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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
4901	Byrne	Frank Paul	Flying Officer		J13610	27th January 1920 in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA	American	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	515 Sqn	1944-05-12	Mosquito	VI	NS949	3P:?	Swannington	23:40	BS	Headed for Tewnte. Lost in the North Sea.	MiA	Runnymede Memorial Panel 245		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Joseph A. and Marie M. Byrne, of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, U.S.A	Chester County Hall of Heroes
4902	Byrne	P J J	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	101Sqn	1944-11-04	Lancaster	I	NF936	SR-F	Ludford Magna	1709	Bochum		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
4903	Byrne	D C	Flight Lieutenant					Pilot			Fighter	129Sqn	1944-06-14	Mustang	III	FB108				Ramrod 998		PoW
4904	Byrne	Graham Bancroft	Sergeant		1547072	1923		Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1944-07-18	Halifax	V	LL364	NF-B	Tempsford	2230	SOE	See Archive report for details	Killed	Marigny-l’Eglise Communal cemetery, Collective Grave 2			Collided with Liberator B-24H 42-51187 850 Sqn	Archive Report
4905	Byrne	Leslie Maxwell	Sergeant		1833328			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	158 Sqn	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LV790	NP:L	Lissett	23:11	Amiens	LV790 was claimed Ofw. Alfred Klaiber, his 5th Abschuss, from 1./NJG5, in the Argueil area, ENE Rouen, at 2500 m. at 01:55 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten). The night-fighter’s whose cannon set fire to the starboard wing and wounded Flt Sgt. Squires. All baled out from less than 7000 ft.	Evader				Returned to the UK on the 2nd September 1944
4906	Byrne	R M	Sergeant								Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-03-24	Halifax	III	LW688	AL-J	Leeming	1903	Berlin	Crashed near Thumby	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery
4907	Byrne	Calvert Philip	Flight Sergeant		436143		Australia			RAAF		11 (Pilot) Advanced Flying RAF	1944-11-23												RAAF Honour Roll
4908	Byrne	Roger	Flying Officer		419291		Australia			RAAF		2 Operational Training Mildura	1944-06-01												RAAF Honour Roll
4909	Byrne	Garry Brendan	Flight Sergeant		437333		Australia			RAAF		460Sqn RAAF	1944-11-18												RAAF Honour Roll
4910	Byrne	Reginald Elwyn	Pilot Officer		432112		Australia			RAAF		84 OTU RAF	1944-09-05												RAAF Honour Roll
4911	Byrne	William H.	1st Lieutenant	Flying Officer	O-814244		American	Nose Turret Gunner	AM (2 OLC)	USAAF	8th Air Force	854th Bombardment Squadron (H), 491st Bombardment Group (H),	1944-09-18	B-24 I'll Be Seeing You	J	44-40210	6X:F-	North Pickenham (Station #143), Norfolk, England		Eindhoven (Mission #639), Holland	See Archive report for details	KiA	Netherlands American Cemetery, Plot H, Row 14, Grave 22				Archive Report
4912	Byrnes	R W	Flight Sergeant							RAAF	Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-12-17	Lancaster	I	LL847	JO-D	Waddington	1631	Munchen	Crashed at le Gros-Theil {Eure}	Killed	le Gros-Theil Communal Cemetery			Read Archive Report
4913	Byrnes	Robert Wentworth	Pilot Officer		28766		Australia			RAAF		463Sqn RAAF	1944-12-18												RAAF Honour Roll
4914	Byrnes	Kerry Gavan	Pilot Officer		403903		Australia			RAAF		82Sqn RAAF	1944-12-12												RAAF Honour Roll
4915	Bysouth	Raymond Walter	Sergeant		1867078		British	Air Gunner (Rear)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	50Sqn	1944-08-27	Lancaster	I	ED588	VN:G	RAF Skellingthorpe	20:58	Konigsberg	See archive report for full details	Kia	Helsingborg (Palsjo) Municipal Cemetery. grave Sec. XV. 17	Helsingborg Cemetery (Palsjo)			Read Archive Report
4916	Bysouth	H	Sergeant								Bomber Command	15Sqn	1944-02-25	Lancaster	I	ED383	LS-C	Mildenhall	2130	Augsburg	Crash landed at Lakenheath on return	Injured
