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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
151	Allan	J L	Flying Officer	J/19586			Pilot	DFC	RCAF	Fighter	198 Sqd	1944-11-03	Typhoon	Ib	MN702	F				Force landed at Zuid Beveland	DoW	Schoonselhof Cemetery Belgium		Paradie Archive Database
152	Allan	James McGregor	Flight Sergeant	R/93188	16 Feb 1918	Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	207 Sqd	1942-11-25	Lancaster	I	R5695	EM-G	Langar	1504	Haselunne	FTR	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 102		Paradie Archive Database	Son of James McGregor Allan, and of Jean Allan, of Mimico, Ontario, Canada
153	Allan	W C	Flight Lieutenant						RCAF	Bomber Command	405 Sqd RCAF	1943-12-16	Lancaster	III	JB477	LQ-O	Gransden Lodge	1636	Berlin	Crashed near Graveley	Died of Injury 28/12/43	Oxford (Botley) Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
154	Allan	J	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	405 Sqd RCAF	1945-01-07	Lancaster	III	PB229	LQ-X	Gransden Lodge	1950	Munchen	Believed collided in air with 635 Sqn Aircraft 19KK SSE of Nurnberg	Killed			Paradie Archive Database
155	Allan	W B	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1944-12-23	Halifax	VII	NP781	EQ-U	Linton on Ouse	1134	Lohausen		Killed	Venray War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
156	Allan	James Arthur Laurence	Sergeant	R80235	8th November 1922 in Winnipeg, Manitoba	Canadian	Flight Engineer		RCAF	Bomber Command	419 (Moose) Sqn, RCAF	1943-04-28	Halifax	II	JB923	VR:Q	Middleton St George	20:42	Gardening	Set course for the Silverthorne (Codename for the Kattegat Region) Area. Claimed by Lt. Werner Speidel from 10./NJG3 over the sea 50km. NW of Hjörrin at 01:29 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (1 January - 22 June) 1943 Part 1 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Runnymede Memorial 186		Paradie Archive Database	Son of James Alexander and Marion Emma (née West) Allan, of St. James, Manitoba, Canada.
157	Allan	J W	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	424 Sqd RCAF	1945-03-07	Lancaster	I	NG346	QB-N	Skipton on Swale	1645	Dessau		Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
158	Allan	Ralph Grant	Pilot Officer	J/16754		Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	432 Sqd RCAF	1943-05-28	Wellington	X	HE294	QO-P	Skipton on Swale	02:12	Essen	Shot down by Bf-110 nightfighter of Stab IV./NJG 1	Killed	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
159	Allan	R	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	433 Sqd RCAF	1944-11-21	Halifax	III	MZ284	BM-T	Skipton on Swale	1613	Castrop-Rauxel		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
160	Allan	J	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	434 Sqd RCAF	1943-10-04	Halifax	V	DK250	IP-W	Tholthorpe	1750	Frankfurt	Crashed in English Channel	Killed			Paradie Archive Database
161	Allan	R E	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	626 Sqd	1944-01-30	Lancaster	I	ME587	UM-X2	Wickenby	1718	Berlin		Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
162	Allan	William Everitt	Sergeant	R/61302	1917		Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	7 Sqd	1941-08-25	Stirling	I	N6020	MG-B	Oakington	2102	Karlsruhe	Thought to have crashed at Trier as the result of a combination of enemy action and bad weather.	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery Coll.grave 8.F.6-9		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Frederick William and Margaret Allan, of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
163	Allan	McK	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	9 Sqd	1943-01-30	Lancaster	III	ED481	WS-N	Waddington	2350	Hamburg	Crashed NW of Helmsley	Killed	DIshforth Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
164	Allan	K T P	Flight Sergeant	R73769						Bomber Command	420 Sqd RCAF	1943-04-16	Wellington	X	HE682	PT-T	Middleton St George	2114	Mannheim	Exploded W of Wellin Belgium	PoW
165	Allan	K T P	Sergeant	R73769						Bomber Command	420 Sqd RCAF	1943-04-10	Wellington	X	HE422	PT-	Middleton St George		Frankfurt	Abandoned vicinity of Tenby
166	Allan	J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	428 Sqd RCAF	1943-10-03	Halifax	V	EB210	NA-E	Middleton St George	1848	Kassel	Wrecked after landing Tangmere
167	Allan	Francis Barker	Pilot Officer	409786		Australia			RAAF		419 Sqd RCAF	1943-09-06												RAAF Honour Roll
