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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
551	Neil	W A S	Squadron Leader								Bomber Command	57 Sqd	1944-12-06	Lancaster	I	NG199	DX-L	East Kirkby	1636	Giessen	Crashed at Mornshausen	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
552	Nelson	R	Flight Sergeant		1515342			Bomb Aimer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	106 Sqn	1944-06-27	Lancaster	I	LL974	ZN:P	Metheringham	22:55	Vitry	Claim by Hptm Hans-Karl Kamp Stab III./NJG4 - 2-15km West of Chalons-sur-Marne (AJ 2): 01:49. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten). Crashed at Thibie (Marne), 11 km WSW from the centre of Châlons-sur-Marne.	Killed	Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Hautot-sur-Mer, Collective Grave M. 8-13			Son of James A. and Kathleen Nelson, of Dundonald, Co. Down, Northern Ireland.
553	Nesbitt	R W	Flight Lieutenant		80246			Pilot			Fighter	266 Sqd	1944-06-12	Typhoon	Ib	MN741					Crashed near Flers	Killed	Bayeux War Cemetery France
554	Newcombe	H J	Sergeant								Bomber Command	100 Sqd	1944-06-12	Lancaster	III	PA969	HW-M	Grimsby	2307	Gelsenkirchen		Killed	Runnymede
555	Newman	Terence	Sergeant		2202209	1925		Air Gunner (Rear)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	78 Sqn	1944-06-07	Halifax	III	MZ568	EY:E	Breighton	22:52	Rail communications at Juvisy	Claimed by 1./Flak Abt. 911 and exploded at 02:00hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten). Debris falling between Corbell-Essones and Courances a village some 10 km away	Killed	Courances Communal Cemetery, Grave 5			Son of Charles George and Ivy May Newman, of Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire.
556	Newton	C	Pilot Officer								Bomber Command	578 Sqd	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LW675	LK-B	Burn	2331	Amiens	Crashed near Thieux {Oise}	Killed	Thieux Communal Cemetery
557	Niblett	Charles Joseph	Pilot Officer		134882	1907		Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	158 Sqn	1944-06-02	Halifax	III	LV921	NP:B	Lissett	22:13	Trappes	LV921 was claimed as a possible Abschuss by: Hptm. Herbert Rauh Stab II/NJG4 – Mants/Rambouilet area (AD-BD): 3,500m at 01:01. Oblt Jakob Schaus 4/NJG4 – 30km around Dreux (AC-AD-BC-BD): 500m at 01:06. Hptm Herbert Rauh Stab II/NJG4 – Evreux/Chartres (AC-BC): 2,500m at 01:10. ((Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten)). Crashed alongside woods near Emance 11km South West of Rambouilet.	Killed	St-Desir War Cemetery Plot VIII Row A Grave 9-14			Son of Charles Julius Henry and Mary Niblett; husband of Vera Walsh Niblett, of Paignton, Devon
558	Nichol	T R	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	199 Sqd	1944-12-06	Stirling	III	LJ559	EX-Q	North Creake	1624	BS					Paradie Archive Database
559	Nicholson	Esmond	Sergeant		1057527			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	10 Sqn	1944-12-17	Halifax	III	LV818	ZA:F	RAF East Moor, Yorkshire	06:00	Duisburg	See archive report for further details	Killed	Clichy Northern Cemetery Plot 16. Row 10. Grave 11				Read Archive Report
560	Nixon	G	Sergeant								Bomber Command	57 Sqd	1944-12-06	Lancaster	I	NG199	DX-L	East Kirkby	1636	Giessen	Crashed at Mornshausen	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
561	Noon-Ward	R G	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	199 Sqd	1944-12-06	Stirling	III	LJ559	EX-Q	North Creake	1624	BS					Paradie Archive Database
562	Norcross	H	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	218 Sqd	1944-06-12	Stirling	III	EF181	HA-J	Woolfox Lodge	2310	Gardening	Crashed on take off
563	Nordin	G M	Sergeant		R197526		Canadian	Air Gunner (Rear)		RCAF	Bomber Command	434 (Leaside) Sqn, RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LW713	WL:P	Croft	23:06	Arras	It is known that the aircraft was shot down by Flak and crashed in flames. Those who witnessed the crash, stated that a violent explosion occurred on impact indicating that he bomb were still on board. Owing to the nature of the crash, and the evidence it must be assumed that two members of the crew perished with the aircraft, having no known grave. Remaining five members baled out and are safe. (Post Presumption Memorandum No 1374/48). Crashed at Cite de Hochettes Arra	Evaded/Bordeaux-Loupiac line. Back to UK from Vitry on 8 September 1944			Paradie Archive Database
564	Norejko	Stephen Lawrence	Pilot Officer		J89232			Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF	1944-12-06	Halifax	III	MZ463	AL:J	RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire	16:19	Osnabruck	See Archive report for details	Missing	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 252.		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
565	Northcott	D G	Sergeant								Bomber Command	12 Sqd	1944-06-22	Lancaster	I	LL917	PH-C	Wickenby	1415	Mimoyecques	Abandoned after take off
566	Nuttall	C W	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	158 Sqd	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LV790	NP-L	Lissett	2311	Amiens		PoW
567	O'Brien	D W	Sergeant								Bomber Command	12 Sqd	1944-06-29	Lancaster	I	LL910	PH-A	Wickenby	1212	Siracourt	Crashed at Troisvaux {Pas-de-Calais}	PoW
568	O'Callaghan	J	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	640 Sqd	1944-12-06	Halifax	III	MZ939	C8-M	Leconfield	1601	Osnabruck	Crashed at Bohmte	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
569	O'Donnell	B J	Flight Sergeant							RAAF	Bomber Command	10 Sqd	1944-12-06	Halifax	III	LK827	ZA-I	Melbourne	1631	Osnabruck		Killed	Runnymede
570	O'Donnell (Odonnell)	Brian John	Flight Sergeant		429730		Australia			RAAF		Attached 10 Sqd RAF	1944-12-06												RAAF Honour Roll