4917	Bzowy	M A	Warrant Officer Class 2							RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	NA510	ON-E	Linton on Ouse	2145	Cambrai	Crashed near Villers-les-Cagnicourt {Pas-de-Calais}	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
4918	Cable	George	Pilot Officer		175482	1921		Flight Engineer	DFM	RAFVR	Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1944-05-08	Halifax	V	LL280	NF-O	Tempsford		SOE - Operation Citronelle 1	First mission drop for Citronelle 1 at Charleville-Meziéres in the Ardennes Claimed by Oblt Georg Csurusky 1/KG51 - 25km North West of Tours: 3,000m at 03:02. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 2 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Le Mans West Cemetery, Plot 38. 1939-45 Row C. Grave 7-11 (Coll).			Flt.Sgt. Cable had served with 50 Sqn as had Fg.Off. Armour, their DFMs were Gazetted on 14 September 1943 and 18 July 1941 respectively Son of Frederick and Martha Sophia Cable, of Leeds, Yorkshire
4919	Cable	J	Sergeant								Bomber Command	630Sqn	1944-04-24	Lancaster	III	JB556	LE-	East Kirkby	2054	Munchen	Crash landed on take off
4920	Cacchioni	J	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1944-07-11	Halifax	V	LL251	NF-N	Blida	2050	SOE	Ditched in Mediterranean				Paradie Archive Database
4921	Cachart	E B	Sergeant								Bomber Command	49Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	III	JB231	EA-N	Fiskerton	2346	Berlin		PoW
4922	Cadd	William Glen	Leading Aircraftman		140268		Australia			RAAF		13 Aircraft Repair Depot Breddon	1944-03-22												RAAF Honour Roll
4923	Caddie	J W	Flight Lieutenant		122999						Fighter	157Sqn	1944-07-25	Mosquito	XIX	MN681				Patrol	Exploded off North Foreland	Killed	Runnymede Memorial United Kingdom
4924	Caddon	M S	Flying Officer							RAAF	Bomber Command	466Sqn RAAF	1944-12-11	Halifax	III	MZ877	HD-P	Driffield	1045	Training	Crash landed at Carnaby
4925	Caddy	Peter Giblin	Flight Sergeant		432340		Australia			RAAF		19 Operational Base RAF	1944-08-28												RAAF Honour Roll
4926	Caddy	John Giblin	Flight Lieutenant		265056		Australia			RAAF		41 Radar Wing Port Moresby	1944-07-02												RAAF Honour Roll
4927	Cadge	D E	Sergeant								Bomber Command	149Sqn (East India)	1944-04-10	Stirling	III	EF502	OJ-G	Lakenheath	2112	SOE	Crashed St-Jean-le-Vieux {Pyrenees-Atlantique}	Evader
4928	Cadge	F T	Sergeant								Bomber Command	578Sqn	1944-03-15	Halifax	III	LW542	LK-S	Burn	1903	Stuttgart	Crashed Wurmlingen	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
4929	Cadman	S	Flying Officer		184372			Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	61Sqn	1944-10-14	Lancaster	I	ME595	QR-Y	RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire	2251	Braunschweig	See archive report for further details	PoW No: 8561 Camp: Stalag Luft Sagan and Belaria	None - survived the war			Read Archive Report
4930	Cadman	Robert	Flight Sergeant		1739534			Air Gunner	MiD	RAFVR	Bomber Command	635Sqn	1944-08-26	Lancaster	III	ND950	F2:M	RAF Downham Market, Norfolk	20:16	Kiel	See archive report for further details	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery. Joint grave 4.E.1-2				Read Archive Report
4931	Cadman	Peter Eric	Flight Lieutenant		145333	1921		Navigator	DFC	RAFVR	Bomber Command	105 Sqn	1944-09-04	Mosquito	IX	ML921	GB:X	Bourn	14:53	Air Test	The aircraft swung to starboard out of control on takeoff and, according to eye witness account, continued to swing in that direction when leaving the ground. Not being able to gain sufficient speed and height for full flying control, the aircraft hit obstructions at the perimeter of the aerodrome while flying at a height of about 15 feet.. It was considered that the accident was due to considerable loss of power from the starboard engine or propeller, this loss occurring at or just before flying speed was reached. The Pilot was very experienced on this type of aircraft.	Died of his injuries	Cambridge City Cemetery Grave 14310			Son of Joseph Frederick and Alice Mary Cadman, of Hall Green, Birmingham DFC awarded wihilst with 105 Sqn, gazetted 19th May 1944 Died of his injuries in Addenbrooks Hospital, Cambridge on the 10th April 1944
