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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	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1651	Blacklock	T	Sergeant								Bomber Command	10 Sqd	1944-06-02	Halifax	III	LV882	ZA-D	Melbourne	2236	Trappes	Crashed near Hermeray {Yvelines}	Killed	St-Desir War Cemetery
1652	Blacklock	H W	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	218 Sqd	1944-09-12	Lancaster	I	NF906	HA-B	Methwold	1847	Frankfurt	Crashed at Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
1653	Blackman	Thomas A	1st Lt		O-755852		USA	Pilot		USAAF	474th Fighter Group	430th Fighter Squadron	1944-12-17	P-38 Lightning							2 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1654	Blackwell	R G	Sergeant								Bomber Command	77 Sqd	1944-06-16	Halifax	III	MZ705	KN-Q	Full Sutton	2320	Sterkrade	Ditched off Lowestoft Suffolk on return
1655	Blackwell	Samuel Peter John	Flying Officer				British					266 Sqd (Rhodesian)	1943-12-01	Hawker Typhoon	Mk.Ib	JP906	ZH-L			Roadstead. Attack ship 'Pietro Orseolo' breaking blockade	Shot down by return fire	Survived, captured, Evader				Just after shooting down Junkers Ju-52 Minensucher (Mine layer) Werk Nümmer 33 coded DF+DG of 1./Minenschuchgruppe 1, Flying Officer Samuel Peter John Blackwell, at the controls of Hawker Typhoon Mk.Ib registration number JP906 ZH-L of 266 Sqd RAF, on an attack mission on the blockade runner 'Pietro Orseolo', at anchor south of the island of Groix, attacks a Junkers Ju-88 of 1./ZG 1, and is hit and shot down by the bomber's defensive fire. He ditches at sea between Glénans and Groix, and is picked up and captured by a German seaplane. He will escape: Put on a train for Brest, he jumps off at Lamballe. Supported by the Resistance, he is finally exfiltrated by sea from Plouha, in the Côtes du Nord (now known as Côtes d'Armor) and will reach England after 2 days of sailing between January 29 and 30, 1944. The end of DF+DG: Ju-52 equipped with a search and release device for magnetic mines
1656	Blaha	Oldrich Dennis	Sergeant		1259786	1923		Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	49 Sqd	1942-09-06	Lancaster	I	R5752	EA-D	Scampton	116	Duisburg	When the starboard outer engine was put out of action by the flak over the target, Sgt Gregory-Coleman was killed by shrapnel, and the Captain was slightly injured. The Captain jettisoned the bombs and turned for home. Over the Dutch coast the starboard inner failed and the a/c steadily lost height but reached the English coast at a height of 2000 ft. The Captain ordered the crew to bale out with the exception of the W/Op. The a/c was circling RAF Martlesham prior to landing when the port inner failed at a height of 1000 ft and the Captain was compelled to crash land near Great Bealings N of RAF Martlesham. The Captain and the W/Op escaped from the a/c which was destroyed by fire with the exception of the tail unit	Baled out, Killed in Action 2 Jan 1944				44 Sqn Lancaster I W4831 KM-C
1657	Blaikie	D V	Sergeant								Bomber Command	49 Sqd	1944-06-09	Lancaster	III	JB714	EA-K	Fiskerton	2139	Etampes	Crashed at Morigny-Champigny	Killed	Morigny-Champigny Communal Cemetery
1658	Blain	William Ross	Flying Officer		432648		Australia			RAAF		7 Sqd RAAF	1944-06-13												RAAF Honour Roll
1659	Blair	Robert Alexander Walton	Flight Sergeant		415498		Australian	Pilot		RAAF	Bomber Command	77 Sqn	1944-06-16	Halifax	II	NA508	KN:A	Full Sutton	23:15	Sterkrade	See archive report for details	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 258.				Read Archive Report
1660	Blair	R R	Flight Sergeant		1555577			Pilot			Fighter	257 Sqd	1944-07-06	Typhoon	Ib	MN766	L				Abandoned near Livarot	Killed	La Cressonniere Churchyard France
1661	Blair	Robert Alexander Walton	Pilot Officer		415498		Australia			RAAF		77 Sqd RAF	1944-06-17												RAAF Honour Roll
1662	Blake	W P	Sergeant								Bomber Command	514 Sqd	1944-09-12	Lancaster	II	LL731	JI-U	Mildenhall	1844	Frankfurt	Crashed at Kordel	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
