech Republic	Czechoslovakia	Air Gunner		PAF	Bomber Command	304 Sqd Polish	1941-10-26	Wellington	Ic	W5720	NZ-		Lindholme	1755	Hamburg	The aircraft had been hit by flak over the target Hamburg. This resulted the failure of the port engine. It was ditched at 2210 on the 27 October 1944, approximately 12 miles off Cromer, Norfolk. The crew except for Fg Off Stenocki were rescued after 17 hours in the water by the Sheringham Lifeboat ” Forester Centenary”.	Rescued	0		Archiwum Polish Database
1135	Astall	C	Sergeant								Bomber Command	76 Sqd	1944-08-12	Halifax	III	LW695	MP-M		Holme on Spalding Moor	2144	Russelheim	Crashed at Quint	Killed
1136	Astley	W E	Sergeant								Bomber Command	115 Sqd	1944-06-07	Lancaster	III	ND761	A4-C		Witchford	.0033.	Chervreusse	Crashed at les Breviaires {Yvelines}	Killed	les Breviaires Communal Cemetery
1137	Aston	M R	Sergeant								Bomber Command	12 Sqd	1943-06-25	Lancaster	III	ED968	PH-P				Training	Crashed at Stenigot Lincs	Killed	Cambridge City Cemetery
1138	Atherton	Cyril	Sergeant		1358514	1913		Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	199 Sqd	1944-01-28	Stirling	III	EF505	EX-R		Lakenheath	1846	Gardening	Claim by Fw Klaus Moller 12/NJG3 - Romo (Himmelbett) at 22:30. Coned by 1/Flakscheinw Abt 609 (Werfer 11). Also claimed by Flak 1-3, 5, 6 & 8/schw Flak Abt 306 (o) (Lancaster N Romo Island 22:30)Flak claim confirmed by OKL on 8 July 1944. Claim by Fw Moller not listed OKL/RLM 12/NJG3. Confirmed Abschussubersicht probably rejected. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 1 - Theo Boiten). At 22:30 the aircraft crashed in shallow water at Juvre Sande at the north end of the island of Rømø killing all onboard. (Air War Over Denmark)	Killed	Esbjerg (Fourfelt)Cemetery Plot A Row 8 Grave 22			Son of Thomas and Clara E. Atherton, of Birmingham; husband of Beatrice K. Atherton, of Hay Mills, Birmingham
1139	Athey	R W	Sergeant								Bomber Command	7 Sqd	1944-06-10	Lancaster	III	NE129	NG-G		Oakington	2300	Dreux	Crashed target area	Killed	Dreux Communal Cemetery
1140	Atkin	Alwyne	Flight Sergeant Air Gunner		1663367					RAFVR	Bomber Command	99 Sqd	1944-06-17	Wellington	XI	HZ719			Jessore Airbase		Bomb ferrying		Killed	Imphal War Cemetery. Coll. Grave 6.H.14-18.			Read Archive Report
1141	Atkins	J I	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	640 Sqd	1944-05-12	Halifax	III	LW499	C8-G		Leconfield	2201	Hassett	Crashed Genk {Limburg}	Killed	Schoolselhof Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1142	Atkins	Kenneth Leslie	Flying Officer		144756			Bomb Aimer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	103 Sqn	1944-02-15	Lancaster	III	ND363	PM-A		Elsham Wolds	1710	Berlin	Claim by Lt Kurt Matzak 12/NJG1 - Waddenzee East of Texel (Lowe): 6,400m at 22:50. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 1 - Theo Boiten) Crashed into the Waddenzee East of Texel.	Killed	Texel (Den Burg) General Cemetery Plot K Row 7 Grave 149				Attacker
1143	Atkins	J E	Sergeant								Bomber Command	7 Sqd	1944-06-10	Lancaster	III	PA964	MG-K		Oakington	1507	Scholven-Buer		PoW
1144	Atkins	James Bernard	Leading Aircraftman		43440		Australia			RAAF		6 Aircraft Depot Oakey	1944-06-24													RAAF Honour Roll
1145	Atkins	Robert	Technical Sergeant	Sergeant	32792318	1923	American	Radio Operator		USAAF	8th Air Force	731st Bomber Squadron (452nd Bombardment Group (H))	1944-05-12	B--17 Lucky Lady	G	42-39941	7D:G		Deopham Green (Station #142), Norfolk, England		Brüx (Mission #353), Czechoslovakia	See Archive report for details	Evader					Archive Report
1146	Atkinson	William James	Warrant Officer		AUS/413332	Born on the 14th August 1922 Age 21	Australian	Pilot		RAAF	Fighter Command	131 Sqd	1944-06-01	Spitfire	VII	MB887	NX-?		RAF Culmhead, Somerset		Rhubarb 265	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 259			Read Archive Report
1147	Atkinson	Walter Edward	Pilot Officer		AUS/422530					RAAF	Fighter	456 Sqd RAAF	1944-07-12	Mosquito	NFXVII	HK312	G				Patrol	Crashed off Littlehampton	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery United Kingdom	Courtesy Oleg Marin	RAAF Honour Roll
1148	Atkinson	Joseph	Sergeant		613970			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1944-12-27	Lancaster	X	KB738	VR-D		RAF Middleton St. George, County Durham	257	Opladen	See archive report for further details	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery. Grave 6.D.18			Read Archive Report
1149	Atkinson	H T G	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	12 Sqd	1944-08-26	Lancaster	I	LM225	PH-C		Wickenby	2011	Kiel		Killed	Runnymede
1150	Atkinson	William James	Warrant Officer		413332		Australia			RAAF		131 Sqd RAF	1944-06-01													RAAF Honour Roll