168	Allan	James Arthur Laurence	Sergeant	R80235		Canadian	Flight Engineer		RCAF	Bomber Command	419 (Moose) Sqn, RCAF	1943-03-28	Halifax	II	DT669	VR:?	Middleton St George	19:41	St-Nazaire	After being caught in searchlights the aircraft was turned over by a burst of flak. Captain gave the order to abandon the aircraft and the Bomb Aimer baled out. The Rear Gunner was on the point of bailing out when the Captain regained control at 7,000 ft. Only the Bomb Aimer bailed out. The aircraft returned to base landing at 02:08 hrs	Safe/KiA 28 April 1943				419 Sqn, Halifax II, JB923
169	Allen	Frank	Sergeant Air Gunner	R/87266					RCAF	Bomber Command	102 Sqd (Ceylon)	1942-12-11	Halifax	II	W7933	DY-D	RAF Pocklington. East Riding of Yorkshire	1654	Torino	Crashed at Hawnby Moor, North Riding of Yorkshire	Killed	Barmby-on-the-Moor (St. Catherine) Churchyard, East Riding of Yorkshire - Row B. Grave 6		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
170	Allen	S	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	115 Sqd	1943-10-18	Lancaster	II	DS683	KO-R	Little Snoring	1815	Hannover	Crashed on return to base	Killed	Cambridge City Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
171	Allen	T W	Flight Lieutenant	J/15015			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	121 Sqd	1942-05-31	Spitfire	Vb	W3645				Roadstead		Killed	Runnymede Memorial United Kingdom		Paradie Archive Database
172	Allen	B P	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	158 Sqd	1943-08-23	Halifax	II	HR725	NP-C	Lissett	1959	Berlin	Crashed near Soltau	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
173	Allen	W W J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	166 Sqd	1943-12-16	Lancaster	III	LM385	AS-	Kirmington	1625	Berlin	Crashed Caistor Lincs	Killed	Cambridge City Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
174	Allen	H G	Warrant Officer	R78939					RCAF	Bomber Command	196 Sqd	1943-03-29	Wellington	X	HE385	ZO-M	Leconfield	1944	Bochum	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
175	Allen	J	Warrant Officer				Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	198 Sqd	1944-01-01	Typhoon	Ib					Attack on Boulogne Harbour	Crash landed at Manston on return				Paradie Archive Database
176	Allen	R A H	Flying Officer	J/85623					RCAF	Fighter	406 Sqd RCAF	1945-03-23	Mosquito	NF30	MM740				Patrol		Killed	Weerselo Roman Catholic Cemetery Netherlands		Paradie Archive Database
177	Allen	A G	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1945-03-07	Halifax	VII	NP718	EQ-B	Linton on Ouse	1843	Hemmingstedt	Crashed at Nordhastedt	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
178	Allen	J B	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	424 Sqd RCAF	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LV944	QB-U	Skipton on Swale	2159	Nurnberg	Crashed Falkenstein	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
179	Allen	H L	Pilot Officer	J/86427		Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	428 Sqd RCAF	1944-01-20	Halifax	V	DK237	NA-L	Middleton St George	1932	Magdeburg	The aircraft was damaged so badly by flak fire that the crew had to parachute. According to other sources, it is also possible that the damage to the machine caused by an attack by a German night fighter. With the autopilot turned on, the Halifax flew to the Alps, where it crashed on the rock face below the Kreuzkarspitze (2,591m). Over time, the debris slipped into the underlying Kreuzkarsee	PoW No. 270001, Stalag 4B Muhlberg (Elbe)			Paradie Archive Database
180	Allen	J A	Flight Lieutenant						RCAF	Bomber Command	432 Sqd RCAF	1944-01-01	Lancaster	II	DS739	QO-Y	East Moor	2354	Berlin		Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
181	Allen	J A	Flight Lieutenant						RCAF	Bomber Command	432 Sqd RCAF	1943-12-16	Lancaster	II	DS832	QO-K	East Moor	1657	Berlin	Abandoned near Whitby Yorks				Paradie Archive Database
