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#	Name* (↑)	First Names	Rank	RAF Equivalent 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
1601	Bilau	Juliusz	Podporucznik Pilot	Flying Officer	P-2195 / 782766	Born 9 October 1907 (Age 26)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy (x3)	PAF	Bomber Command	305 Sqd (Polish)	1944-06-13	De Havilland Mosquito	F.B.Vl	HR143	SM-Z	RAF Lasham		Normandy	Lost in early hourss of 13 June 1944 following strikes on German road and rail transport in Normandy. Location : France.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Lost on Operations over Normandy	Archiwum Polish Database
1602	Bilbie	J	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	427 Sqd RCAF	1944-08-12	Halifax	III	LV821	ZL-N	Leeming	2115	Braunschweig	Crashed in North Sea	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
1603	Billington	Thomas Hornby	Sergeant		1044838			Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn	1944-09-12	Fortress	III	HB767	BU:A	Oulton	19:00	Bomber Support	Crashed off Calais	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 225		Son of Leonard and Alice Kelsall Billington, of Garstang, Lancashire
1604	Biltoft	A H	Warrant Officer							RAAF	Bomber Command	576 Sqd	1944-05-06	Lancaster	III	ND783	UL-C2	Elsham Wolds	.0015.	Aubigne		Killed	Bayeaux War Cemetery France
1605	Bingham	W N	Flight Lieutenant								Bomber Command	156 Sqd	1944-12-30	Lancaster	III	PB621	GT-N	Upwood	1823	Koln	Crashed at Koln-Rodenkirchen	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
1606	Bingham	Walter E	2nd Lt		O-763042		USA	Pilot		USAAF	367th Fighter Group	392nd Fighter Squadron	1944-12-23	P-38 Lightning							1 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1607	Binion	C E	Flight Sergeant							RAAF	Bomber Command	44 Sqd	1944-11-06	Lancaster	I	ME791	KM-K			Training	Crash landed
1608	Binnie	N	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	420 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-10	Halifax	III	LW674	PT-E	Tholthorpe	2203	Versailles	Crashed at Theuville {Eure-et-Loir}	Evader		Paradie Archive Database
1609	Binnie	Neil Arlie	Leading Aircraftman		33659		Australia			RAAF		1 Sqd RAAF	1944-06-24											RAAF Honour Roll
1610	Binns	Stanley	Flight Sergeant		1430234	1922		Navigator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	622 Sqn	1944-05-31	Lancaster	III	ND926	GI:D	Mildenhall	23:43	Trappes Railway Yard	Claim by Hptm Fritz Sothe 4./NJG4 - Meru 40km North West of Paris (UE 1) at 01:54. Debris was scattered between Housoye (Oise) and Porcheux 7km South West of Auneuil. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Marissel French National Cemetery Collective Grave 232		Son of Harry and Sarah jenny (née Lobley) Binns from Yorkshire, England
1611	Birch	Eric	Sergeant		1509133			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	12 Sqn	1944-03-24	Lancaster	III	ND650	PH-Y	Wickenby	18:33	Berlin	On the homeward journey, and well south of track over Duisburg, the aircrafts nose was hit by flak, setting it on fire. The crew abandoned the aircraft soon after, and the aircraft crashed at Geldern-Veert	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 1 Row D Grave 5
1612	Birch	T	Warrant Officer		1330097						Fighter	151 Sqd	1944-06-10	Mosquito	NFXII	HK505				Ranger	Crashed near Bordeaux	Killed	Villenave D'ornon (St- Brise) Communal Cemetery France
1613	Birch	S H	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	207 Sqd	1944-11-06	Lancaster	III	ND555	EM-D	Spilsby	1628	Gravenhorst		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
1614	Birchfield	Frank Edward Walter	Wing Commander		39777	Age 39	British	Pilot	AFC OBE	RAF	Fighter Command	46 Sqd	1956-06-12	Javelin	FAW I	XA570	B	RAF Odiham, Hampshire	2322	Training exercise	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Cremated at Reading Crematorium		Born on the 26th April 1917 joining the RAF as a pupil pilot on the 5th April 1937.. Married to Section Officer Anne Stuart Birchfield (née Holt) 3820 of the Womens Auxiliary Air Force. (Enrolled 05th August 1941 as Air-craftswoman 2nd class 2095337) Left the service on the 11th October 1945. Cdr. Birchfield was employed on the staff of Allied Expeditionary Air Force from its inception, being employed on Air Staff Plans. His work both current and future operations, but in particular he was associated with the the preparation of specially secret Inter-Service and Inter-Allied Schemes of the utmost importance to the success of the entire operations on the continent. This called for a spirit of co-operation, long hours and much initiative. His work greatly contributed to the success of the Normandy Landings on “D” Day.	Read Archive Report
