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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
2901	Crawley	Frederick William	Flying Officer	146012			Observer	DFC	RAFVR	Bomber Command	139 Sqn (Jamaica)	1945-02-01	Mosquito	XXV	KB498	XD:?	Upwood	01:57	Berlin	On return to base at 06:24 overshot the runway and crashed through a barbed wire fence. No injuries reported.				DFC awarded whilst with 158 Sqn , Gazetted 14th January 1944
2902	Crayden	B	Sergeant Air Gunner	1131987					RAFVR	Bomber Command	102 Sqd (Ceylon)	1944-06-28	Halifax	III	MZ644	DY-Y	RAF Pocklington	2202	Railway yards, Blainville, France	Crashed at Foret de Wassy {Haute-Marne}	Evaded- Returned on RAF Dakota on 28th August 1944	None		Read Archive Report
2903	Crayston	Kerry Milton	Flight Sergeant	R260479	19th May 1924 in Toronto, Ontario	Canadian	Air Gunner (Rear)		RCAF	Bomber Command	115 Sqn	1944-11-15	Lancaster	I	NN706	KO:B	Witchford	12:41	Dortmund	Shot down by flak at 15:40 hrs near the railway Station at Kirchderne, 3 km NE of Dortmund	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 4.B.5		Son of Talbot R. (Deceased) and Georgena Mary (née Quinn) Crayston, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Commissioned and promoted to Plt Off. J95218 with effect 14th November 1944
2904	Creaser	G	Sergeant							Bomber Command	195 Sqd	1944-12-12	Lancaster	I	HK697	A4-C	Wrattling Common	1126	Witten		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
2905	Creighton	Alan D	Pilot Officer				Mid Upper Gunner	DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	49 Sqd	1944-06-21	Lancaster	I	LL900	EA-T	Fiskerton	2317	Wesseling	Crashed at Julich-Mersch	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database	Shot down by night fighter
2906	Creighton	Richard D	2nd Lt	O-767134		USA	Pilot		USAAF	479th Fighter Group	434th Fighter Squadron	1944-12-25	P-51 Mustang							1 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
2907	Cremins	T D	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	97 Sqd (Straits Settlements)	1944-12-21	Lancaster	III	PB461	OF-M	Coningsby	1649	Politz	Crashed at Eiken Norway	Killed	Flekkefjord Civil Cemetery
2908	Crew	E D	Wing Commander					DFC		Fighter	96 Sqd	1944-06-24	Mosquito	NFXIII	MM499	V			Patrol	Abandoned near Worthing
2909	Cribb	H L	Warrant Officer							Bomber Command	76 Sqd	1944-06-22	Halifax	III	LW656	MP-B	Holme on Spalding Moor	2301	Laon	Crashed at Montchalons {Aise}	Killed	Montchalons Churchyard
2910	Crighton	J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	12 Sqd	1944-05-03	Lancaster	III	LM514	PH-Q	Wickenby	2139	Maiily-le-Camp	Crashed la Belle Idee {Aube}	Evader
2911	Crimmin	William John	Flying Officer	157400			Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	192 Sqn	1944-06-27	Mosquito	IV	DK327	DT:N	Foulsham	00:10	BS	Operations around Vitry-le-Francois. Badly shot about and crash-landed 02:53 at Friston airfield in Sussex. No inuries reported	Uninjured
2912	Cringle	Robert Morrison	Sergeant	1864307	1924		Flight Engineer		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 4		Son of Harry and Rosalind Cringle; nephew of Mr. and Mrs. E. Sturmey, of Booker, Buckinghamshire
2913	Cripps	Basil Robert	Sergeant	1383133		British	W/Op/A/G		RAFVR	Bomber Command	49 Sqd	1943-06-12	Lancaster	III	ED584	EA-U	Fiskerton	2237	Bochum	Claimed at 02.37hrs Hauptman August Geiger of 7./NJG1, his 29th night victory. Interception at 4,300 meters over Luttenberg, 7km ENE of Raalte. Crashed near Marienheem Holland	Killed	Raalte General Cemetery Holland		Fifteen aircraft were detailed for Bochum. Good Oboe skymarking led to heavy bombing in the town centre. Fourteen Lancasters and 10 Halifaxes were lost from the raid. Lancaster came down on farmland belonging to Mr J. Duteweert near Marienheem in Holland. The pilot’s body and that of his 19 year old mid upper gunner, Sgt Edward Pearson were never found. The rest of the crew are buried in Raalte Cemetery.	49 Squadron Website
2914	Critchley	J A	Flight Lieutenant						RAAF	Bomber Command	460 Sqd RAAF	1944-06-29	Lancaster	I	ME784	AR-	Binbrook	1227	Siracourt	Force landed at Manston Kent on return
2915	Crocker	Malcolm	Wing Commander				Pilot	DFC *		Bomber Command	49 Sqd	1944-06-21	Lancaster	I	LL900	EA-T	Fiskerton	2317	Wesseling	Crashed at Julich-Mersch	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery		Shot down by night fighter
2916	Crocker	Sherman N	1st Lt	O-441670		USA	Pilot		USAAF	404th Fighter Group	507th Fighter Squadron	1944-12-17	P-47 Thunderbolt`							1 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