182	Allen	John Francis	Pilot Officer	J/86516	5 December 1914	Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	61 Sqn	1944-02-19	Lancaster	I	ME591	QR-C	Coningsby	2343	Leipzig	Airborne collision with unknown aircraft	Killed	Rheinburg War Cemetery Plot 9 Row A Grave 12		Paradie Archive Database	The crew were initially buried in Wetscherweisen Military Cemetery Diepholz. They were buried with the crew belonging to 514 Squadron Lancaster DS823. (Extract from report from No4 MREU no name or dated) After several days of search I found a witness, Burgomeister Gabe of Essern who was able to guide me to the woods of a Lancaster. Burgomeister Gabe says that at 01:30 on Sunday 20 February 1944, two aircraft collided in mid air. None of the fragments were collected by the Luftwaffe, but they were unable to move tell section which was still at the scene of the crash. It was definitely a part of DS825 [sic] as they ....... were damaged registration numbers reading “D.S.” on one side and 82 on the other side. It was a complete tail section so there is no doubt that it was a Lancaster. Policeman Eserwych of Law confirmed date and other details of the crash from his diary. Note: 514 Sqn lost 3 aircraft on this night DS736/DS823/LL681 Son of John Wynn Allen and Mary Frances Allen, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
183	Allen	Eric Alexander	Sergeant	R128721	14th June 1920, Herschel, Saskatchewan	Canadian	Air Gunner (Mid Upper)		RCAF	Bomber Command	7 Sqn	1943-04-10	Stirling	I	R9275	MG:Y	Oakington	23:27	Frankfurt	Probable claim by Flakgruppe Saar, 1./schw. Flak Abt. 742, 4./schw. Flak Abt.365 and 3./schw. Flak Abt. 637 coming down at Koerich, 14km WNW of Luxemburg.at 04:00 hrs. As far as it can be deduced this crew were the only Bomber Command crew to lose their lives in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg during 1943 (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (1 January - 22 June) 1943 Part 1 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Luxembourg (Hollerich) Communal Cemetery, Coll. grave 12-17		Paradie Archive Database	Son of William and Emily Beatrice (née Ford) Allen from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Posthumously commissioned and promoted to Plt.Off with Service No. J92604
184	Allen	A	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	90 Sqd	1944-06-12	Lancaster	I	LM158	WP-P	Tuddenham	2331	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed near Eerbeek {Gelderland}	Killed	Brummen {Hal} General Cemetery	Photo courtesy Johan Pauwels	Paradie Archive Database	Archive Report Notes
185	Allen	Everett Brock	Flight Lieutenant Pilot	C/23502		Canada			RCAF	Bomber Command	No. 3 Service Flying Training School	1945-05-16	Avro Anson	V	12478	Not known	RCAF Currie Field, Calgary, Canada	Take off time not known - crash time 1530	Ferry Flight	Aircraft malfunction - Crashed 7.5 miles NNW Ponoka, Alberta, Canada	Killed	Calgary (Burnsland) Cemetery. Lot 20. Block 1. Sec. B		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
186	Allen	Basil Derrik	Sergeant	1021545	1920		Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	149 Sqd (East India)	1942-11-16	Stirling	I	W7566	OJ-C	Lakenheath	1721	Gardening	On the night of 16/17 November Oberleutnant Reinhald Knacke and his bordfunker, Unteroffizier Heu of 1./NJG1 destroyed a Short Stirling when 65 aircraft were engaged in ‘Gardening’ operations from Lorient to the Friesian Islands, Short Stirling I W7566 OJ-C on 149 Squadron flown by Sergeant Thomas Anderson West and two Wellingtons tailed to return from the night’s operations. The Stirling had taken oft from Lakenheath at 1721 hours. Leu picked it up on his Li set at 16,350 feet at 4,000 yards distant. Knacke peered out in the direction of the plot but could not see him for the vision of the human eye in the dark is not more than 100 to 200 yards. His nerves were at breaking point but West was still flying calmly towards the defence zone and would only be at action stations once the first searchlight was turned on. West was taking no avoiding action. Knacke gave full throttle and rapidly closed the distance. Suddenly Heu reported anew contact at 2,000 yards distance as another Viermot crossed their field slowly, from north to south. For a moment Knacke was undecided which opponent to pursue and then he decided on the nearest Viermot. The enemy machine had begun to weave and was now travelling on the Li set alternately from port to starboard and back. Heu gave Knacke the final Li readings but three pairs of eves scanned the sky in vain for his shadow. Knacke finally shot the Stirling down into the sea off Vielle-Sce-Gironde. In his excitement Knacke fired immediately into the full petrol tanks. Flight Sergeant Cecil Robert McMullin RCAF the rear gunner lost his head, abandoned his machine guns and bailed out, landing right in the propeller of Knacke’s 110, There was a dull thud, which made the Messerschmitt shudder. The