1615	Bird	H W	Pilot Officer							RAAF	Bomber Command	77 Sqd	1944-06-16	Halifax	III	NA545	KN-R	Full Sutton	2315	Sterkrade	Crashed off coast of Holland	Killed
1616	Bird	D G	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	28 OTU	1943-06-12	Wellington	IC	R1324		Wymeswold		Air Sea Rescue	?	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
1617	Bird	F W	Sergeant								Bomber Command	158 Sqd	1944-06-02	Halifax	III	LV635	NP-K	Lissett	2221	Trappes	Crashed Barneville-sur-Seine {Eure}	PoW
1618	Bird	Alfred William David	Sergeant		1397370			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	635 Sqn	1944-08-26	Lancaster	III	ND355	F2:W	Downham Market	20:11	Kiel	ND 355 was claimed as a probable by Gottfried Schneider, his 14th Abschuss and his 2nd of three that night, from 1./NJG3 - North of Schleswig: 5.500m at 23:12 hrs. Coned by Flak searchlight (“Lancaster Damp” 23:10”) (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (24 July 1944 - 15 October 1944) Part 4 - Theo Boiten)	PoW No. 5276, Stalag Luft 1
1619	Bird	Harold William	Pilot Officer		417330		Australia			RAAF		77 Sqd RAF	1944-06-17											RAAF Honour Roll
1620	Birkby	Ronnie	Sergeant		1549729			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	214 (Federated Malay States) Sqn	1944-09-12	Fortress	III	HB767	BU:A	Oulton	19:00	Bomber Support	Crashed off Calais	Killed	Calais Southern Cemetery Plot R Grave 8		Son of James and Ann Birkby, of Elland, Yorkshire
1621	Birkin	F	Flight Sergeant		621280						Bomber Command	12 Sqd	1943-06-28	Lancaster	III	EE195	GZ-B	Wickenby	2309	Koln	Crashed off coast of Holland	Killed	Runnymede
1622	Birmingham	Joseph Patrick	Sergeant		R200346		Canadian	Air Gunner (Rear)		RCAF	Bomber Command	578 Sqn	1944-08-12	Halifax	III	NA604	LK:T	RAF Burn, Yorkshire	21:37	Russelheim	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery. Collective Grave G7.F 7-11	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
1623	Birnie	Hugh Waldie	Pilot Officer		J/19162	16th January 1922 in Toronto, Ontario	Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	426 Sqn RCAF	1944-06-28	Halifax	VII	NP683	OW-M	Linton on Ouse	22:20	Metz marshalling yards, France	See Archive report for details	Murdered	Runnymede Memorial Panel 245	Paradie Archive Database		Archive Report
1624	Birnie	Richard T	2nd Lt		O-713587		USA	Pilot		USAAF	358th Fighter Group	366th Fighter Squadron	1944-12-23	P-47 Thunderbolt							1 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1625	Birtles	R J	Flight Sergeant							RAAF	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
1626	Bishop	John William	Pilot Officer		AUS/426510			W/Op/Air/Gunner		RAAF	Bomber Command	77 Sqd	1944-12-12	Halifax	III	MZ470	KN-F	RAF Full Sutton, Yorkshire	1625	Essen	See archive report for full details	Survived	None - known to have survived the war		Read Archive Report
1627	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
1628	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
1629	Bishop	W B	Sergeant								Bomber Command	138 Sqd (Special)	1944-06-07	Halifax	V	LL416	NF-Q	Tempsford		SOE	Crashed near la Ferte-St-Cyr {Loir-et-Cher}	Killed	la Ferte-St-Cyr Communal Cemetery
1630	Bishop	N D	Sergeant								Bomber Command	626 Sqd	1944-06-30	Lancaster	I	ME774	UM-L2	Wickenby	2155	Vierzon		Killed	Runnymede
1631	Bishop	James John	Flight Sergeant		419406		Australia			RAAF		159 Sqd RAF	1944-09-12											RAAF Honour Roll
