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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	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1301	Boudreau	L J H	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	424 Sqd RCAF	1944-03-22	Halifax	III	LW347	QB-X	Skipton on Swale	1756	Gardening	Damaged on landing at base on return			Paradie Archive Database
1302	Boudreau	G V	Warrant Officer				Pilot			Fighter	403 Sqd RCAF	1945-03-15	Spitfire	XIV	SM313				Escort	Crash landed at Bocholt	PoW
1303	Boudreault	Joseph Raoul Alphonse	Flight Sergeant	R/62814	30 Sep 1917	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	425 Sqd RCAF	1942-09-22	Wellington	II	BJ695	KW-P	Dishforth		Fighter affiliation	The a/c was undertaking a gunnery exercise with 403 Sqn Spitfire AR440 over North Yorkshire, while in the Pickering area the Spitfire was making dummy attacks on the a/c. This was a common occurrence just south of Pickering and had been successful at all previous times here. On this day the Spitfire did not break away in time and struck the rear of the Wellington. The a/c had gone in nose first, on the railway line just east of the Black Bull pub, between Pickering and Malton. The main part of the Spitfire crashed around half a mile away. (Aircraft Accidents in Yorkshire)	Killed	Dishforth Cemetery Grave 25	Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian Sqn Laid to rest on 25 Sep 1942 Son of Joseph and Anna Boudreault, of Sept Iles, Province of Quebec, Canada
1304	Boulter	F C	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	405 Sqd RCAF	1943-09-27	Lancaster	III	LM345	LQ-L	Gransden Lodge	1920	Hannover	?	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
1305	Boulton	R G T	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	158 Sqd	1944-12-17	Halifax	III	NR233	NP-J	Lissett	258	Duisburg	Crashed at Braibant {Namur}	Injured		Paradie Archive Database	See Paradie Archive
1306	Boulton	C A	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	405 Sqd RCAF	1945-03-15	Lancaster	III	PB516	LQ-T	Gransden Lodge	1749	Misburg		Killed	Hannover War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
1307	Boulton	F H	Squadron Leader				Pilot			Fighter	416 Sqd RCAF	1943-05-13	Spitfire	IX	BS430	N			Ramrod 71		PoW
1308	Bourassa	P E	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1944-09-18	Lancaster	X	KB735	VR-O	Middleton St George	1534	Walcheren	Crash landed at East Moor on return			Paradie Archive Database
1309	Bourchier	B J	Squadron Leader	C245					RCAF	Bomber Command	78 Sqd	1943-04-03	Halifax	II	DT780	EY-	Linton on Ouse	1946	Essen	Crashed vicinity Monchengladbach	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
1310	Bourdat	W L	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	420 Sqd RCAF	1944-02-25	Halifax	III	LW420	PT-U	Tholthorpe	2127	Augsburg		PoW		Paradie Archive Database
1311	Bourdeau	H F	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	161 Sqd	1944-04-19	Hudson	III	T9439	NA-R	Tempsford		Training	Force landed Gothenburg	Interned		Paradie Archive Database
1312	Bourdon	G R	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	57 Sqd	1943-09-23	Lancaster	III	JA875	DX-K	East Kirkby	1901	Mannheim	Crashed Worms-Weinsheim	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
1313	Bourgeau	J R F	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	405 Sqd RCAF	1941-12-28	Wellington	II	W5561	LQ-J	Pocklington	1705	Emden	?	Killed	Sage War Cemetery
1314	Bourgeault	J A	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	433 Sqd RCAF	1944-04-22	Halifax	III	LV840	BM-E	Skipton on Swale	2222	Dusseldorf		Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
1315	Bourgeois	L A	Flight Lieutenant	C5577					RCAF	Bomber Command	432 Sqd RCAF	1943-06-11	Wellington	X	HE729	QO-U	Skipton on Swale	2319	Dusseldorf	?	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
1316	Bourgue	T P	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	78 Sqd	1944-04-24	Halifax	III	LV958	EY-O	Breighton	2145	Karlsruhe	Crashed Benestroff {Moselle}	Killed	Benestroff Communal Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
