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#	Name* (↑)	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	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
1351	Bowering	John Ernest Ralph	Pilot Officer	J/88199		Canadian	Air Gunner	RCAF	Bomber Command	619 Sqd	1944-06-22	Lancaster	I	ME846	PG-C	Dunholme Lodge	2301	Wesseling	Shot down by flak	Killed	Schoonlselhof Cemetery {Antwerpen} Belgium		Paradie Archive Database
1352	Bowerman	D R C	Sergeant						Bomber Command	433 Sqd RCAF	1944-04-22	Halifax	III	LV840	BM-E	Skipton on Swale	2222	Dusseldorf		PoW
1353	Bowes	D S M	Flying Officer					RCAF	Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1945-03-31	Lancaster	X	KB869	VR-Q	Middleton St George	601	Hamburg	Reported shot down by Me262	Killed	Becklingen War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1354	Bowes	GW	Flying Officer	J/7651		Canadian	Wireless Op/Air Gunner	RCAF	Middle East	36 Sqd RAF	1943-11-27	Wellington	XIV	MP803	Q	Blida, Algeria		Air Sea Rescue	Suffered engine failure shortly after take off, crash landed and burst into flames	Suffered from Petrol burns and shock			Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
1355	Bowker	F	Flight Sergeant	1079868			W/Op/Air/Gnr	RAFVR	Bomber Command	405 Sqd RCAF	1943-06-24	Halifax	II	HR816	LQ-C	RAF Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire	2246	Wuppertal	See archive report for further information	PoW No: 76 Camp: Stalag Luft Heydekrug and Stalag Kopernikus	None - understood to have survived the war			Read Archive Report
1356	Bowker	Harlow Wilbur	Pilot Officer	J/18734		Canadian	Pilot	RCAF	Fighter Command	412 Sqd RCAF	1943-11-12	Spitfire	Vb	BL425	9V-	RAF Biggin Hill		Rhubarb	Damaged	Injured					Paradie RCAF Database
1357	Bowker	Harlow Wilbur	Flying Officer	J/18734		Canadian	Pilot	RCAF	2 TAF	412 Sqd RCAF	1944-07-02	Spitfire	IX	MK199	VZ-	B4 Bény-sur-Mer		Tac Recce	Shot down by a fw-190	Killed	Bayeux War Cemetery, Xxviii. H. 1. France		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
1358	Bowker	Stanley Charles	Flight Sergeant	420435		Australia		RAAF		424 Sqd RCAF	1943-08-02												RAAF Honour Roll
1359	Bowlby	A T	Flight Sergeant	R124853				RCAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1943-07-03	Halifax	II	JB913	EQ-F	Leeming	2259	Koln	Crashed Tessenderloo Belgium	Evader			Paradie Archive Database
1360	Bowlby	T L	Sergeant					RCAF	Bomber Command	620 Sqd	1943-08-27	Stirling	III	BF576	QS-F	Chedburgh	2135	Nurnberg	Crashed at Irsch	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
1361	Bowler	R E	Flight Sergeant						Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1944-02-25	Lancaster	II	DS791	EQ-F	Linton on Ouse	2111	Augsburg		Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
1362	Bowles	J B	Sergeant					RCAF	Bomber Command	429 Sqd RCAF	1944-03-10	Halifax	III	LW685	AL-C			Training	Ditched off Aberdeen				Paradie Archive Database
1363	Bowley	K W	Pilot Officer					RAAF	Bomber Command	429 Sqd RCAF	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LK800	Al-N	Leeming	2148	Nurnberg	Crashed Weiler-la-Tour	PoW				Attacker
1364	Bowling	T J	Sergeant						Bomber Command	405 Sqd RCAF	1943-08-17	Halifax	II	HR817	LQ-C	Gransden Lodge		Peenemunde	Shot down near Flensburg	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery
1365	Bowman	Lloyd Douglas	Pilot Officer	J/6153	28 Nov 1915	Canadian	Observer	RCAF	Bomber Command	107 Sqd	1942-06-10	Boston	III	AL284	OM-	Exeter	1250	Lannion	Shot down into sea by Bf-109s	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 99		Paradie Archive Database	Son of William John and Lavina Sarah Bowman, of Midland, Ontario, Canada; husband of Ethel Roesel Bowman, of Midland
1366	Bowman	Al M	Sergeant	R155285	No details known	Canadian	Air Gunner	RCAF	Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1944-01-21	Halifax	III	JD420	VR-D	RAF Middleton St. George, County Durham	1946	Magdeburg	Hit by flak. Crashed at Neuenfelde near Elsfleth on the Weser, Germany	PoW No. 270012 Camp: Stalag Mühlberg (Elbe) - 4B			Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1367	Bowman	P V	Sergeant					RCAF	Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1945-03-15	Lancaster	X	KB814	VR-N	Middleton St George	1627	Hagen	Crashed at Monchengladbach	Evader			Paradie Archive Database