1632	Bisman	Royden Thomas	Sub/Lr. (A)			Age 24	New Zealander	Pilot		RNZNVR	Fleet Air Arm	889 Sqd	1944-06-29	Seafire	IIC	MB253	-	HMS Atheling (Aircraft Carrier)	1645	Patrol	Landing accident - See archive report for further brief details	Killed	New Zealand Naval Memorial, Devonport, Auckland. Panel 8		Born on the 27th February 1920 at Invercargill. A salesman for Para Rubber Company prior to service. After 3 months in the NZ Territorial army joined RN/FAA to undertake pilot training on the 28th August 1941. Pilots badge and commissioned on the 20th November 1942 after training in Canada. Son of James Thomas and Ivy Lillian Bisman (née Anderson), of New Brighton, Christchurch. New Zealand. Also served with 752, 772 and 733 Squadron before joining 889 on the 05th April 1944. Involved in a landing accident on the 04th June 1944 but suffered no injuries.	Archive Report
1633	Bjornstad	H E	Sergeant					Pilot			Fighter	332 Sqd Norwegian	1944-06-08	Spitfire	IX	NH172					Abandoned near Moutebourg	Evaded
1634	Blachford	Glenn Hugh	Flying Officer		J/27913	17 Mar 1917	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	431 Sqn RCAF	1944-06-16	Halifax	III	NA514	SE-B	RAF Croft, Yorkshire	2224	Sterkrade, Germany	See Archive Report	Killed	Uden War Cemetery Grave 5.B.2	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
1635	Black	Stanley Kevin	Flight Sergeant Air Bomber		Aus/418790					RAAF	Bomber Command	106 Sqd	1944-06-06	Lancaster	III	NE150	ZN-H	RAF Metheringham, Lincolnshire	0.25	Caen	Hit badly by flak. Crashed at St-Jean-de-Daye {Manche}	Killed 11.6.1944 at the Battle of Graignes, France	Bayeaux War Cemetery France. Grave No. XVI.C.8		Read Archive Report
1636	Black	C A	Pilot Officer							RAAF	Bomber Command	218 Sqd	1944-09-12	Lancaster	I	PD262	HA-G	Methwold	1835	Frankfurt	Crashed at Flomborn	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
1637	Black	D V	Flying Officer							RAAF	Bomber Command	467 Sqd RAAF	1944-06-11	Lancaster	III	LM552	PO-D	Waddington		Training		Killed	Runnymede
1638	Black	Joseph	Sergeant		1531244			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	514 Sqn	1944-06-15	Lancaster	II	LL690	JI:J	RAF Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire	23:14	Railway yards at Valenciennes	See Archive report for details	Killed	Rieux Communal Cemetery. Joint grave 1.			Read Archive Report
1639	Black	Harold Gibson	Sergeant		1517655			Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	No. 2 Flying Instructors School	1944-12-28	Airspeed Oxford	II	ED188	Not known	RAF Montrose	1305	Training exercise	See archive report for details	Killed	Carnmoney Cemetery. Sec. D.D. Grave 200.		Read Archive Report
1640	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
1641	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
1642	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
1643	Black	Angus John	Flying Officer		J24704		Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	57 Sqn	1944-06-21	Lancaster	III	LM573	DX:U	RAF East Kirkby, Lincolnshire	23:10	Wesseling	See archive report for further details	Killed	Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery Grave. 27.B.5	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
1644	Black	C W	Flight Sergeant							RNZAF	Bomber Command	9 Sqd	1944-12-11	Lancaster	I	LM448	WS-T	Lossiemouth	308	Tirpitz	Force landed at Vaudnas-berget Sweden	Interned
1645	Black	H J	Sergeant								Bomber Command	101 Sqd	1944-12-17	Lancaster	I	NG131	SR-W	Ludford Magna	1528	Ulm		Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
1646	Black	J R K	Warrant Officer					Pilot			Fighter	164 Sqd	1944-12-10	Typhoon	Ib	MN824					Abandoned near Beers	Injured
1647	Black	Stanley Kevin	Flight Sergeant		418790		Australia			RAAF		106 Sqd RAF	1944-06-11											RAAF Honour Roll
1648	Black	Clarence Alwin	Pilot Officer		415608		Australia			RAAF		218 Sqd RAF (Goldcoast Squadron)	1944-09-12											RAAF Honour Roll
1649	Black	Dudley Victor	Flying Officer		410299		Australia			RAAF		467 Sqd RAAF	1944-06-11											RAAF Honour Roll
1650	Blackburn	Joseph	Pilot Officer		186889		UK	Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	425 Sqd RCAF	1944-12-17	Halifax	III	MZ538	KW-V	Tholthorpe	02:22	Duisburg	Inexplicably crashed from an altitude of approximatly 500 feet shortly after a normal take off	Killed	Carlisle {Dalston Rd} Cemetary, Ward 14. Sec. N. Grave 51. United Kingdom	Accident report		CWGC