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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
451	Atkinson	R I	Sergeant							Bomber Command	433 Sqd RCAF	1944-08-16	Halifax	III	MZ863	BM-I	Skipton on Swale	2115	Gardening	Crashed in Baltic	Killed	Runnymede
452	Attewell	A E	Sergeant (Posth P/O)						RCAF	Bomber Command	428 Sqd RCAF	1944-07-28	Lancaster	X	KB759	NA-K	Middleton St George	2236	Hamburg	Lost with trace	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
453	Attwell	A J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	78 Sqd	1942-01-02	Whitley	V	Z6656	EY-	Croft	1622	St-Nazaire	Crashed near Great Haw	Injured		Paradie Archive Database
454	Attwell	J A	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	78 Sqd	1941-12-18	Whitley	V	Z9308	EY-	Croft	1607	Brest	Crashed at Hurworth Co DURHAM			Paradie Archive Database
455	Atwell	Kenneth John	Sergeant	R/87365			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	75 Sqd RNZAF	1942-12-17	Stirling	I	BK620	AA-A	Newmarket	1807	Fallersleben	Shot down by a combination of flak and night fighters, crash-landing into the Westeinder Plas, South West of Aalsmeer (Noord Holland) 10 miles South West of Amsterdam	PoW No 27336, Dulag Luft/Stalag 8B Teschen/Stalag 344 Lamsdorf		Paradie Archive Database	Promoted to WO whilst interned
456	Atwood	B E	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	103 Sqd	1943-01-13	Lancaster	I	W4338	PM-L	Elsham Wolds	1659	Essen	Crashed near Krefeld	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
457	Atyeo	Gene Mitchell	Flying Officer Pilot	J/28179					RCAF	Bomber Command	101 Sqd	1944-08-12	Lancaster	III	PB258	SR-V	RAF Ludford Magna,Lincolnshire	2134	Braunschweig	Possibly shot down by night fighter piloted by Lt. Josef F̦rster and crashed at Barver, Germany	PoW No. 7331 Stalag Luft Sagan and Belaria - L3		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
458	Aubin	J G M	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	158 Sqd	1943-09-22	Halifax	II	HR776	NP-S	Lissett	1907	Hannover	Crashed Hupede	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
459	Aubin	Joseph Gilbert Dollard	Sergeant	J/85928			Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	425 Sqd RCAF	1944-11-02	Halifax	III	LW395	KW-O	RAF Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire	1847	Training	See archive report for full details	Killed	Pershore Cemetery. Plot R. Grave 117	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
460	Aubry	J S A	Sergeant	J/18282		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1943-02-03	Halifax	II	DT680	EQ-D	RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire	1800	Hamburg	See archive report for further brief details	PoW No: 27458 Camp: Stalag Luft Sagan and Belaria	None - survived the war	Paradie Archive Database	(Later promoted to F/O. During captivity)	Read Archive Report
461	Aubry	J A A	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	425 Sqd RCAF	1944-05-08	Halifax	III	LK798	KW-A	Tholthorpe	125	Haine-St-Pierre	Crashed West-Vlaandiren	PoW		Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
462	Audy	J E	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	425 Sqd RCAF	1943-03-03	Wellington	III	BK334	KW-B	Dishforth	1818	Hamburg	Crashed Schenefeld	Killed	Hamburg (Ohlsdorf) Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
463	Augusta	F K	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	429 Sqd RCAF	1944-10-14	Halifax	III	MZ453	AL-J	Leeming	627	Duisburg	Abandoned over Keerbergen {Brabant}			Paradie Archive Database
464	Augusta	F K	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	429 Sqd RCAF	1944-10-09	Halifax	III	LV965	AL-J	Leeming	1719	Bochum	Crashed at Old Buckenham Norfolk			Paradie Archive Database
465	Auld	J B	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	166 Sqd	1944-03-24	Lancaster	III	ED731	AS-Q	Kirmington	1840	Berlin	Crashed at Kempen on return	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
466	Auld	G S	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	196 Sqd	1943-08-31	Stirling	III	EH961	ZO-D	Witchford	2037	Berlin	Crashed near Enschede	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
