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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	Victories (Fighters)	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
3401	Downe	E H	Sergeant					Pilot			Fighter	266 Sqd	1944-06-06	Typhoon	Ib	DN562						Abandoned near Caen	Evaded
3402	Downey	W C	Flight Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	426 Sqd RCAF	1944-12-17	Halifax	VII	LW209	OW-Y		Linton on Ouse	246	Duisburg		PoW			Paradie Archive Database
3403	Downey	Lawrence E	1st Lt		O-677997		USA	Pilot		USAAF	361st Fighter Group	374th Fighter Squadron	1944-06-13	P-47 Thunderbolt								1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3404	Downie	John A.	Sergeant		1367061	1913		Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	100 Sqn	1944-08-12	Lancaster	III	LM658	HW-W		Grimsby	2145	Braunschweig	See Archive report for details	Evader					Archive Report
3405	Downing	J	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	12 Sqd	1944-07-28	Lancaster	I	LM107	PH-Z		Wickenby	2128	Stuttgart		Killed			Paradie Archive Database
3406	Downing	A E	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	426 Sqd RCAF	1944-12-05	Halifax	VII	LW200	OW-N		Linton On Ouse	1801	Soest	Crashed at Rugby Warwickshire after colliding with 428 Sqn Lancaster KB768 NA-E	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
3407	Downing	Edmund James	Flight Sergeant		R170649			Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	434 (Bluenose) Sqn, RCAF	1944-06-16	Halifax	III	LW433	WL:W		RAF Croft	22:54	Sterkrade	See archive report for further details	PoW No. 450 Stalag Luft 7 Bankau - Kreulberg	None - survived the war		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
3408	Downing	R	Warrant Officer		173627			Pilot			Fighter	165 Sqd	1944-04-06	Spitfire	IX	MK778					Rodeo		Killed	Runnymede Memorial United Kingdom
3409	Downs	R C	Sergeant								Bomber Command	102 Sqd (Ceylon)	1944-06-08	Halifax	III	LW140	DY-M		Pocklington	2230	Gardening	Crashed at Seaton Ross Yorkshire on return	Killed
3410	Dowse	Charles Douglas	Flying Officer		153656			Bomb Aimer		RAFVR	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.3			Son of Charles William and Annie Laura Dowse, of Lincoln
3411	Dowsett	Arnold William	Flight Lieutenant		403862		Australia			RAAF		228 Sqd RAF	1944-01-06													RAAF Honour Roll
3412	Dowsett	Arnold William	Flight Lieutenant		403862	31st May 1919 in Roseville, New South Wales	Australian	Pilot (Captain)		RAAF	Coastal Command	228 Sqn	1944-01-06	Sunderland	III	JM709			RAF Pembroke Dock	05:37	Percussion T.2	Took off from Pembroke Dock to carry out an anti-submarine patrol in the Bay of Biscay (Percussion T.2). There was no messages received from the aircraft after takeoff, and it failed to return to base. During combat with Sunderland JM709 of 228 Sqdn, Lt. Erich Stain was shot down and killed in his Fw190 G-3 Wrk.Nr 160819. However, the Sunderland was then shot down at 15:23 hrs bout 190 km west of Brest by another Jagdkommando 1./S.A.Gr. 128 Fw190. (Credit: Air War Publications)	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 256			Son of Samuel Bailey Dowsett and Mabel Dowsett, of Roseville, New South Wales, Australia. B.Ec. (Sydney
3413	Doyle	W A	Flying Officer					Pilot			Fighter	132 Sqd	1944-07-12	Spitfire	IX	NH575	F					Damaged
3414	Doyle	W E	Sergeant		1088094						Bomber Command	97 Sqd (Straits Settlements)	1943-06-12	Lancaster	III	ED816	OF-U		Bourn	2304	Bochum	Crashed at Wieringwaard Holland	Killed	Runnymede
3415	Draee	A W	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	103 Sqd	1944-04-10	Lancaster	III	JB732	PM-S		Elsham Wolds	2310	Aulnoye	Crashed Meharicourt {Somme}	Evader				Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume 2 This aircraft was claimed by Hptm Helmut Bergmann (8./NJG4). Near Beauquesne,Meharicourt at 3,000m Time 02:50. This would be his 24th kill. Hptm Helmut Bergmann scored 7 kills on this night bringing his total to 26. He started at 02:20-02:30-02:35-02:43-02:50-02:54 and finally at 03:06. See Kracker Archive on this site. (Additional information from John Jones)