4932	Cadman	William Guy	Flying Officer		179139			Observer	DFC	RAFVR	Bomber Command	141 Sqn	1945-02-07	Mosquito	VI	PZ348	TW:J	Little Snoring	22:00	BS	Shot down by a night-fighter, crashed and exploded at Hollage, 3km west from centre of Wallenhorst.	Killed	Hanover War Cemetery 10.E.2			DFC gazetted 24th October 1944. Citation: Flight Lieutenant Peter Antony Bares (171258), RAFVR. 141 Sqn. Pilot Officer William Guy CapmaNn_ (179139), RAFVR. 141 Sqn. Citation: As pilot and observer respectively these officers have completed numerous sorties on their second tour of operations. They have at all times displayed a high degree of skill and keenness, setting an excellent example. They have destroyed 3 enemy aircraft. Son of Maj. William Henry Cadman, M.B.E., and Lucy Lloyd Cadman, of Redenhall, Norfolk. Awarded a State Scholarship to London University
4933	Cadman	P M	Flying Officer		114221				DFC		Fighter	418Sqn RCAF	1944-06-05	Mosquito	VI					Intruder	Damaged	Killed	Canterbury Cemetery United Kingdom
4934	Cadman	A	Pilot Officer								Bomber Command	78Sqn	1944-06-07	Halifax	III	LV868	EY-	Breighton	2301	Juvisy	Crash landed at West Malling Kent on return
4935	Cadman	Arthur Robert	Flight Lieutenant			1920		Navigator	DFM		Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements) Pathfinder Force	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	ND390	OF-S	Bourn	2215	Nurnberg	Shot down by a night fighter of Maj Martin Drewes lll./NJG1 and crashed over Coburg whilst on a bombing raid to Nuremberg. Crashed Ahorn	Killed Age 24	Durnbach War Cemetery			Lancaster ND390, piloted by Flight Lieutenant D. H. Rowlands, DFC, was detailed to attack Nuremberg, as part of the main force of 795 aircraft, and was shot down by an Me.110 flown by Major Martin Drewes, III./NJG1, and crashed in the south west suburbs of Coburg, on 30-31 March 1944. All the crew were killed. 'Nuremberg, the Blackest Night in RAF History' by Martin Bowman gives the following account: ‘At 01:20 a.m. Drewes and his crew singled out their third victim of the night. It was Lancaster III ND390 NF-S of 97 Squadron which was being flown by 23 year old Flight Lieutenant Desmond Harold Rowlands DFC of Kenton Middlesex. “At 700 metres” said Handke “we could see it was another Lancaster. We were about to attack from the rear again when Petz announced that he had cleared the stoppage in our cannon. With the oblique cannon now working we could attack from below and to the side of the bomber with less risk of being seen. Drewes edged the night fighter closer and for a few seconds we were almost on a parallel course. Unaware, the Lancaster flew on. Then Drewes raked it with a long burst aimed into the wing. Flames fanned from the engines to acknowledge the accuracy of his shooting.” Rowlands and his crew were mostly second tourists who were on their third operation with the Pathfinders. The bodies of 19 year old Sergeant Robert Myall Lane, the flight engineer of Richmond Surrey; Arthur Robert Cadman DFM the 24 year old navigator of Kingswinford Staffordshire (whose award had been granted in 49 Squadron in 1940); Albert Stanley McFadden the 28 year old bomb aimer of Walton, Liverpool and Flying Officers Edgar James Currie the 32 year old wireless operator and Fred Coleville the mid upper gunner of Chester-Le-Street, County Durham were found near the main fuselage on the edge of a wood at Ahorn in the South West suburbs of Coburg. The tail came down some distance away and the body of 28 year old Flight Lieutenant Richard Algernon Dacre Trevor Roper DFC DFM was found still in the rear turret.’ Attacker Maj Martin Drewes lll./NJG1