467	Aumell	A D	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	619 Sqd	1944-07-23	Lancaster	III	PB208	PG-S	Dunholme Lodge	2300	Kiel		Killed	Sondre Nissum Cemetery Denmark	Paradie Archive Database
468	Aumell	A D	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	619 Sqd	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	LM418	PG-S	Coningsby	2213	Nurnberg	Crash landed Woodbridge Suffolk on return			Paradie Archive Database
469	Aumond	M J A J	Flight Sergeant	R104875					RCAF	Bomber Command	425 Sqd RCAF	1943-03-12	Wellington	III	BK340	KW-T	Dishforth	1912	Essen	Crashed Spanbroek	PoW		Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
470	Aune	C N	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	102 Sqd (Ceylon)	1945-01-05	Halifax	III	MZ796	DY-M	Pocklington	1655	Hannover	Crashed near Mariensee	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
471	Austin	Herbert Ingle	Sergeant	1005440	Age 39		Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	429 Sqd RCAF	1944-04-22	Halifax	III	LK802	AL-F	RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	2300	Dusseldorf	See archive report for further details	Killed	Herkingen General Cemetery. Grave - near entrance		Read Archive Report
472	Austin	F C	Flight Sergeant	R/58580			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	121 Sqd	1942-04-17	Spitfire	Vb	AD498				Rodeo	Crashed at Hardighen	Killed	Hardinghen Churchyard France	Paradie Archive Database
473	Austin	J D	Flying Officer	J/24625		Canada	Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1944-10-17	Halifax	VII	NP745	EQ-H	RAF Linton on Ouse, Yorkshire	2030	Training	See Archive report - Information courtesy John Jones	Injured -N Bruises and exposure		Paradie Archive Database		Archive report
474	Austin	R W	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	424 Sqd RCAF	1944-08-12	Halifax	III	LV951	QB-A	Skipton on Swale	2127	Braunschweig	Crashed at Visselhovede	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
475	Austin	K H	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	582 Sqd	1944-12-23	Lancaster	III	PB120	6O-P	Little Staughton	1029	Koln	Crashed at Koln-Rodenkirchen	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
476	Austin	R E	Flight Sergeant	545864						Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1943-06-24	Halifax	II	JD147	VR-C	Middleton St George	2240	Wuppertal	Crashed SW of Roermond Holland	PoW
477	Austin	A W G	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	434 Sqd RCAF	1943-12-20	Halifax	V	LK970	IP-N	Croft	1650	Frankfurt	?	PoW
478	Avant	A F	Wing Commander					DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	429 Sqd RCAF	1944-07-13	Halifax	III	LV913	AL-N	Leeming	2124	Air Test	Crashed on take off	Injured		Paradie Archive Database
479	Avedisian	J T	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	149 Sqd (East India)	1942-07-29	Stirling	I	R9161	OJ-T	Lakenheath	.0001.	Saarbrucken	Crashed WNW of Rocroi France	Killed	Choloy War Cemetery France	Paradie Archive Database
480	Avery	Harold Frederick	Pilot Officer Navigator	R/1315					RCAF	Bomber Command	50 Sqd	1942-05-08	Manchester	I	L7489	VN-	RAF Skellingthorpe	2146	Warnemunde	Crashed SW of Stege Denmark	PoW No: 1758 Camp: Stalag Luft Sagen and Belaria	None	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
481	Avery	J V	Sergeant	1041098						Bomber Command	431 Sqd RCAF	1943-04-14	Wellington	X	HE374	SE-X	Bourn	2108	Stuttgart	Abandoned near Baden Switzerland	Interned
482	Avey	G R	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	100 Sqd	1943-03-04	Lancaster	III	ED549	HW-S	Grimsby	1832	Gardening	Crashed on landing at Langar	Killed		Paradie Archive Database
483	Avon	J L G	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	103 Sqd	1944-07-31	Lancaster	III	JB746	PM-I	Elsham Wolds	1813	le Hauvre		Killed	Ste-Marie Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
484	Awad	Philip Peter	Flying Officer	J/39979			Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	619 Sqd	1944-12-04	Lancaster	III	LM751	PG-X	RAF Strubby, Lincolnshire	1642	Heilbronn	See archive report for further information	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery. Joint grave 4.H.34-35	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
485	Awad	C M S	Flight Lieutenant	J15639						Bomber Command	429 Sqd RCAF	1943-04-26	Wellington	X	HE737	AL-	East Moor	.0037.	Duisburg	Crashed at Bergen Holland	Killed	Bergen General Cemetery
