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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
3051	Dainty	E	Warrant Officer		741554				DFM		Bomber Command	100 Sqd	1943-06-12	Lancaster	III	W4989	HW-F2	Grimsby	2306	Bochum	Crashed at Essen-Frintrop	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
3052	Daitz	L B	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	97 Sqd (Straits Settlements)	1944-06-08	Lancaster	III	ND840	OF-J	Coningsby	918	Bois de Cassan	Crashed at Eaubonne {Val d'Oise}	Killed	Clichy New Communal Cemetery
3053	Dakin	T W	Sergeant								Bomber Command	640 Sqd	1944-06-27	Halifax	III	LW502	C8-Y	Leconfield	1142	Mimoyecques	Crashed on take off
3054	Dalby	Jack	Sergeant		1771175	9th June 1924 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England		Air Gunner (Rear)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	57 Sqn	1944-12-11	Lancaster	I	PD263	DX:G	East Kirkby	12:33	Heimbach Dam (Urfttalsperre), Germany	The aircraft crashed in an isolated wood at Gemund Forst near to the target at Heimbach. Reason for loss unknown	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery Coll.Grave 10.A. 1-4		The crew were initially buried near their crashed aircraft and reinterred on the 1st April 1947 Son of John Wormald and Ida Caroline (née Barr) Dalby of Bradford, Yorkshire, England
3055	Daldorph	J.A.	Flight Sergeant		1258816		UK	Pilot		RAFVR	Transport Command	233 Sqd	1944-06-05	Dakota	III	KG356	5T-	Blake Hill Farm	23:17	Para drop - Op Tonga D-Day	Set afire by flak while at 600 feet inbound to drop zone. Paras and crew baled, pilot remained onboard and attempted crash landing due to baddly injured WAG.	Safe		Accident report		RAF Blake Hill Farm
3056	Dale	T W	Pilot Officer							RNZAF	Bomber Command	199 Sqd	1944-06-16	Stirling	III	LJ531	EX-N	North Creake	2219	BS		Killed	Runnymede
3057	Dale	H	Sergeant								Bomber Command	100 Sqd	1944-06-02	Lancaster	III	ND456	HW-C	Grimsby	2345	Berneval	Crash landed at Woodbridge on return
3058	Dale	H	Sergeant		1512979						Bomber Command	100 Sqd	1944-06-30	Lancaster	III	LM621	HW-C	Grimsby	2210	Vierzon	Crashed at Vouzon {Loir-et-Cher}	PoW No: 295			Details added courtesy Mark Hanson
3059	Dale	D V	Sergeant								Bomber Command	101 Sqd	1944-06-09	Lancaster	I	LL756	SR-Q	Ludford Magna	1748	le Havre	Crashed at base on return
3060	Dale	Sam B	2nd Lt		O-886837		USA	Pilot		USAAF	56th Fighter Group	63rd Fighter Squadron	1944-06-07	P-47 Thunderbolt							0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3061	Dales	Douglas Frank	Sergeant Flight Engineer		1623580					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}	Killed	Wassy Communal Cemetery. Coll. Grave 1 - 3.		Read Archive Report
3062	Daley	Daniel	Sergeant		1890562	1922		Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	10 Sqn	1944-01-06	Halifax	III	MZ584	ZA:V	Melbourne	15:14	V1 site at St-Martin L’Hortier	See Archive Report	Killed	Poix-de-Picardie Churchyard, Row A. Coll. Grave 7-9			Read Archive Report
3063	Daley	Ernest	Sergeant		1622390			Bomb Aimer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	35 Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1944-10-28	Lancaster	III	PB612	TL:P	Graveley	14:06	Koln	The route was Base, Orfordness, 5110N 0240E, 5020N 0615E, Target, 5058N 0715E, 5035N 0720E, 5020N 0615E, 5110N 0240E, Orfordness, Base PB612 failed to return and the squadron’s Operations Record Book shows: 'This aircraft is missing; was last heard of at 16.28 hours giving Attack unsuccessful'	Killed. Remains not recovered	Runnymede Memorial Panel 228		Son of Fred and Ruth Daley, of Parkgate, Rotherham, Yorkshire. It was equipped with H2S, GPI and Fishpond and was carrying 1 x 4000lbs HC (NI), 2 x 1000lbs ANM59 and various target indicators. Its designated Path Finder role was Deputy Master Bomber
3064	Daley	William C	1st Lt		O-430790		USA	Pilot		USAAF	56th Fighter Group	62nd Fighter Squadron	1944-12-23	P-47 Thunderbolt							1 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3065	Daley	William C	1st Lt		O-430790		USA	Pilot		USAAF	56th Fighter Group	62nd Fighter Squadron	1944-12-25	P-47 Thunderbolt							2 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3066	Dalgarno	William	Flying Officer		161263			Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	582 Sqn	1944-12-23	Lancaster	III	PB371	6O:V	Little Staughton	10:27	Koln	Crashed target area	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery 14.C.11		Husband to Jemima (née Gowans) Delgarno