4936	Cafferty	A E	Flight Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	626Sqn	1944-01-30	Lancaster	I	ME587	UM-X2	Wickenby	1718	Berlin		Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
4937	Caffery	N	Pilot Officer								Bomber Command	158Sqn	1944-02-19	Halifax	III	HX351	NP-S	Lissett	.0016.	Leipzig	Crashed at Alwick	Killed
4938	Caffrey	F	Sergeant								Bomber Command	466Sqn RAAF	1944-11-04	Halifax	III	NR132	HD-Z	Driffield	1717	Bochum		Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery			Archive Report
4939	Cagienard	Robert Roland	Flight Sergeant		174879			Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	115 Sqn	1944-04-24	Lancaster	II	DS734	KO-Y	RAF Witchford, Cambridgeshire	21:51	Karlsruhe	See archive report for further details	Killed	Schoonselhof Cemetery. Coll. Grave IVA.D.20				Read Archive Report
4940	Cahill	D	Sergeant								Bomber Command	44Sqn	1944-10-04	Lancaster	III	PB235	KM-C	Spilsby	1724	Gardening	Abandoned	Killed	Strandby {Aars} Cemetery
4941	Cahir	James Gordon	Flying Officer		427479	1st January 1920	New Zealand	Bomb Aimer		RNZAF	Bomber Command	57 Sqn	1944-08-26	Lancaster	I	LM232	DX:P	RAF East Kirkby, Lincolnshire	20:13	Konigsberg	See archive report for further information	MiA	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 262	courtesy Jenifer Lemaire			Read Archive Report
4942	Caid	Vernon L	1st Lt		O-701718		USA	Pilot		USAAF	359th Fighter Group	370th Fighter Squadron	1944-11-21	P-47 Thunderbolt							2 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
4943	Caile	A	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-01-20	Lancaster	III	LM390	AS-F	Kirmington	1953	Magdeburg		Killed	Runnymede
4944	Cain	L W	Warrant Officer							RAAF	Bomber Command	466Sqn RAAF	1944-05-27	Halifax	III	HX267	HD-U	Leconfield	2349	Bourg-Leopold	Crashed Zemst {Brabant}	Killed	Brussels Town Cemetery
4945	Cain	D D	Sergeant W/Op. Air Gunner		Not known				DFM	RAF	Bomber Command	61Sqn	1940-07-20	Hampden	I	P4344	QR-Q	RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire		Wilhelmshaven	See archive report for further details	PoW Injured - repatriated 1944	None - all survived			Read Archive Report
4946	Cain	Ivan William	Warrant Officer 2		NZ/421674	Age 20	New Zealander	Pilot		RNZAF	Allied Expeditionary Air Force	175Sqn	1944-10-06	Typhoon	Ib	MN376	HH-S	B.80 Volkel, Netherlands	1135	Reconnaissance	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Jonkerbos War Cemetery . Grave 17.C.3	Courtesy AWMM		Born on the 24th November 1923 at Auckland. Worked as a van driver for Renown Fish Shop prior to service. Enlisted at Rotorua on the 07th March 1942. Trained at No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School then to No. 2 Service Flying School on the 26th July 1942. Pilots badge awarded on the 19th October 1942 and promoted to sergeant on the 19th December 1942. Embarked for England on the 15th January 1943. After serving with various units including 59 Operational Training Unit on the 21st September 1943, joined 175 squadron on the 28th July 19444. Son of William and Isabella Florence Cain (née Hoplloway - died September 1980, age 83), of Auckland. A total of 491 flying hours logged and completed 39 operational sorties.	Read Archive Report
4947	Cain	Lance	Flight Sergeant		15279		Australia			RAAF		354Sqn RAF	1944-12-30												RAAF Honour Roll
4948	Cain	Leonard William	Warrant Officer		415396		Australia			RAAF		466Sqn RAAF	1944-05-28												RAAF Honour Roll
4949	Caine	A M	Pilot Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-01-06	Halifax	III	LW421	PT-K	Tholthorpe	1513	Biennais	Landed damaged at Linton on Ouse on return	Injured			Paradie Archive Database
4950	Caine	G	Sergeant								Bomber Command	199Sqn	1944-02-15	Stirling	III	EF271	EX-F	Lakenheath	2305	SOE	Crashed at Verght	Killed	Mazargues Cemetery Marseilles