3416	Draheim	Leonard John	Flying Officer		434625		Australia			RAAF		60 OTU RAF	1944-12-12													RAAF Honour Roll
3417	Drake	Olin P	1st Lt		O-686726		USA	Pilot		USAAF	358th Fighter Group	368th Fighter Squadron	1944-06-10	P-51 Mustang								2 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3418	Draper	H J	Sergeant								Bomber Command	158 Sqd	1944-06-07	Halifax	III	LK760	NP-E		Lissett	.0030.	Versailles	Crashed on take off
3419	Draysey	L	Flying Officer							RAAF	Bomber Command	57 Sqd	1944-11-06	Lancaster	III	LM624	DX-A		East Kirkby	1631	Gravenhorst		Killed	Runnymede
3420	Draysey	Lloyd	Flying Officer		417817		Australia			RAAF		57 Sqd RAF	1944-11-06													RAAF Honour Roll
3421	Dregne	Irwin H	Major		O-431399		USA	Pilot		USAAF	357th Fighter Group		1944-05-12	P-51 Mustang								1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3422	Dregne	Irwin H	Lt Colonel		O-431399		USA	Pilot		USAAF	357th Fighter Group: Yoxford Boys		1944-12-24	P-51 Mustang								1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3423	Drew	W A	Sergeant								Bomber Command	28 OTU	1943-06-12	Wellington	IC	R1324			Wymeswold		Air Sea Rescue	?	Killed	Vlieland General Cemetery
3424	Drew	C N G	Sergeant								Bomber Command	576 Sqd	1944-05-06	Lancaster	III	ND783	UL-C2		Elsham Wolds	.0015.	Aubigne		Killed	Bayeaux War Cemetery France
3425	Drew	Roy Arthur	Pilot Officer		407415	Age 27	Australia	Pilot	DFM	RAAF		112 Sqd RAF	1942-06-17	Kittyhawk	1	AK586		2	Gambut	11:20	Offensive sweep to bomb enemy motor transport and troop carriers	Shot down in dogfight by Hans-Joachim Marseille, probably his 100th victory.	Killed	ALAMEIN MEMORIAL Column 265. Panel 121, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT	Alamein Canberra Australia	RAAF Honour Roll	Drew was posted to 112 Squadron and sent to the Western Desert flying Kittyhawks. There, in his 70 sorties, often over difficult targets, he proved to be a 'courageous and determined pilot' who regularly 'set an inspiring example'. In May 1942 Drew's courage in action led to a Distinguished Flying Medal. Pilot Officer Drew flying Kittyhawk AK586 was in a formation of 7 aircraft which took off from Gambut Satellite airfield at 1120 hours on 17 June 1942 to bomb enemy motor transport and troop carriers at Map Reference 415403. Apparently AK586 had some difficulty at the take off, as the aircraft was not airborne until several minutes after the others, and consequently flew alone to the target where the aircraft was seen at approximately 1140 hours. This is the last reported sighting of the aircraft and the aircraft and pilot did not return to base. DFM Citation: DFM Citation: In May 1942, Flight Sergeant Drew led a formation of fighter and bomber aircraft in an attack on a concentration of tanks and motor transport. On arrival over the target area he ordered all aircraft to orbit out of range of fire from the ground defences while he dived through the barrage to 1,000 feet to identify the target. Having done so, he released a bomb which fell in the centre of the enemy vehicles as an aiming point for the other bombers. In a subsequent attack he led the bombers through the barrage, releasing his bombs and using his machine guns most effectively. On other occasions Flight Sergeant Drew has participated in sorties over difficult targets, achieving success. He is a courageous and determined pilot and has set an inspiring example. He has destroyed two enemy aircraft. From Hans-Joachim Marseille's Record: Kills 96 – 101 17 June 1942 12.02 12.04 12.05 12.08 12.09 12.12 Marseille was credited with six kills in seven minutes over Gambut (becoming the 11th pilot to score 100 kills). His adversaries were Mk I Kittyhawks of No. 112 Squadron RAF and No. 250 Squadron RAF, as well as 12 Mk IIC Hurricanes of No. 73 Squadron