3067	Dalglish	James B	Major		O-886127		USA	Pilot		USAAF	354th Fighter Group	353rd Fighter Squadron: Cobras	1944-12-17	P-47 Thunderbolt							1 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3068	Dalglish	James B	Major		O-886127		USA	Pilot		USAAF	354th Fighter Group	353rd Fighter Squadron: Cobras	1944-12-26	P-47 Thunderbolt							1 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3069	Dalglish	James B	1st Lt		O-886127		USA	Pilot		USAAF	354th Fighter Group	355th Fighter Squadron	1944-03-06	P-51 Mustang							1.5 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3070	Dalik	C E	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	582 Sqd	1944-03-12	Lancaster	III	PB629	6O-J	Little Staughton	804	Hiembach				Paradie Archive Database
3071	Dalman	A C	Sergeant								Bomber Command	619 Sqd	1944-06-21	Lancaster	III	NE151	PG-W	Dunholme Lodge	2310	Wesseling		Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
3072	Dalton	G A	Sergeant								Bomber Command	101 Sqd	1944-06-11	Lancaster	I	PB692	SR-K2	Ludford Magna	1200	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed at Wanne-Eickel	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
3073	Dalton	G H	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	158 Sqd	1944-06-02	Halifax	III	LK877	NP-A	Lissett	2212	Trappes	Crashed Beaumont-le-Roger {Eure}	PoW
3074	Dalton	G W R	Pilot Officer		J17164						Bomber Command	427 Sqd RCAF	1943-06-12	Halifax	V	DK183	ZL-	Leeming	2312	Bochum	Crashed off Texel	Killed	Den Burg General Cemetery Texel
3075	Dalton	Rae Charles	Flight Sergeant		418923		Australia			RAAF		40 Sqd RAF	1944-07-06	Wellington	X	LN759	M	Foggia Main	21:52 take off	Attack Feuersbrunn air field, Austria	Crashed S. Polten	Killed	Klagenfurt War Cemetery Austria
3076	Daly	Henry	Sergeant		1681855	1919		Navigator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	12 OTU	1944-05-15	Wellington	X	LP155	JP:K	Chipping Norton	22:30	Nickel	Lost without trace	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 228		Son of Herbert and Bertha Daly, of Bolton, Lancashire
3077	Dalzell	J	Sergeant					Pilot			Fighter	74 Sqd	1944-06-10	Spitfire	IX	ML200
3078	Danberger	J L	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	420 Sqd RCAF	1944-01-06	Halifax	III	LW421	PT-K	Tholthorpe	1513	Biennais	Landed damaged at Linton on Ouse on return			Paradie Archive Database
3079	Danbury	G A	Sergeant								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
3080	Danes	F G	Sergeant								Bomber Command	44 Sqd	1944-12-04	Lancaster	I	PB751	KM-G	Spilsby	1620	Heilbronn		PoW
3081	Daniel	William Neville	Pilot Officer		423996	2nd January 1924, Hamilton, New South Wales	Australian	Bomb Aimer		RAAF	Bomber Command	582 Sqn	1944-08-09	Lancaster	III	PB123	6O:O	Little Staughton	06:30	le Havre – Strong Points near garrison	Pilot Officer Mackenzie reported: “At 7.15am on 8 September 1944, the plane came in over Le Havre under the cloud with a base of 5,000 feet. The Germans opened up with flak hitting us. I was sitting at the side of Johnny (Goddard) in the second pilot’s seat, when there was a crash, the intercom went dead and fire broke out around the wireless operator. There was a second bang right after the first and the whole front cabin filled with smoke and fire. Johnny shouted for full power and then shouted “jump Mac”. I got down and went back to the navigator’s cabin which was full of smoke, and dragged my chute out, then Neville’s, and then shouted into the smoke that we had to get out. A voice shouted OK. I turned back to the front escape hatch with two figures behind me, which might have been Neville and Howard. When I reached the hatch, it was open and Alan De Beer was just jumping. I went straight out over his heels. After my chute opened I could see the plane with all of the fuselage on fire flying on, until it disappeared into cloud. I looked below and saw another chute, Alan De Beer. After coming down some distance, I heard a crash which I assumed was the plane hitting the ground, but could not see any more chutes	Killed	Ste-Marie Cemetery Le Havre Division 67. Row G. Grave 8		Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Daniel, of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
3082	Daniel	Gilbert	Flying Officer		151788			Navigator		RAF	Bomber Command	10 Sqd	1944-06-09	Halifax	III	MZ684	ZA-B	RAF Melbourne, Yorkshire	30	Laval	See archive report for full details	Killed	Laval Communal Cemetery (Valfleury) E. Sub-Sec. D. Row 1. Grave 42947		Read Archive Report
3083	Daniel	R B	Flight Lieutenant								Bomber Command	101 Sqd	1944-06-30	Lancaster	I	LL863	SR-M	Ludford Magna	2225	Vierzon	Crashed at St-Doulchard {Cher}	Killed	St-Doulchard Communal Cemetery