1368	Bowring	N H	Flying Officer						Bomber Command	405 Sqd RCAF	1943-12-03	Lancaster	III	JB222	LQ-M	Gransden Lodge	.0024.	Leipzig	Crashed near Delitzsch	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
1369	Bowsher	N F	Pilot Officer					RCAF	Bomber Command	76 Sqd	1942-03-30	Halifax	I	R9453	MP-K	Tain	1832	Tirpitz	Crashed 16 miles S of Sumburgh Head	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database	Some details on this report: Read Archive Report
1370	Bowskill	T	Sergeant					RCAF	Bomber Command	207 Sqd	1944-01-14	Lancaster	III	LM383	EM-R	Spilsby	1644	Braunschweig		PoW			Paradie Archive Database
1371	Bowyer	J F	Pilot Officer					RCAF	Bomber Command	619 Sqd	1943-12-02	Lancaster	III	JA847	PG-G	Woodhall Spa	1643	Berlin	Crashed near Berlin	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1372	Bowyer	W	Flight Sergeant	R/21427		Canada	Air Gunner	RCAF	Bomber Command	434 Sqd RCAF	1944-09-19	Halifax	III	MZ908	WL-O	RAF Croft, Yorkshire	1330	Walcheren	See Archive report for further details - further information courtesy John Jones	Survived	None - understood to have survived the war	Archives	Paradie Archive Database	The crew had, we understand, completed over 20 operations prior to this accident.	Read Archive Report
1373	Box	J A	Sergeant					RCAF	Bomber Command	434 Sqd RCAF	1943-08-30	Halifax	V	LK894	IP-K	Tholthorpe	2348	Monchengladbach	Crashed at Kessenich Belgium	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery Belgium		Paradie Archive Database
1374	Boxall	G R	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
1375	Boyce	J W	Flight Sergeant					RCAF	Bomber Command	115 Sqd	1941-08-29	Wellington	Ic	X9826	KO-D	Marham	2014	Mannheim	Crashed Martlesham Heath Suffolk	Died Injury 1.9.41			Paradie Archive Database
1376	Boyce	C D	Sergeant					RCAF	Bomber Command	207 Sqd	1944-06-21	Lancaster	III	LM578	EM-L	Spilsby	2321	Wesseling	Crashed off Dutch coast	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database	Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume 2. This aircraft was claimed by Hptm Martin Drewes (Stab III./NJG1). 15 km North West of Schouwen (KH-1/JH-7) at 1,500m. Time 02:35. This would be his 47th kill. See Kracker Archive on this site. The references in brackets refer to the Beacons (Holding Points)where German aircraft would circle until vectored on to enemy aircraft or they had a visual sighting. (Additional information from John Jones)
1377	Boyce	William John	Flying Officer	J/12480			Pilot	RCAF	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	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery. Grave 3.A.11		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1378	Boyce	E B	Pilot Officer					RCAF	Bomber Command	622 Sqd	1945-03-02	Lancaster	I	HK769	GI-D	Mildenhall	1301	Koln	Presumed crashed in target area	Killed	Hotton War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1379	Boyce	W J	Sergeant						Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1943-10-04	Halifax	II	JD463	VR-D	Middleton St George	1737	Frankfurt	Crashed Ham sur Heure Belgium	Killed	Gosselies Communal Cemetery
1380	Boyd	F R	Flight Sergeant					RCAF	Bomber Command	101 Sqd	1945-02-23	Lancaster	I	RA523	SR-I	Ludford Magna	1547	Pforsheim	Shot down over target area	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
1381	Boyd	Allan Bernard	Flying Officer W/Op Air Gunner	J/46747				RCAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1945-04-25	Halifax	VII	NP796	EQ-M	RAF Linton-on-Ouse	1432	Wangerooge	Collided with Halifax NP820 OW-W from 426 squadron	Missing	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 278.		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1382	Boyd	C A	Sergeant	R126478				RCAF	Bomber Command	427 Sqd RCAF	1943-03-29	Wellington	X	HE744	ZL-J	Croft	1950 Croft	Bochum	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
1383	Boyd	J L	Sergeant	R61778				RCAF	Bomber Command	428 Sqd RCAF	1943-05-04	Wellington	X	HE864	NA-D	Dalton	2235	Dortmund	Crashed near Zwolle Holland	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
1384	Boyd	B A	Flight Sergeant					RCAF	Bomber Command	57 Sqd	1942-11-09	Lancaster	I	W4307	DX-O	Scampton	1759	Hamburg	?	Killed	Becklingen War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1385	Boyd	Donald McMillan	P/O	J/91105			Air Bombadier	RCAF	Bomber Command	630 Sqd	1944-09-11	Lancaster	I	PD283	LE-G	East Kirkby	2044	Darmstadt	Crashed at Schmidthachenbach	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery. Burial Plot Coll. grave 8. D. 6-10.		Paradie Archive Database	Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume 2 It is possible that this aircraft was shot down by Hptm Kurt Fladrich (9./NJG4) Hunsruck, NE-N (RP-RO) at 4,200m. Time 00:20. If this is correct then it would be his 15th kill. See Kracker Archive on this site (Additional information from John Jones)