2917	Crockett	Murray Bernard	Warrant Officer	410876		Australia			RAAF		355 Sqd RAF	1944-10-06											RAAF Honour Roll
2918	Croft	C W	Warrant Officer							Bomber Command	12 Sqd	1944-05-03	Lancaster	III	LM516	PH-D	Wickenby	2204	Maiily-le-Camp	Crashed Poivres {Aube}	Killed	Poivres Churchyard
2919	Croft	P F	Flying Officer							Bomber Command	106 Sqd	1944-12-18	Lancaster	I	NN726	ZN-D	Metheringham	1708	Gdynia		Killed	Malbork Commonwealth War Cemetery
2920	Croft	Barry Alan	Flight Sergeant	420920		Australia			RAAF		299 Sqd RAF	1944-06-06											RAAF Honour Roll
2921	Croker	M R	Flying Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	227 Sqd	1944-12-21	Lancaster	III	PB649	9J-K	Balderton	1634	Politz	Crash landed at Wick on return
2922	Croll	J MacG	Sergeant							Bomber Command	106 Sqd	1944-11-06	Lancaster	I	LL953	ZN-O	Metheringham	1630	Gravenhorst	Crashed target area	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
2923	Crombie	Mervyn Cobbe	Sergeant	404172		Australia			RAAF		70 OTU RAF	1941-06-12											RAAF Honour Roll
2924	Crombie	William S Jr	Captain	O-417286		USA	Pilot		USAAF	364th Fighter Group	385th Fighter Squadron	1944-10-12	P-38 Lightning (P-51 Mustang mid 1944)							1 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
2925	Crombie	William S Jr	Captain	O-417286		USA	Pilot		USAAF	364th Fighter Group	385th Fighter Squadron	1944-12-31	P-38 Lightning (P-51 Mustang mid 1944)							1 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
2926	Cromer	James A Ii	2nd Lt	O-810321		USA	Pilot		USAAF	367th Fighter Group	394th Fighter Squadron	1944-12-24	P-38 Lightning							1 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
2927	Crompton	F	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	100 Sqd	1944-12-24	Lancaster	III	ND388	HW-G	Grimsby	1450	Koln	Crashed target area	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
2928	Cronan	T	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	207 Sqd	1944-12-18	Lancaster	I	NG144	EM-G	Spilsby	1700	Gdynia		Killed	Runnymede
2929	Crone	Robert Duncan	Flying Officer	J23474	28th April 1923 in Komoka, Middlesex, Ontario	Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	166 Sqn	1944-06-02	Lancaster	III	ND651	AS:G	Kirmington	22:55	Coastal Battery Calais	See Archive Report for details	Killed	Marquise Communal Cemetery Plot 1 Row A Grave 6	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
2930	Croney	Leo	Flight Lieutenant	1672013			Navigator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	619 Sqn	1944-11-06	Lancaster	III	LM742	PG-S	Strubby	1629	Gravenhorst	See Archive Report	PoW				Read Archive Report
2931	Cronin	Timothy J	1st Lt	O-700231		USA	Pilot		USAAF	4th Fighter Group	334th Fighter Squadron: Fighting Eagles	1944-12-25	P-47 Thunderbolt. (P-51 Mustang from mid 1944)							1.5 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
2932	Cronk	George Edward	Pilot Officer	J/17056	17 Jan 1921	American	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	425 Sqd RCAF	1942-12-06	Wellington	III	BJ657	KW-G	Dishforth	1659	Mannheim	At 0020 hrs an SOS message was received from the aircraft. Unfortunately nothing further was heard. The aircraft crashed Langonnet East of Plouray Near Brest (Flak/Shortage of Fuel/Equipment Failure?)	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 100	Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian Sqn Son of John Benjamin and Esther Cronk, of Hollywood, California, U.S.A
2933	Cronyn	P H	Flight Lieutenant					DFC	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
2934	Crook	W M	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	44 Sqd	1944-06-21	Lancaster	III	LM592	KM-Q	Dunholme Lodge	2257	Wesseling	Exploded over Riethoven {Noord-Brabant}	Killed	Eindhoven {Woensel}
2935	Crookes	Norman			1920-12-03 Chesterfield UK	UK	Navigator/Observer	DFC & 2 Bars DFC US	RAFVR		488 Sqd	1944-07-29	Mosquito						Night Intruder	4 enemy destroyed in 20 minutes	Survived			Obituary Pilot George Edward 'Jamie' Jameson
2936	Crosby	Vincent Brian	Warrant Officer	179049			Flight Engineer	DFM	RAFVR	Bomber Command	582 Sqn	1944-06-14	Lancaster	III	ND714 (some sources state NE172)	6O:T	RAF Little Staughton, Cambridgeshire	00:24	Douai	See archive report for further details	Killed	Coxyde Military Cemetery			Read Archive Report
2937	Cross	R H	Flight Sergeant	3031311			Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	626 Sqd	1944-09-12	Lancaster	I	LM137	UM-G2	RAF Wickenby	1825	Frankfurt	1.5 miles North of Plittersdorf	PoW No: 1099 Stalag Luft Bankau, near Kreulberg	None - survived the war		Information courtesy Traugott Vitz