3084	Daniel	George L.	Staff Sergeant		11106864	1921	American	Radio Operator		USAAF	8th Air Force	360th Bomber Squadron (303rd Bombardment Group (H))	1944-12-30	B-17 Woman’s Home Companion	G	42-39795	PU-E	Molesworth (Station #107), Cambridgeshire, England		I.G. Farben Chemical Works at Ludwigshafen (Mission #169), Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow, Pomerania				Archive Report
3085	Daniel	Robert J	1st Lt		O-767140		USA	Pilot		USAAF	56th Fighter Group	63rd Fighter Squadron	1944-12-23	P-47 Thunderbolt							1 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3086	Daniels	J B	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	158 Sqd	1944-05-12	Halifax	III	HX334	NP-C	Lissett	2156	Hassett	Crashed Monastry Bokrijk	Evader			Attacker
3087	Daniels	N	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	635 Sqd	1944-12-12	Lancaster	III	PB453	F2-S	Downham Market	1651	Essen	Exploded over Borbeck	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
3088	Daniels	Edward	Flight Sergeant		422141		Australia			RAAF		547 Sqd RAF	1944-04-12											RAAF Honour Roll
3089	Danik	Jan	Plutonowy Strzelec	Sergeant	P.794118	Born 12 November 1912 Łuniniec Białoruś (Age 29 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Krzyz Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	301 Sqd (Polish)	1942-06-05	Vickers Wellington	IV	Z1467	GR-L	RAF Hemswell	23:36	Essen	Claim by Oblt Ludwig Becker 6/NJG2 - Slootdorp (Tiger): 5,200m at 0121. Crashed Molenweg Slootdorp 19km SE of Den Helder.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery - Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Plot Xxxii Row B Grave 6-8	Archiwum Polish Database
3090	Dann	C L	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	44 Sqd	1944-12-04	Lancaster	I	PB751	KM-G	Spilsby	1620	Heilbronn		PoW
3091	Darbon	Douglas	Flight Sergeant		1801128			Navigator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	23 Sqn	1944-12-02	Mosquito	FB.VI	PZ456	YP:S	Little Snoring	20:18	Bomber Support	Hit by Flak and crashed between the Wapenvelderweg and Oude Wapenveldseweg roads at 22:15 hrs, 9km South West of Zwolle	Killed	Oldebroek General Cemetery Grave 15		Son of Robert Charles and Victoria Augusta Darbon, of Charlton, London.
3092	Darby	W	Sergeant								Bomber Command	50 Sqd	1944-11-06	Lancaster	III	LM628	VN-M	Skellingthorpe	1619	Gravenhorst	Crashed at Heerde {Gelderland}	Killed	Heerd General Cemetery
3093	Darby	Wilfred Kenneth	Corporal		11241		Australia			RAAF		10 Sqd RAAF	1946-12-06											RAAF Honour Roll
3094	Darcey	Richard Joseph	Flight Lieutenant		408172		Australia			RAAF		79 Sqd RAAF	1944-10-06											RAAF Honour Roll
3095	Darkin	G W	Sergeant								Bomber Command	640 Sqd	1944-12-09	Halifax	III	MZ406	C8-Q	Leconfield	1110	Scholven-Buer	Crashed near Berendonk	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
3096	Darling	William Russell	Flight Sergeant		R261453	17th July 1925 in Essex County, Ontario	Canadian	Air Gunner (Mid Upper)		RCAF	Bomber Command	166 Sqn	1944-12-04	Lancaster	I	LM176	AS:X	Kirmington	16:24	Karlsruhe	Pilot called up on the R/T on return from an operational sortie, and after a time was given 'prepare' by flying control. This message was acknowledged and soon afterwards Fg Off Hanna gave his position 'downwind'. Almost immediately the caravan on the airfield reported an aircraft had crashed near the funnel. The aircraft was extensively damaged when found and six of the crew were dead, the only survivor dying shortly afterwards in Sick Quarters. No explanation as to why this accident occurred has been found.	Killed	Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery Sec. H. Row D. Grave 4	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Grant Russell Darling and Frances Ethel (née Drew) Darling, of Windsor, Ontario, Canada
3097	Date	John Matthew	Flying Officer		427807		Australian	Air Gunner		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 257			Read Archive Report
3098	Date	John Matthew	Flying Officer		427807		Australia			RAAF		77 Sqd RAF	1944-06-17											RAAF Honour Roll
3099	Dater	Harvey	2nd Lieutenant	Pilot Officer	O-755290		American	Co-Pilot		USAAF	8th Air Force	385th Bombardment Group (H), 548th Bombardment Squadron (H)	1944-09-12	B-17 Big Gas Bird	G	42-31638	GK:L	Great Ashfield (Station #155), Suffolk, England		Böhlen (Mission #626), Germany	See Archive report for details	Murdered	Repatriated and buried at the Congregation Beth Tefilo Cemetery Nusach Hari Grave: F-008, Ferndale, Oakland County, Michigan			Archive Report
3100	Davenport	V	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	158 Sqd	1944-08-12	Halifax	III	MZ760	NP-N	Lissett	2124	Braunschweig		PoW