engine began to vibrate so badly that Knacke had to shut it down. He landed his clumsy 110 at Venlo on one engine. Mechanics rushed over and lit up the machine. By the light of their torches they could still see traces of blood and hair on the propeller. Strips of uniform were hanging on the antennae of the Li. The fate of the Canadian gunner upset everyone. McMullin was buried at Hourtin Communal Cemetery while the body of Sergeant Herbert Carter, the only other bady that was recovered from the sea was laid to rest at Vielle-Ste-Gironde Communal Cemetery. All the other members of the crew have no known grave and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. Extract from Nachtjagd Defenders of the Reich 1940-1943 (Martin W Bowman)	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 77			Son of Basil Douglas Allen and Marion Allen, of High Green, Sheffield
187	Allen		Sergeant							Bomber Command	405 Sqd RCAF	1941-10-24	Wellington	Ic	W5489	LQ-A	Pocklington	1828	Frankfurt	Hit by flak returned to base
188	Allen	Lawrence Arnold	Flight Lieutenant	J14769	27th June 1917, Edmonton, Alberta	Canadian	Flight Engineer	DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	405 Sqn RCAF	1944-04-27	Lancaster	III	JA976	LQ:S	Gransden Lodge	00:01	Montzen railway yards, Belgium	See archive report for details	Killed	Webbekom Churchyard Grave 5				Archive Report
189	Allen	D A	Sergeant							Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1943-02-02	Halifax	II	DT682	EQ-F			Transit	Crash landed at Long Dinnington	Injured
190	Allen	F J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	424 Sqd RCAF	1943-02-06	Wellington	III	BJ658	QB-Q	Topcliffe	1722	Gardening	?	Killed	Runnymede
191	Allen	A G	Sergeant							Bomber Command	429 Sqd RCAF	1943-01-26	Wellington	III	BK163	AL-H	East Moor	1717	Lorient	?	Killed	Runnymede
192	Allen	J	Warrant Officer	971456						Bomber Command	429 Sqd RCAF	1943-06-22	Wellington	X	HZ312	AL-	East Moor	2328	Mulheim	?	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
193	Allen	Ernest James	Flying Officer	J/20587		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	439 Sqd RCAF	1944-08-12	Typhoon	Ib	MN553	5V-K	B.9 Lantheuil, France		Armed recce	Hit by flak	Killed	Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xvii. F. 16. France		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
194	Allen	Joseph Cletus	Flying Officer	C/6555		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Eastern Air Command	34 OTU RCAF	1943-08-10	Ventura	V	FN973		RCAF Pennfield Ridge	20:55	Training	Crashed into Bay of Fundy	Missing	Ottawa Memorial, Panel 2. Column 3. Canada		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
195	Allenby	T P	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	26 OTU	1942-09-10	Wellington	IC	DV867	?-E	Wing	2100	Dusseldorf	Crashed between Stramproy & Hunsel Holland	Killed	Jonkerbos War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
196	Alleyn	F R	Warrant Officer Class 1						RCAF	Bomber Command	426 Sqd RCAF	1944-02-19	Lancaster	II	DS776	OW-A	Linton on Ouse	2354	Leipzig	Crashed at Valkenswaard {Noord-Brabant}	Killed	Woensel General Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
197	Allin	G J	Flying Officer	154550						Fighter	418 Sqd RCAF	1944-09-30	Mosquito	VI	NS906				Ranger		Killed	Runnymede Memorial United Kingdom			Mosquito NS906 on 30-09-1944 crashed in Grib Forest southeast of Mårum, Sjælland, Denmark. Both aviators died. The Germans refused to report where they buried the bodies. To this day, the graves have not been found. In 1945 the Danes erected a memorial stone in Grib Forest. See LOST - Rob Philips Memorial Archive on this site
198	Allison	H D C	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	626 Sqd	1944-08-27	Lancaster	I	ME742	UM-B2	Wickenby	2051	Stettin	Crashed in Sweden	Interned			Paradie Archive Database	Paradie Archive
199	Allison	James Kenneth	Flight Lieutenant	J/11084		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	181 Sqd	1944-07-06	Typhoon	Ib	MN821	EL-H	B-6 Coulombs		Armed recce	Damaged by flak, pilot injured, crash landed and slammed into 3 parked Typhoons bursting into flames.	Injured by flak, severely burned in crash landing			Accident report	Member of the Guinea Pig Club	Paradie RCAF Database
200	Allison	E	Sergeant							Bomber Command	427 Sqd RCAF	1943-02-28	Wellington	III	BK343	ZL-V	Croft	1810	St Nazaire	Believed crashed in sea	PoW	Pornic War Cemetery