1663	Blakemore	Eric J	Pilot Officer								Bomber Command	50 Sqd	1944-06-21	Lancaster	I	LL840	VN-M	Skellingthorpe	2317	Scholven-Buer	Crashed at Oene {Gelderland}	Evader				Read Archive Report
1664	Blakeslee	Donald Jm	Lt Colonel		O-885264		USA	Pilot		USAAF	4th Fighter Group: Debden Eagles		1944-03-06	P-47 Thunderbolt							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1665	Blakey	Jack	Sergeant		1582692			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	625 Sqd	1944-06-30	Lancaster	III	PB126	CF-T	RAF Kelstern, Lincolnshire	2210	Vierzon	See archive report for further information	Evader	Killed later in the war. Kuala Lumpur Civil Cemetery (Cheras Road). Row 13 Grave 853			Read Archive Report
1666	Blakey	Jack	Sergeant		1582692			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	625 Sqd	1944-06-10	Lancaster	I	ND995	CF-?	RAF Kelstern, Lincolnshire	2315	Achères	See archive report for further details	Survived - no injuries	None			Read Archive Report
1667	Blanch	Gordon Francis	Sergeant		420827		Australia			RAAF		5 Sqd RAAF	1943-06-12												RAAF Honour Roll
1668	Blanchard	J W	Sergeant								Bomber Command	106 Sqd	1944-06-21	Lancaster	III	LM570	ZN-Z	Metheringham	2315	Scholven-Buer	Crashed at Rossum {Gelderland}	Killed	Uden War Cemetery Holland
1669	Blanchard	A	Sergeant								Bomber Command	49 Sqd	1944-12-11	Lancaster	I	PB799	EA-G	Fulbeck	1955	Training		Killed	Runnymede
1670	Bland	E B	Sergeant								Bomber Command	102 Sqd (Ceylon)	1944-06-25	Halifax	III	ME753	DY-M	Pocklington	749	Montorqueil	Collided with 77Sqn Halifax III LL549 KN-N & crashed at Fontaine l'Etalon {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed	Fontaine l'Etalon Churchyard
1671	Blandford	G E	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	115 Sqd	1944-08-12	Lancaster	III	PB127	KO-T	Witchford	2151	Braunschweig		Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
1672	Blatchford	L G	Sergeant								Bomber Command	189 Sqd	1944-12-21	Lancaster	III	PB289	CA-B	Fulbeck	1629	Politz		Killed	Runnymede
1673	Blaubaum	Maxwell Bibra	Flight Sergeant		428038		Australia			RAAF		622 Sqd RAF	1944-09-12												RAAF Honour Roll
1674	Blaydes	Herbert	Warrant Officer Class 2		J88416		Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	9 Sqn	1944-06-24	Lancaster	I	LL853	WS:W	Bardney	22:51	Prouville	See Archive report for details	Killed	Coulonvillers Communal Cemetery. Grave 3		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
1675	Blayney	Alfred Goodman Wells	Pilot Officer		J/90837	Age 27	Canada	W/Op/Air Gunner		RCAF	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.7.		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1676	Bleach	S R	Sergeant								Bomber Command	76 Sqd	1944-05-06	Halifax	III	NA522	MP-			Air Test	Force landed at Hotham
1677	Blenkarn	A N	Sergeant		1474283			Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	50 Sqd	1944-05-21	Lancaster	I	ME797	VN-J	Skellingthorpe	2247	Duisburg	Crashed Forst. Hit by flak	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave Ref-Coll. grave 26.F.12-13			(Additional information from John Jones)
1678	Blewett	A	Sergeant								Bomber Command	12 OTU	1944-08-26	Wellington	X	LN293		Chipping Norton		Diversion	Crashed at Keynsham	Killed
1679	Bligh	William Alexander	Flight Sergeant		1304364			Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	239 Sqn	1944-08-06	Mosquito	II	W4074	HB:?			Air Test	Overshot and crashed at 18:15 at West Raynham	Injured
1680	Bloodgood	Donald L	2nd Lt		O-720756		USA	Pilot		USAAF	364th Fighter Group	385th Fighter Squadron	1944-12-27	P-38 Lightning (P-51 Mustang mid 1944)							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1681	Bloom	Benjamin	Sergeant		1414792			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		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	Missing	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 235.				Read Archive Report