1317	Bourke	J M F	Flight Lieutenant						RCAF	Bomber Command	514 Sqd	1944-01-21	Lancaster	II	LL672	A2-C2	Waterbeach	2001	Magdeburg		PoW		Paradie Archive Database
1318	Bourke	J H	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	620 Sqd	1943-10-15	Stirling	III	EF149	QS-X	Chedburgh	1215	Training	Undercarriage collapsed on T/O			Paradie Archive Database
1319	Bourne	R H S	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	429 Sqd RCAF	1945-01-16	Halifax	III	MZ427	AL-E	Leeming	1859	Magdeburg		PoW		Paradie Archive Database
1320	Bourne	K R	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	432 Sqd RCAF	1943-08-12	Wellington	X	HE348	QO-P	Skipton on Swale	2021	Gardening	?	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
1321	Bourne	Alan	Flight Sergeant	R/256048			Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	433 Sqd RCAF	1944-05-08	Halifax	III	MZ828	BM-H	RAF Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire	1038	St-Leu	See Archive report for further details	Injured	None - understood to have survived the war	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1322	Bourne	N	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	582 Sqd	1945-02-23	Lancaster	III	PB538	6O-M	Little Staughton	1636	Pforzheim	Abandoned by crew crashed S of Valenciennes			Paradie Archive Database
1323	Bournier	D L	Sergeant							Bomber Command	426 Sqd RCAF	1944-12-05	Halifax	VII	LW200	OW-N	Linton On Ouse	1801	Soest	Crashed at Rugby Warwickshire after colliding with 428 Sqn Lancaster KB768 NA-E	Killed	Dagenham
1324	Bousfield	George Raymond	Pilot Officer Pilot	J/22810					RCAF	Bomber Command	432 Sqd RCAF	1943-07-03	Wellington	X	LN285	QO-K	Skipton on Swale	2243	Koln	Crashed vicinity Mauberge France	Killed	Mauberge Centre Cemetery. Row A, Grave 13. Remembered on a family headstone in Ceylon Cemetery, Saskatchewan	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1325	Bouskill	R R	Flight Lieutenant	J/10254			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	401 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-14	Spitfire	IX	NH413							Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery Netherlands	Paradie Archive Database
1326	Bouskill	R R	Flight Lieutenant	J/10254			Pilot	DFC	RCAF	Fighter	401 Sqd RCAF	1944-10-02	Spitfire	IX	MJ300				Patrol		Killed		Paradie Archive Database
1327	Bousquet	E C	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	425 Sqd RCAF	1944-02-03	Halifax	III	LW378	KW-A			Training	Crashed at Crayke	Killed	Harrogate [Stonefall] Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
1328	Boutilier	E H	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	115 Sqd	1943-10-18	Lancaster	II	DS683	KO-R	Little Snoring	1815	Hannover	Crashed on return to base			Paradie Archive Database
1329	Bouvier	J M L	Sergeant					DFM	RCAF	Bomber Command	426 Sqd RCAF	1943-08-17	Lancaster	II	DS674	OW-	Linton on Ouse	2127	Peenemunde	?	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
1330	Bouzek	J W	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	578 Sqd	1945-01-05	Halifax	III	RG367	LK-O	Burn	1627	Hannover	Collided with next baled out near Sleidinge -Oost-Vlaanderen			Paradie Archive Database
1331	Bovaconti	M J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	78 Sqd	1943-08-31	Halifax	II	JD328	EY-O	Breighton	2001	Berlin	?	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
1332	Bovaird	Walter Le Roy	Flight Sergeant	R/113737	Age 21	Canada	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1943-05-13	Halifax	II	JD113	VR-Z	RAF Middleton St. George, Co. Durham	2357	Bochum	See archive report for further details	Killed	Dalen Protestant Churchyard. Plot 1N. Row 7. Grave 165	Paradie Archive Database	-	Read Archive Report
1333	Bovard	E W	Pilot Officer Flight Engineer	Not known					RAFVR	Bomber Command	432 Sqd RCAF	1943-07-03	Wellington	X	HE630	QO-B	RAF Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire	2244	Koln	Hit house and crashed Henhurst area, Gravesend, Kent	Injured	None		Read Archive Report
1334	Bovee	L M	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	626 Sqd	1944-08-27	Lancaster	I	ME742	UM-B2	Wickenby	2051	Stettin	Crashed in Sweden	Interned		Paradie Archive Database