RAF. The first two victories were misidentified Mk IIC Hurricanes (BN121 and BN157) of 73 Sqn. The pilots, Pilot Officer Stone and Flight Sergeant Goodwin, bailed out uninjured. The next two victories were Mk IIC Hurricanes (BN277 and BN456) also of 73 Sqn. Both pilots, Squadron Leader Derek Harland Ward and Pilot Officer Woolley, were killed in action. Marseille's century appears to have been Sergeant Roy Drew (RAAF) of 112 Sqn,[70] in Kittyhawk I, AK586. Drew was separated from his flight and did not return. Pilot Officer R A Drew (RAAF): missing believed killed; Kittyhawk AK586, 112 Squadron, aircraft failed to return from an operational flight over Sidi Rezegh, Libya, 17 June 1942. The Spitfire was a Mk IV reconnaissance aircraft, BP916, flown by Pilot Officer Squires. SON OF ARTHUR AND GERTRUDE CECILIA JANE DREW, OF PETERBOROUGH, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 112 Sqd Group. January, 1942, Caldwell (Forage Cap), Sgt. William Edward Carson, Sgt Andy Taylor on wing, P/O Neville F Duke (Forage Cap), Humphreys (Forage Cap) Henry George Burney (on wing hand on exhaust), Roy Arthur Drew arm folded in front of Sgt A T Donkin wearing wedge cap, behind him unknown , Rudolph Maurice Leu and Flt Lt E Dickinson. The Carson boys were brothers. WESTERN DESERT. 1942-01. SQUADRON LEADER CLIVE 'KILLER' CALDWELL AND PILOTS OF THE 'SHARK' SQUADRON R.A.F. FIGHTER UNIT IN THE WESTERN DESERT STANDING BESIDE THE NOSE OF THE 112 Sqd AIRCRAFT. Sdn/Ldr Clive Caldwell (Aus), William Edward Carson, 404168 RAAF (Aus). Sgt Andy Taylor (Aus), P/O Nelville F Duke, Humphreys, Flt Sgt Roy Arthur Drew, 407415 DFM (Australian) KIA, on wing, Plt Off Henry George Burney, 402343, RAAF (Aus, KIA). Sgt A T Donkin (NZ, KIA), R M Leu (POW) Flt Lt E Dickinson (KIA) and Sgt Kenneth (Kit) Francis Carson, 404233, RAAF The Carson boys were brothers.
3426	Drew	Urban Leonard	2nd Lieutenant	Pilot Officer	O-812776		USA	Pilot		USAAF	361st Fighter Group	375th Fighter Squadron	1944-06-25	P-47 Thunderbolt								1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3427	Drewer	C H	Flight Lieutenant							RAAF	Bomber Command	7 Sqd	1944-06-23	Lancaster	III	ND590	MG-B		Oakington	.0002.	Coubronne	Crashed at Warhem {Nord}	Killed	Warhem Communal Cemetery
3428	Drewer	Clifford Harris	Flight Lieutenant		417818		Australia			RAAF		Attached 7 Sqd RAF	1944-06-24													RAAF Honour Roll
3429	Drewery	Bertram Ernest	Flying Officer		J/87449			Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	429 Sqd RCAF	1944-12-28	Halifax	III	NR197	AL-Z		RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	1600	Gardening	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Sandefjord Churchyard. Collective Grave B.1.7-12		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
3430	Drewett	W A	Sergeant								Bomber Command	622 Sqd	1944-09-12	Lancaster	I	NF965	GI-S		Mildenhall	1827	Frankfurt	Crashed at Stattmalten	Killed	Sessenheim Communal Cemetery
3431	Dreyer	Alton William	Sergeant		38458896	1924	American	Radio Operator		USAAF	8th Air Force	511th Bomber Squadron (351st Bombardment Group (H))	1944-09-12	B-17 Dinah Might	G	42-97318	DS-S		Polebrook (Station #110), Northamptonshire, England		Synthetic Oil Refinery at Ruhland, Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow, Pomerania, Prussia now Poland					Archive Report
3432	Drinkall	A	Flight Lieutenant								Bomber Command	83 Sqd	1944-06-08	Lancaster	III	ND930	OL-Q		Coningsby	906	Bois de Cassan	Crashed at Pontoise	Killed	Pontoise Communal Cemetery
3433	Driscoll	P T	Flying Officer		133114			Pilot			Fighter	65 Sqd	1944-06-10	Mustang	III	FX884					Recce		Killed	Runnymede Memorial United Kingdom
3434	Driscoll	Wayne H	2nd Lt		O-745323		USA	Pilot		USAAF	368th Fighter Group	397th Fighter Squadron	1944-06-22	P-47 Thunderbolt								1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3435	Driver	R B H	Sergeant								Bomber Command	12 Sqd	1942-01-06	Wellington	II	W5523	PH-		Binbrook	1708	Brest	Crashed in sea off Brest	Killed
