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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	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1101	Bisheff	G E	Pilot Officer	J18162					RCAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1943-06-21	Halifax	II	DT772	EQ-E	Leeming	2340	Krefeld	Crashed Zeist Holland	Killed	Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) Gen Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1102	Bishop	D C	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	10 Sqd	1945-01-01	Halifax I	II	LV785	ZA-C	Melbourne	1635	Dortmund	Bomb jettisoned over North Sea on return to base crashed near Laytham Grange Farm near airfield				Paradie Archive Database
1103	Bishop	D	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	10 Sqd	1944-12-09	Halifax	III	MZ309	ZA-B	Melbourne	1617	Munster	Crash landed at Woodbridge Suffolk on return				Paradie Archive Database
1104	Bishop	Stanley Adolfson	Flying Officer	J/13118	Age 26	Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	100 Sqd	1943-05-27	Lancaster	III	ED821	HW-A	RAF Grimsby, Lincolnshire	2232	Essen	See archive report for further details	Killed	Wonseradeel Protestant Churchyard (Witmarsum). Row 36. Grave 18.		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1105	Bishop	G	Flying Officer	J/23710					RCAF	Fighter	406 Sqd RCAF	1944-07-25	Mosquito	NF30	MM736				Ranger		Killed	Runnymede Memorial United Kingdom		Paradie Archive Database
1106	Bishop	J H W	Sergeant	R69969					RCAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1943-06-21	Halifax	II	JD209	EQ-B	Leeming	2345	Krefeld	Shot down in target area	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
1107	Bishop	M W	Sergeant	R65139					RCAF	Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1943-03-27	Halifax	II	DT634	VR-R	Middleton St George	2002	Berlin	Shot down by nightfighter N of Hamberg	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
1108	Bishop	J P	Sergeant	R133344					RCAF	Bomber Command	420 Sqd RCAF	1943-04-26	Wellington	X	HE771	PT-	Croft		Duisburg	Crashed on return to base	Injured			Paradie Archive Database
1109	Bishop	John Philpott	Flight Sergeant	R/133344	15 Dec 1910	Canadian	Observer		RCAF	Bomber Command	429 Sqd RCAF	1943-07-03	Wellington	X	LN296	AL-	East Moor	2256	Koln	Claim by Oblt Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer Stab II/NJG1 - 1km North of Grooten-haak 7km North West of Diest (Meise): 4,500m at 0048 hours (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1943 Part 2 - Theo Boiten) All were buried at Averbode, but in Nov 1945, their remains were reinterred at the Bergan-Op-Zoom cemetery	Killed	Bergan-Op-Zoom Canadian War cemetery, 11.H.12		Paradie Archive Database	Son of John Augustus and Mabel Jessica Bishop, of Vernon, British Columbia
1110	Bishop	A G	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	431 Sqd RCAF	1944-08-26	Halifax	III	MZ509	SE-C	Membury		Transit	Crashed on take off				Paradie Archive Database
1111	Bishop	G E	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	431 Sqd RCAF	1943-12-29	Halifax	V	LK701	SE-L	Croft		Berlin	?	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1112	Bishop	H G	Pilot Officer					DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	431 Sqd RCAF	1945-03-09	Lancaster	X	KB853	SE-A	Croft	1142	Essen	Crashed target area	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1113	Bishop	Ernest Howard	Pilot Officer	J/86577	Born on the 30th June 1921 Age23	Canada	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	432 Sqd RCAF	1944-07-28	Halifax	VII	NP702	QO-B	RAF East Moor, North Yorkshire	2241	Hamburg	See archive report for full details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 249		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1114	Bishop	J	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	432 Sqd RCAF	1944-10-23	Halifax	VIII	NP722	QO-N	East Moor	1604	Essen	Crashed at Manston Kent on return				Paradie Archive Database
1115	Bishop	J D	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	50 Sqd	1944-07-07	Lancaster	III	PA996	VN-J	Skellingthorpe	2203	St-Leu	Crashed at Mesnil-Mauger {Seine-Maritime}	Killed	Mesnil-Mauger Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1116	Bishop	G M	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	83 Sqd	1942-11-22	Lancaster	I	ED311	OL-K	Wyton	1810	Stuttgart	Ditched English Channel	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