1335	Bow	H H	Flight Lieutenant						RCAF	Bomber Command	426 Sqd RCAF	1944-03-22	Lancaster	II	DS741	OW-T	Linton on Ouse	1859	Frankfurt		Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
1336	Bowcock	F H	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	218 Sqd	1943-07-29	Stirling	III	EE895	HA-S	Downham Market	2232	Hamburg	Crashed at Billstedt	Killed	Hamburg (Ohlsdorf) Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
1337	Bowden	D I	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1944-02-19	Lancaster	II	LL719	EQ-V	Linton on Ouse	.0008.	Leipzig		Killed	Choloy War Cemetery France	Paradie Archive Database
1338	Bowden	William Heyer	Flight Sergeant	R/135010	Age 20	Canada	Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1943-05-13	Halifax	II	DT672	VR-D	RAF Middleton St. George, County Durham	2344	Bochum	See archive report for further details	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery Grave 2.F.15	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1339	Bowden	E E	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1943-09-16	Halifax	II	LW240	VR-S	Middleton St George	1904	Modane	?	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
1340	Bowden	F H	Squadron Leader	89593				DFC *		Bomber Command	428 Sqd RCAF	1943-07-09	Halifax	V	DK229	NA-W	Middleton St George	2236	Gelsenkirchen	Abandoned vicinity of Koln	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
1341	Bowden	I C R	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	432 Sqd RCAF	1943-09-27	Wellington	X	HE817	QO-K	Skipton on Swale	1938	Hannover	?	Killed	Runnymede
1342	Bowdon	L D	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	100 Sqd	1944-03-24	Lancaster	III	ND328	HW-W	Grimsby	2216	Karlsruhe	Crashed St Martens-Voeren {Liege}	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery Belgium	Paradie Archive Database
1343	Bowen	Jack	Flight Lieutenant	122988			Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	429 Sqd RCAF	1944-02-19	Halifax	V	LK993	AL-J	RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	2316	Leipzig	See archive report for full details	Killed	Berlin War Cemetery Grave 9.G.14		Archive Report
1344	Bowen	L M	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	102 Sqd (Ceylon)	1941-09-02	Whitley	V	Z6946	DY-	Topcliffe	2056	Frankfurt	Crashed Kirton Suffolk	Killed	Ipswich	Paradie Archive Database
1345	Bowen	R H	Warrant Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1944-10-14	Lancaster	I	KB800	VR-C	Middleton St George	615	Duisburg	Exploded target area	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
1346	Bowen	M G	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	99 Sqd	1941-11-07	Wellington	Ic	X9739	LN-	Waterbeach	1722	Berlin	?	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
1347	Bowen	R D	Flying Officer				Pilot			Fighter Command	403 Sqd RCAF	1943-06-26	Spitfire	IX	MA564				Ramrod	Abandoned	Injured			Some details here: Read Archive Report
1348	Bowen-Chennell	Philip	Sergeant	1455428			Air Gunner			Bomber Command	9 Sqd	1944-06-21	Lancaster	I	ME704	WS-B	Bardney	2306	Scholven-Buer	Shot down by nightfighter. Abandoned and crashed at Ede {Gelderland}. Crashed near railwaystation 'De Klomp', Buurtsteeg	Killed	Ede General Cemetery, Gelderland Holland		Outward-bound, the aircraft was intercepted by Hauptmann Ernst-Wilhelm Modrow & Unteroffizier Erich Schneider of the 1./NJG 1, who had taken off from Venlo airfield at 00:43 hrs in Heinkel He 219 A-0 G9+AH. The crew caught the Lancaster at 20,000 feet. The aircraft was abandoned and came down at De Klomp (Buurtsteeg). Those who died are buried in various Cemeteries. Sgt Redshaw RCAF was 18 years of age and was amongst the youngest Canadians killed in Bomber Command in 1944:	Attacker
1349	Bower	A A	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	158 Sqd	1945-02-02	Halifax	III	MZ403	NP-G	Lissett		Wanne-Eickel	Damaged on return to base			Paradie Archive Database
1350	Bower	G W	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	619 Sqd	1943-08-31	Lancaster	III	JA848	PG-R	Woodhall Spa	2000	Berlin	Crashed near Juterbog	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database