1386	Boyd	J M	Flight Sergeant					RCAF	Bomber Command	77 Sqd	1941-10-31	Whitley	V	Z6950	KN-	Leeming	1652	Hamburg	Crashed Postsee W of Preetz	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1387	Boyd	W J S	Sergeant	1370357					Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1943-03-28	Halifax	II	BB283	VR-O	Middleton St George	1940	St-Nazaire	Shot down near Nantes France	Killed	Escoublac la Baule War Cemetery
1388	Boyd	P D	Flying Officer	125482					Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1943-04-03	Halifax	II	DT617	VR-G	Middleton St George	1952	Essen	Crashed Duur Holland	Killed	Olst {Duur} General Cemetery
1389	Boyd	T	Sergeant	1340800			Engineer		Bomber Command	431 Sqd RCAF	1944-01-28	Halifax	V	LK963	SE-H	Croft	2348	Berlin	Claim by Lt Bruno Heilig Stab NJG2 at 04:30. XI Luftgau crash report “Halifax 04:30 Webelsfelde 20km North West Schwerin NJ” Aircraft crashed 500m South West of the outskirts of Webelsfelde	PoW No. 1255, Stalag 357 Kopernikus
1390	Boyd	A. Nelles	Sergeant	R/212438		Canada	Air/Gnr	RCAF	Bomber Command	434 Sqd RCAF	1944-04-08	Halifax	III	LW436	WL-Y	RAF Croft, Yorkshire	1029	Bois de Cassan	See archive report for further brief details provided by John Jones	Evader			Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
1391	Boyer	Gilbert Davies	Sergeant	R/90535	Age 26	Canada	W/Op/Air Gunner	RCAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1943-04-03	Halifax	II	JB866	EQ-T	RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	1952	Essen	See archive report for further information	Killed	Uden War Cemetery 4.F.7. Survived by his wife Mrs. G.D. Boyer of Haileybury, Ontario, Canada		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1392	Boyer	M W	Sergeant					RCAF	Bomber Command	425 Sqd RCAF	1944-03-24	Halifax	III	LW425	KW-V	Tholthorpe	1852	Berlin	Crashed Seyda	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
1393	Boyer	J P A	Flight Sergeant					RCAF	Bomber Command	425 Sqd RCAF	1942-10-24	Wellington	III	BJ958	KW-N	Elsham Wolds		Transit	Crashed near High Hunsley YORKS	Killed	Dishforth		Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
1394	Boyes	Harry Thomas	Pilot Officer	J/16933	25 Dec 1918	Canadian	Navigator (Bomb Aimer)	RCAF	Bomber Command	156 Sqd	1942-12-21	Wellington	III	BK386	GT-	Warboys	1655	Munchen	Claim by Hptm Heinrich Wohlers 8/NJG4 - 2.5km West of Matignicourt: 1,500m at 2313. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives The Early Years Part 3 - Theo Boiten). Crashed Matignicourt-et-Goncourt 4km South East of Vitry-le-Francois	Killed	Matignicourt-et-Goncourt Churchyard Grave 3		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Fred and Mary Ellen Boyes; husband of Gloria June Boyes, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1395	Boylan	Michael Joseph	Pilot Officer	187754	Age 19		Flight Engineer	RAFVR	Bomber Command	432 Sqd RCAF	1944-12-17	Halifax	II	NP699	QO-O	RAF East Moor, Yorkshire	600	Duisburg	See archive report for further details	Killed	Leopoldsburg War Cemetery: VIII.B.11.			Read Archive Report
1396	Boyle	H V	Flying Officer	J/17745			Pilot	RCAF	Fighter	403 Sqd RCAF	1944-08-17	Spitfire	IX	MK299				Recce	Crashed Trun	Killed	Castillon-En-Auge Churchyard France		Paradie Archive Database
1397	Boyle	J A	Sergeant					RCAF	Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1942-09-04	Wellington	III	BJ602	VR-J	Topcliffe	2340	Bremen	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
1398	Boyle	B F	Flying Officer					RCAF	Bomber Command	44 Sqd	1945-03-06	Lancaster	I	NG396	KM-G	Spilsby	1831	Sassnitz	Presumed lost over the Baltic	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
1399	Boyle	C P	Flying Officer					RCAF	Bomber Command	622 Sqd	1945-03-02	Lancaster	I	HK769	GI-D	Mildenhall	1301	Koln	Presumed crashed in target area	Killed	Hotton War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1400	Boyle	M H	Flying Officer					RCAF	Bomber Command	626 Sqd	1944-12-31	Lancaster	III	PB561	UM-X2	Wickenby	1449	Osterfeld	Crash landed at Manston				Paradie Archive Database