1117	Bishop	S B S	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	90 Sqd	1945-02-03	Lancaster	I	PA158	WP-S	Tuddenham	1614	Dortmund		Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1118	Bishop	S B	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	90 Sqd	1944-12-21	Lancaster	I	NG323	WP-J	Lossiemouth		Transit	Crashed at Tuddenham				Paradie Archive Database
1119	Bishop	E	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	434 Sqd RCAF	1945-03-22	Lancaster	X	KB832	WL-F	Croft	1055	Hildesheim	Collided with 431 Sqn Lancaster KB811 SE-T at base destroyed after bomb load exploded				Paradie Archive Database
1120	Bissell	Donald Clifford	Flying Officer	J/24280			Navigator		RCAF	Fighter Command	418 Sqd RCAF	1944-01-03	Mosquito	VI	LR268		RAF Ford, Sussex	315	Intruder	See archive report for further information	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede War Memorial. Panel 245		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1121	Bisset	W McM	Flight Sergeant	R136065					RCAF	Bomber Command	427 Sqd RCAF	1943-03-29	Wellington	X	HE744	ZL-J	Croft	1950 Croft	Bochum	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
1122	Bisset	R C	Squadron Leader					DFC *		Bomber Command	405 Sqd RCAF	1941-11-30	Wellington	II	W5476	LQ-H	Pocklington	1721	Hamburg	?	Killed	Runnymede
1123	Bissett	John Alexander	Sergeant	R/67791		Canada	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	10 Sqd	1942-02-26	Halifax	II	V9986	ZA-M	Leeming	18:23	Kiel. bomb floating dock	Lost without trace	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database		Paradie Canadian Archive
1124	Bissett	Jack Montgomery	Squadron Leader	J/16991		Canada	Pilot	DFM MiD	RCAF	Bomber Command	427 Sqd RCAF	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LV898	ZL-D	Leeming	2220	Nurnberg	Shot down by a night fighter and crashed over Herhahn whilst on a bombing raid to Nuremberg. Crashed Herhohn	Killed Age 23	Rheinberg War Cemetery 14. E. 8.		Personnel date on Paradie RCAF Archive	Halifax LV898, piloted by Squadron Leader J. M. Bissett, DFM was detailed to attack Nuremberg, as part of the main force of 795 aircraft, and was shot down by an enemy night-fighter and crashed at Herhahn, 4km north west of Schleiden, on 30-31 March 1944. All the crew were killed. The raid on Nuremberg on the night of 30-31 March 1944 was the blackest night for Bomber Command in the whole of the War, with some 96 aircraft lost. 'The Bomber Command War Diaries' by Martin Middlebrook gives the following account: ‘This would normally have been the moon and stand down period for the main bomber force but a raid on the distant target of Nuremberg (8 hours round trip) was planned on the basis of a forecast predicting protective high cloud on the outward route. 795 aircraft were despatched. The German Controller ignored all diversions and assembled his fighters at 2 radio beacons which happened to be astride the route to Nuremberg. The first night fighters appeared just before the bombers reached the Belgian border and a fierce battle in the moonlight lasted for the next hour. 82 bombers were lost on the outward route. The action was much reduced on the return flight, when most of the night fighters had had to land but 96 bombers were lost in total, the largest Bomber Command loss of the war. The main raid over Nuremberg was a failure, the city was covered in thick cloud and a fierce cross wind which developed on the final target approach made the Pathfinder aircraft move too far to the East, little damage was caused. Subsequent research showed that 120 aircraft had bombed Schweinfurt, 50 miles to the North West of Nuremberg and that there had been a 10 mile ‘creep back’ in the main bombing.’ Three Halifax’s from 427 Squadron were lost in the raid with only two crew members surviving. 'The Nuremberg Raid' by Martin Middlebrook gives additional information onLV898: ‘At least nine flight commanders went missing, all killed. 427 Sqd lost both A and B flight commanders- Squadron Leader’s Bissett, DFM, and Laird, DFC both Manitobans. Bissett’s crew had already caused anxiety on the squadron when starting their second tour by their apparent unconcern at the importance of keeping on course and his loss was not unexpected. In fact, Bissett’s Halifax had crashed almost exactly on track south of Aachen.’