3436	Drobny	Jan	St. Sierżant	Warrant Officer	782698	03.01.1916 Grzechynia Sucha Beskidzka	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy (x3)	PAF	Bomber Command	305 Sqd Polish	1942-06-20	Wellington	II	Z8537	SM-Y		Lindholme	2326	Emden	Homebound ran short of petrol after being hit flak and with failing engines the aircraft was put down 12 miles off Spurn Head. The crew were rescued.	Rescued. Survived war. Died 27.02.1996 Croydon, Surrey, U.K.			Archiwum Polish Database
3437	Drong	Jerzy	Sierzant Mechanic Pokladowy	Sergeant	P.782076	Born 5 December 1908 Gródek (Age 35 when killed)	Poland	Mechanic	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-01-06	Consolidated Liberator	lll	BZ859	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. Plot E, Row I, Grave 19		.		Further details at Archiwum Polish Database
3438	Drope	W J	Flight Lieutenant		J/9146			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	421 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-07	Spitfire	IX	MJ554					Patrol	Abandoned	Killed	Bayeux War Cemetery France		Paradie Archive Database
3439	Drover	J E	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	50 Sqd	1944-06-08	Lancaster	I	W4824	VN-Z		Skellingthorpe	945	Bois de Cassan	Crashed at Pontoise	Evader			Paradie Archive Database
3440	Druett	Edward J	Sergeant		575323			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	434 (Bluenose) Sqn, RCAF	1944-06-16	Halifax	III	LK801	WL:D		Croft	22:42	Synthetic Oil Plant Sterkrade	Claim by Lt Hans Schafer 7/NJG2 - estimate 20km E-NE of Arnheim (HN 8): 4,800m at 01:47. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 3 - Theo Boiten). Crashed Ruurlo (Gelderland)	Evader					Story by Alan Soderstrom
3441	Drumm	K W	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	426 Sqd RCAF	1944-05-12	Halifax	III	LK883	OW-E		Linton on Ouse	2207	Leuven	Crashed Londerzeel {Brabant}	Killed	Brussels Town Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database	Attacker
3442	Drummond	D W	Sergeant								Bomber Command	138 Sqd (Special)	1944-06-07	Halifax	V	LL466	NF-T		Tempsford		SOE	Crashed near Doudeville {Seine-Maritime}	Killed	St-Sever Cemetery Rouen
3443	Drummond	Kenneth Noel	Flight Lieutenant		63089		Australia			RAAF		115 Radar Station	1944-10-06													RAAF Honour Roll
3444	Drussel	D P	Flight Lieutenant								Bomber Command	12 OTU	1942-06-25	Wellington	IC	R1349			Chipping Warden		Bremen	Presumed crashed in sea off Dutch coast	Killed	Bergen op Zoom War Cemetery
3445	Dryburgh	W R	Sergeant								Bomber Command	640 Sqd	1944-06-10	Halifax	III	MZ925	C8-F		Leconfield	1429	Sterkrade		Killed	Runnymede
3446	Dryer	H R	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	405 Sqd RCAF	1944-12-29	Lancaster	III	PB525	LQ-P		Gransden Lodge	1553	Scholven-Buer		Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
3447	Drylie	John	Flight Lieutenant Navigator		140868					RAFVR	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}	Evaded - Arrived safe in UK 19 July 1944				Read Archive Report
3448	Dube	Joseph Lucien Marcel	Flight Sergeant		R/189534	Canada	Canadian	Wireless Op/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	22 OTU (RAF)	1944-12-05	Wellington	X	NC967			RAF Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire		Bombing	Crashed near Inwardleigh, Devon, UK	Killed	Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 51. I. 6. United Kingdom.		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
3449	Dubois	Joseph Edouard Lawrence	Pilot Officer		J/88326		Canadian	Wireless Op/Air Gunner		RCAF	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	Harrogate [Stonefall] Cemetery, Sec. G. Row D. Grave 13. United Kingdom		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
3450	Duboulay	D	Flight Sergeant							RAAF	Bomber Command	149 Sqd (East India)	1944-06-23	Stirling	III	LK386	OJ-O		Methwold		Gardening	Crashed at Hartfordbridge Airfield on return