486	Awrey	D McL	Pilot Officer					DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	433 Sqd RCAF	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	HX272	BM-N	Skipton on Swale	2149	Nurnberg	Crashed Friesen	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
487	Axford	Cecil	Flight Sergeant	R158790		Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	427 (Lion) Sqd RCAF	1943-12-29	Halifax	III	LK965	ZL:?	Leeming		Berlin	See Archive report for details	Safe. Died 1944-08-12		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
488	Axford	Herbert Frank	Warrant Officer Class 2	J/87271	Age 28	Canada	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	578 Sqd	1944-07-20	Halifax	III	MZ556	LK-P	RAF Burn, Yorkshire	2310	Bottrop	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 29.E.7	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Daniel Neale Axford and Bessie Florence Kate Axford, of 337 Westminster Boulevard, Riverside, Ontario, Canada. Brother to Gwenith, William and Norman. Born 12th January 1916 in Peterborough, Canada. Enlisted in December 1939	Archive Report
489	Axford	N F	Sergeant							Bomber Command	420 Sqd RCAF	1942-07-26	Hampden	I	AE202	PT-X	Waddington		Hamburg	Crashed at Tonning	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery
490	Ayer	W B	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	426 Sqd RCAF	1943-12-20	Lancaster	II	DS716	OW-U	Linton on Ouse	1707	Frankfurt	?	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
491	Ayles	Russel James	Flying Officer	J/7775	17 Dec 1909	Canadian	Observer		RCAF	Bomber Command	405 Sqd RCAF	1942-10-01	Halifax	II	W7780	LQ-Q	Topcliffe	1757	Flensburg	Coned by 2/Res Flakscheinw Abt 609 (Werfer 24). Hit by 2-4/Res Flak Abt 306, 1-3/lei Flak Abt 755 and lei. Marinefalkzug Murwik. Crashed Flensburg-Weiche at 2229hrs	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery Plot 2 Row E Grave 1	Paradie Archive Database	Initially buried at Flensburg The crew belonged to 425 Sqn and were attached to 405 Sqn to gain operational experience on the Halifax. 425 Sqn were not issued with the Halifax until Dec 1943 Son of Charles G. and Ada M. Ayles, of Gunningsville, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada
492	Aylesworth	R M	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	415 Sqd RCAF	1945-03-25	Halifax	III	MZ907	6U-P	East Moor	753	Munster	Abandoned near Wulfen	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
493	Ayotte	J H	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	434 Sqd RCAF	1945-03-15	Lancaster	X	KB835	WL-J	Croft	1631	Hagen	Crashed at Landen [Brabant]			Paradie Archive Database
494	Ayres	L J	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	427 Sqd RCAF	1944-10-30	Halifax	III	MZ903	ZL-Y	Leeming	1814	Koln	Crashed at Manston Kent on return			Paradie Archive Database
495	Ayres	A A	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	429 Sqd RCAF	1944-01-20	Halifax	V	LL197	AL-L	Leeming	1612	Berlin	Crashed at Zeetze	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
496	Babington	F G	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	434 Sqd RCAF	1943-10-03	Halifax	V	LK638	IP-V	Tholthorpe	1851	Kassel	Crashed Grossen-Heidron	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
497	Bachard	J G	Warrant Officer Class 1						RCAF	Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1944-02-12	Halifax	II	HR910	VR-R	Middleton St George	1806	Gardening		Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
498	Bachelder	A L	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	218 Sqd	1942-08-06	Stirling	I	N6072	HA-P	Downham Market	110	Duisburg	Crashed near Kessel Holland	Killed	Jonkerbos War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
499	Backler	H	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	576 Sqd	1944-08-18	Lancaster	III	LM439	UL-E2	Elsham Wolds	1924	la Nieppe		Killed	Calais Canadian War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
500	Bacon	D R	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	149 Sqd (East India)	1944-07-05	Stirling	III	LJ477	OJ-M	Methwold	2243	SOE	Crashed at Thorney Island Sussex on return	Injured		Paradie Archive Database