1125	Bisson	G E	Flight Lieutenant	J16354						Bomber Command	405 Sqd RCAF	1943-04-08	Halifax	II	HR809	LQ-X			Duisburg		PoW
1126	Bissonnette	G A R	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	78 Sqd	1942-07-26	Halifax	II	W1184	EY-	Middleton St George	2253	Hamburg	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
1127	Bist	A C	Pilot Officer							Fighter	418 Sqd RCAF	1942-11-07	Boston	III	W8358				Night Intruder		PoW
1128	Bitten	F C	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	425 Sqd RCAF	1943-02-06	Wellington	III	Z1742	KW-C	Dishforth	1710	Gardening	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
1129	Bittner	J D	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	420 Sqd RCAF	1943-01-29	Wellington	III	DF626	PT-	Middleton St George	1632	Lorient	Crashed at Exeter DEVON	Killed	Exeter Higher Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1130	Bjarnason	Stefan Agust	Flying Officer			Iceland	Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	106 Sqd	1944-08-07	Lancaster	III	LM641	ZN-D	Metheringham	2130	Secqueville	Crashed at Quetteville {Calvados}	Evader		Courtesy Oleg Marin	Paradie Archive Database
1131	Black	Charles Noola	Pilot Officer	AUS/405437			W/Op/Air Gunner		RAAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1943-04-03	Halifax	II	HR713	EQ-F	Leeming	1945	Essen	See Archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Panel 190			Read Archive Report
1132	Black	William Rex	Sergeant	AUS/417292	Age 19	Australian	Air/Gnr		RAAF	Bomber Command	427 Sqd RCAF	1943-07-30	Halifax	V	EB242	ZL-?	RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	2220	Remscheid	See archive report for brief details	PoW No: 222465 Camp: Stalag Muhlberg (Elbe 4B)	None - survived the war			Read Archive Report
1133	Black	D I	Flying Officer	124923			Navigator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1943-06-11	Halifax	II	JD143	VR-A	RAF Middleton St. George, County Durham	2240	Dusseldorf	See Archive report for further details	PoW No: 1488 Camp: Stalag Luft Sagan - L3	None - survived the war			Read Archive Report
1134	Black	R E	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	103 Sqd	1943-12-02	Lancaster	III	JB401	PM-P	Elsham Wolds	1654	Berlin	?	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1135	Black	G S G	Sergeant	R/65151		Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	107 Sqd	1942-04-27	Boston	III	Z2194	OM-	Great Massingham	1422	Lille	Claimed by Hptm Johannes Seifert Stab 1/JG26. near Bourbourg at 1550	PoW No. 222 Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug			Paradie Archive Database
1136	Black	W A	Flight Lieutenant	J/1444			Pilot	AFC	RCAF	Fighter	2 Sqd	1944-06-27	Mustang	I	FR902				Sortie	Abandoned near Alencon	Killed	Le Mans West Cemetery France		Paradie Archive Database
1137	Black	D A	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	405 Sqd RCAF	1943-08-09	Halifax	II	HR872	LQ-K	Gransden Lodge	2252	Mannheim	Crashed at Awenne Belgium	Killed	Florennes Communal		Paradie Archive Database
1138	Black	William Andrew	Flight Lieutenant	J/7980	Born on the 05th January 1920 Age 23	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1943-02-03	Halifax	II	DT680	EQ-D	RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire	1800	Hamburg	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Hamburg Ohlsdorf War Cemetery. Grave 10A.M.8		Paradie Archive Database	Son of William and Dorothy Ellen Black (née Castle) of 5510 Blenheim Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Read Archive Report
1139	Black	J M	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1945-02-02	Halifax V	II	NP757	EQ-B	Linton on Ouse	2010	Wanne-Eickel	Abandoned and crashed near North Witham				Paradie Archive Database