1682	Bloomfield	E	Flight Sergeant		1094825						Bomber Command	97 Sqd (Straits Settlements)	1943-06-12	Lancaster	III	ED816	OF-U	Bourn	2304	Bochum	Crashed at Wieringwaard Holland	PoW
1683	Blowfield	P H	Pilot Officer								Bomber Command	12 Sqd	1940-06-14	Battle	I	L5396	PH-	Souge	1540	Evreux	Shot down at Damville	Killed
1684	Bloy	R F	Sergeant								Bomber Command	76 Sqd	1944-12-30	Halifax	III	NA171	MP-E	Holme on Spalding Moor	1753	Koln	Crashed target area	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
1685	Blum	Kenneth V	1st Lt		O-796072		USA	Pilot		USAAF	474th Fighter Group	430th Fighter Squadron	1944-12-18	P-38 Lightning							1.5 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1686	Blumer	'Red' Richmond Antony Barrett	Warrant Officer		AUS/411854	Age 23	Australia	Pilot		RAAF	Fighter Command	91 Sqd	1944-06-25	Spitfire	XIV	RM617	DL-?	RAF West Malling		Diver Patrol	See archive report for further brief details	Killed on take off	Brookwood Military Cemetery. Grave 4. N. 17	Courtesy NAA		Born on the 19th April 1921 at Sydney. Enlisted on the 21st June, 1941 in Sydney. Son of Cecil Herbert Blumer and Alice Ruby (née Barrett) of Croydon, New South Wales, Australia. His younger brother Alexander Gordon Barrett Blumer DFC Aus/411735, also served. Grave inscription: Deeply Loved Sadly Mourned Proudly Remembered'.	Archive Report
1687	Blumer	Richmond Antony Barrett	Warrant Officer		411854		Australia			RAAF		91 Sqd RAF	1944-06-26												RAAF Honour Roll
1688	Blundell	Cecil Leonard	Flight Sergeant		1602657			W/Op/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	35 Sqd (Madras Presidency)	1944-12-24	Lancaster	III	PB366	TL-S	RAF Graveley, Cambridgeshire	1535	Koln	See archive report for further details	Killed	Shirley (Hollybrook) Cemetery. Sec. M. 12. Grave 41			Read Archive Report
1689	Blundell	John James	Sergeant		2205143	1925		Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75 Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-20	Lancaster	III	PA967	AA:D	Mepal	23:20	Homberg	PA967 was claimed by Ofhr. Gerhard Wartenborger, his 1st Abschuss, from 4./NJG3 SW of Eindhoven at 5.200m at 01:09 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten). Crashed at around 01:00 hrs in open countryside some 4km north of Nederweert (Limburg), 4 km NE from the centre of Weert, Holland	Killed	Jonkerbos War Cemetery Coll. grave 4.H. 2-8			Son of John Thomas Blundell and Ellen Blundell, of Liverpool.
1690	Blute	J	Sergeant								Bomber Command	12 Sqd	1942-02-06	Wellington	II	Z8491	PH-F	Binbrook	1739	Brest	Crashed on Edge Moor YORKS	Injured
1691	Bly	Frederick W	2nd Lt		O-748536		USA	Pilot		USAAF	362nd Fighter Group	379th Fighter Squadron	1944-12-26	P-47 Thunderbolt							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1692	Blyth	Kenneth Digby	Sergeant		1895914			Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	640 Sqd	1944-06-16	Halifax	III	LW463	C8-A	Leconfield	2307	Sterkrade	Crashed at Tolkamer {Gelderland}	Killed	Herwen-en-Aerdt {Tolkamer} General Cemetery			Age 34
1693	Blythe	D A	Sergeant								Bomber Command	102 Sqd (Ceylon)	1944-06-25	Halifax	III	ME752	DY-K	Pocklington	755	Montorqueil	Overshot on return to base
1694	Błażeński	Romuald	Kapral Strzelec Bombardier	Flight Sergeant	P.793669	Born 28 January 1920 Łódź (Age 23 when killed)	Poland	Bomb Aimer / Air Gunner	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-01-06	Consolidated Liberator	lll	BZ589	GR-J	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Supply drop to Poland	One of four aircraft engaged in Supply Drop to Poland. This aircraft was the only one to accomplish its task but was damaged by anti-aircraft fire, returning on three engines. Crashed into the sea at Grotaglie, off Brindisi, Italy during landing attempt. Only the second pilot. F/Lt K Dobrowolski survived. Location : Italy.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Polish Cemetery at Casamassima, Italy (some reports No Known Grave - Drowned off Brindisi, Italy)		Archiwum Polish Database