2938	Cross	A	Sergeant							Bomber Command	12 Sqd	1944-03-15	Lancaster	III	ND447	PH-C	Wickenby	1840	Stuttgart	Crashed Hartheem	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
2939	Cross	C W	Sergeant							Bomber Command	150 Sqd	1944-12-12	Lancaster	I	NN743	IQ-Z	Hemswell	1557	Essen	Crashed target area	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
2940	Cross	L P	Sergeant							Bomber Command	460 Sqd RAAF	1944-06-06	Lancaster	III	JB700	AR-J	Binbrook	2202	Vire	Crashed at Cerisy-la-Salle	Killed	Bayeaux War Cemetery France
2941	Crossland	H R	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	12 OTU	1942-06-01	Wellington	IC	X3203		Chipping Warden		Essen	Hit by flak over Essen	Killed		Paradie Archive Database
2942	Crossley	J L	Flying Officer				Pilot			Fighter	137 Sqd	1944-12-29	Typhoon	Ib	RB194					Crashed near Sulingen	PoW
2943	Crotteau	Donald C	Staff Sergeant	36292455	Born Portage County, Wisconsin	USA	Gunner		USAAF	90th Bomber Group	321st Bomber Squadron Heavy	1944-04-10	B-24D Liberator		#42-41188 'Hot Garters'		Nazdab Air Base, Papua New Guinea		Attack AA site Hansa Bay, Papua New Guinea	Shot down by AA fire over Madang. Papua New Guinea	Killed	Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines	pacificwrecks.com	Four of the 12-member crew exited the aircraft after it had been hit and those captured by the Japanese were murdered. Donald Crotteau was one of the men who bailed out, along with fellow crew members Hyler and Handleman. They were likely injured and managed to evade capture for two days. On April 12, 1944, however, they were captured and ultimately were murdered or died of their injuries. The other crew members went down with the plane and the entire crew was officially declared dead the day of the mission. Donald Greenman was another of the four who bailed out. He was likely captured on April 10, 1944 by a Japanese Army patrol sent to investigate a report of an enemy aircraft being shot down. Japanese records say a patrol captured an 'American pilot' (likely Greenman) and the next day took him to Diri and later he was walked or transported to Hansa Bay. The Japanese report says on April 16, 1944 four PoWs from the crash were transported to Bogia. According to the Japanese, two of the prisoners - Greenman and Handleman - 'died on route'. Possibly, this was a Japanese euphemism meaning they were murdered or otherwise killed. The fact is when Leading Private Oshina returned to Hansa Bay he had only two prisoners with him and Greenman was not one of them. William Hyler was reportedly captured by Japanese troops and murdered about 2 weeks later. Paulsen's remains were recovered and identified by American authorities on July 16, 2014 and he and the others identified were interred on March 18, 2015 at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honours.	Archive Report Bryant Poulsen
2944	Crouch	Alan John	Flying Officer	149983			Flight Engineer	DFM	RAFVR	Bomber Command	76 Sqd	1944-05-12	Halifax	III	MZ575	MP-W	RAF Holme-On-Spalding Moor, Yorkshire	2225	Hassett	See archive report for further information	Killed	Schoonselhof Cemetery Collective grave IVa.E. 36-42		Read Archive Report
2945	Crouch	R C A	Pilot Officer	171936			Pilot			Fighter	198 Sqd	1944-06-14	Typhoon	Ib	MN649	R			Recce	Crashed near Montebourg	Killed	Bayeux War Cemetery France
2946	Croucher	G	Flying Officer							Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-06	Lancaster	II	DS768	EQ-J	Linton on Ouse	2132	Coutances	Landed damaged at Melbourne on return
2947	Crow	Arthur Maurice	Flight Lieutenant	116137			Navigator	DSO DFM	RAFVR	Photo Reconnaissance	540 Sqd	1944-12-29	Mosquito	PR.IX	NS791	Not issued	RAF Benson, Oxfordshire	1114	Reconnaissance	Shot down	Survived then Murdered	Hanover War Cemetery. Grave 10.C.16		See Vitz Archive for details
2948	Crowe	Eric Arthur	Sergeant	R185340			Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	18 OTU	1944-06-27	Wellington	III	Z1592	WP:?	RAF Finningley, Yorkshire	13:35	Cross country training sortie	See Archive report for details	Killed	Harrogate Cemetery (Stonefall). Sec. B. Row H. Grave 1	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
2949	Crowley	Paul Anthony	Flight Sergeant	R/195945		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	428 Sqd RCAF	1944-08-12	Lancaster	X	KB758	NA-Z	Middleton St George	21:03	Braunschweig	Shot down by Ju88 night fighter. Crashed at Winsen	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery Grave 5. B. 13., Germany	Accident Report		Paradie RCAF Database
2950	Crowley	Reginald August Peterson	Warrant Officer	409896		Australia			RAAF		159 Sqd RAF	1944-09-12											RAAF Honour Roll