1140	Black	Richard Bursleigh	Flying Officer	J/11844	Age 23	Canada	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	426 Sqd RCAF	1944-03-15	Lancaster	II	DS771	OW-P	RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire	1906	Stuttgart	See archive report for further details	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery. Grave 4.F.12		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1141	Black	J H	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	426 Sqd RCAF	1944-05-12	Halifax	III	LK883	OW-E	Linton on Ouse	2207	Leuven	Crashed Londerzeel {Brabant}	PoW			Paradie Archive Database	Attacker
1142	Black	John Hannah	Sergeant	R/118059	20 Feb 1920	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	429 Sqd RCAF	1942-12-21	Wellington	III	DF624	AL-	East Moor		Training	The crew were undertaking a training flight from their base at East Moor and while the a/c was close to the North Yorkshire Moors the a/c suffered an electrical failure which caused the propellers on both engines to go into a fully fine pitch. This then caused the engines to over-rev and eventually to overheat. Fearing he was loosing control of the a/c the captain ordered his five crew to abandon the a/c, this was done successfully. The pilot and rear gunner received slight injuries on landing, the pilot suffered his injuries after landing on a fence. The a/c crashed near Kirkby, a few miles south of Stokesley and was destroyed. RAF East Moor took charge of the crash site; they sent transport to collect the crew, put a guard on the a/c and destroyed secret equipment it was carrying. (References- Aircraft Accidents in Yorkshire)	Survived - Killed in Action 2 Mar 1943			Paradie Archive Database	429 Sqn Wellington HZ260
1143	Black	John Hannah	Sergeant	R/118059	20 Feb 1920	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	429 Sqd RCAF	1943-03-02	Wellington	X	HZ260	AL-K	East Moor	1901	Gardening	Ditched some 87 miles off Cromer, Norfolk. Reason unknown	Killed	Sutton-on-the-Forest (All Hallows) Churchyard Extension, Section E, Grave 2		Paradie Archive Database	Died from Hypothermia on 2nd Mar 1943 a few hours before help could arrive. Buried on 8th Mar 1943
1144	Black	H G	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	44 Sqd	1943-02-07	Lancaster	I	ED309	KM-S	Waddington		Lorient	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
1145	Black	Gordon Ronald	Sergeant	R/75540					RCAF	Bomber Command	44 Sqd	1943-03-10	Lancaster	I	ED305	KM-S	Waddington		Gardening - Little Belt, Lyngsodde (Danish Coast)	Crashed in sea	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 186		Paradie Archive Database	Info sent in by John Jones - August 2016. This aircraft was claimed by Oblt Gerhard Raht (4./NJG3). The sea near Strib, Fyn Island (Faun) at 4,500 meters. Time:- 22:12. This would be his fourth kill. See Kracker Archive on this site
1146	Black	R H	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	420 Sqd RCAF	1942-04-12	Hampden	I	P1239	PT-Y	Waddington		Essen	?	Killed
1147	Black	I M	Sergeant							Bomber Command	431 Sqd RCAF	1944-01-28	Halifax	V	LK918	SE-F	Croft	2350	Berlin	Crashed at base on return
1148	Black	J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	432 Sqd RCAF	1943-10-08	Wellington	X	LN451	QO-W	Skipton on Swale	2254	Hannover	?	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
1149	Black	James	Sergeant	1002830		UK	Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	434 Sqd RCAF	1944-07-28	Halifax	III	LW596	WL-Z	Croft	2230	Hamburg		Killed
1150	Black	Charles Noola	Pilot Officer	405437		Australia			RAAF		408 Sqd RCAF	1943-04-04												RAAF Honour Roll