1695	Boag	J H	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
1696	Boal	Earle William	Pilot Officer		J850009	25th January 1921 in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada	Canadian	Navigator	DFC DFC Bar	RCAF	Fighter	418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF	1944-05-02	Mosquito	FB.VI		TH:?	RAF Holmsley South	14:30	Intruder, Day Ranger, north German coast.	Took off from RAF Coltisahall. Fg.Off. Caine Stated: We followed Sqn.Ldr. Scherf at Ribnitz, seeing him attacking 2 HE.115s on the water. We attacked 4 DO.18s, seeing strikes on all four. Two of them burst into flames and- exploded. (1548 hours), (two bursts 2 and 4 secs from 500 to 50 yards.) We then flew to Barth, where we attacked a JU.52 on the ground from 500 ft., with a 2 second burst. He exploded immediately, and Sqn.Ldr. Scherf saw him burning (1622 hours) . We then attacked HE.111, on which we saw strikes, and Sqn.Ldr. Scherf came in and finished it off. A JU.88 was next attacked from 300 to nil feet, with a one second burst, and he burst into flames. After that, we attacked a JU.86 en the ground, seeing strikes. We came round and attacked again from E. to W., destroying a JU.34 on the S. side of the A/F. It burst, into flames and we flew through them, coming round and attacking the JU 86 previously damaged, from W, to E., leaving him in flames and flying through his debris, some of which hit us. We set course for Greifsweld, following Sqn.Ldr. Scherf, who was 500 yards ahead of us, and 5 minutes later. our port engine packed up. We called Sqn.Ldr. Scherf , but could not regain visual contact, so headed N. Before we crossed out, we decided to make for Sweden, and flew about 10 miles out to sea on a northerly heading, before making up our minds to try for base, North of the Island.of Fehmarn, we were fired on by an armed trawler, the fire falling short. We flew right over the convoy described by Sqn.Ldr. Scherf, without incident.	Survived				DFC awarded whilst with 418 Sqn, gazetted 12 May 1944, Citation reads: "Pilot Officer Earl William BOAL (Can,/J.85009), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, No. 418 (R.C.A.F.) Squadron. As observer, Pilot Officer Boal has taken part in numerous sorties and has assisted in the destruction of six enemy aircraft. He is a highly skilled and gallant member of aircraft crew and his example both in the air and on the ground has been worthy of emulation." Bar to DFC awarded whilst with 418 Sqn, gazetted 7th July 1944. Citation reads: " Since being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross this officer has taken part in numerous sorties during which he has assisted in the destruction of 9 enemy aircraft. He is an extremely efficient member of aircraft crew whose fearlessness and determination have set an inspiring example."
1697	Boanson	John George Shepherd	Flight Sergeant		1873573	Born on the 22nd June 1922 Age 21		Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	514 Sqd	1944-06-07	Lancaster	II	DS822	JI-T	RAF Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire	37	Massy-Palaiseau rail yards	Crashed near la Celle-les-Bordes {Yvelines}	Killed	La Celle-Les-Bordes Communal Cemetery. Grave 2			Read Archive Report
1698	Board	L E	Sergeant								Bomber Command	158 Sqd	1944-05-12	Halifax	III	HX334	NP-C	Lissett	2156	Hassett	Crashed Monastry Bokrijk	Evader				Attacker
1699	Boardman	E J T	Sergeant								Bomber Command	12 Sqd	1944-01-27	Lancaster	III	JB358	PH-J	Wickenby	1734	Berlin	Abandoned near Frankfurt	PoW
1700	Bobb	Howard B	Staff Sergeant		35874828	1919	American	Ball Turret Gunner		USAAF	8th Air Force	349th Bomber Squadron (100th Bombardment Group (H))	1944-12-19	B-17 Flying Fortress	G	42-8514 Lassie Come Home	XR-R	Thorpe Abbotts (Station #139), Norfolk, England		Frankfurt, Germany	See Archive Report for details	Returned to Duty					Archive Report