571	O'Meara	John Patrick	Warrant Officer		410370		Australian	Wireless Operator/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	Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery 12.F.2 (Joint Grave)				Read Archive Report
572	Ochsner	R D	Pilot Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-12	Lancaster	II	DS726	EQ-Y	Linton on Ouse	2159	Cambrai	Crashed at Seranvillers-Forenville {Nord}	Killed	Seranvillers-Forenville Military Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database	Attacker
573	Odden	Ronald George	Flight Sergeant		179200			Navigator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	57 Sqn	1944-06-21	Lancaster	III	LM573	DX:U	RAF East Kirkby, Lincolnshire	23:10	Wesseling	See archive report for further details	Killed	Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery Grave. 34.B.12				Read Archive Report
574	Olivier	J E	Warrant Officer Class 2							RCAF	Bomber Command	432 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LW616	QO-R	East Moor	2204	Cambrai	Crashed at Miranmont	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
575	Olkiewicz	Franciszek	Plutonowy Pilot	Flight Sergeant	P.781146	Born 12 December 1920 Skrzybowce Belarus (Age 23 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF		1586 Special Duties Flight SOE	1944-01-06	Consolidated Liberator		BZ949	GR-	RAF Brindisi, Italy		Villa Castelli, Italy	Aircraft crashed at Villa Castelli, Italy. Location : Italy.	Killed on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Originally buried in Cemetery at Brindisi. Later exhumed and buried in Polish War Cemetery, Casamassima, five miles from Bari, Italy		Archiwum Polish Database
576	Olsen	G G	Flight Sergeant							RAAF	Bomber Command	460 Sqd RAAF	1944-12-06	Lancaster	III	ND971	AR-K2	Binbrook	1645	Leuna	Collided with 635 Sqn Lancaster III ND703 F2-F & crashed at Heddingen	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
577	Olsen	George Glenn	Flight Sergeant		436361		Australia			RAAF		460 Sqd RAAF	1944-12-06												RAAF Honour Roll
578	ONeill	Harold Douglas	Flight Lieutenant		J22026			2nd Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF	1944-12-06	Halifax	III	MZ463	AL:J	RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire	16:19	Osnabruck	See Archive report for details	Missing	Runnymede Memorial Panel 244		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
579	Ovenden	George Arthur	Pilot Officer		J86218			Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	434 (Leaside) Sqn, RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LW713	WL:P	Croft	23:06	Arras	It is known that the aircraft was shot down by Flak and crashed in flames. Those who witnessed the crash, stated that a violent explosion occurred on impact indicating that he bomb were still on board. Owing to the nature of the crash, and the evidence it must be assumed that two members of the crew perished with the aircraft, having no known grave. Remaining five members baled out and are safe. (Post Presumption Memorandum No 1374/48). Crashed at Cite de Hochettes Arras.	Evaded/Returned to UK on 8 September 1944.			Paradie Archive Database
580	Ovis	Ronald Dennis	Sergeant		1882274	1924		Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	419 (Moose) Sqn, RCAF	1944-12-06	Lancaster	X	KB779	VR:B	Middleton St George	16:40	Osnabruck	Lost without trace	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 235			Son of David and Pauline Ovis, of Hendon, Middlesex
581	Pacuła	Albin	Kapral Radio Operator	Sergeant	P.704493	2 March 1923 (Age 21 when killed)	Poland	Radio Operator	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300 Sqn (Polish)	1944-06-12	Avro Lancaster	l	LL807	BH:N	RAF Faldingworth	23:16	Gelsenkirchen	See Archive report for details	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt,		Archiwum Polish Database		Read Archive Report
582	Palamountain	George	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	514 Sqd	1944-06-12	Lancaster	II	LL678	JI-L2	Waterbeach	2312	Gelsenkirchen	Shot down by nightfighter flown by Dietrich Schmidt. Crashed at Zuid Loo {Overijseel}	Evader				Lancaster 'The Lily Mars' Attacker Podcast
583	Pankratz	H	Flight Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	424 Sqd RCAF	1944-12-06	Halifax	III	NP945	QB-D	Skipton on Swale	1643	Osnabruck		PoW			Paradie Archive Database
584	Parkyn	Ronald	Flight Sergeant		1393242			Navigator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	115 Sqn	1944-06-12	Lancaster	I	HK545	KO-E	RAF Witchford, Cambridgeshire	2332	Gelsenkirchen, Germany (Gelsenberg AG)	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 13.C.9				Read Archive Report
585	Parsons	G	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	427 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LW135	ZL-R	Leeming	2310	Arras	Crashed at Foncquevillers {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed	Foncquevilliers Military Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
586	Patrick	K	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	427 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LV995	ZL-Y	Leeming	2300	Arras	Crashed near Maquise {Pas-de-Calais}	Evader			Paradie Archive Database
587	Patterson	Russell Walter	T/Sgt		# 3151627	1922-06-12 Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA	USA	Radio Operator	Air Medal Purple Heart	USAAF	44th Bomber Group	66th Bomber Sqd	1944-01-29	Liberator	B-24	#41-29157				Bombing Frankfurt, Germany	Shot down by fighters and flak	Killed	Arlington Memorial Park Whitehall, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA, 2 Place du Général de Gaulle, Illfurth France	Arlington Memorial, Lehigh, PA USA		2 Place du Général de Gaulle, Illfurth France	MACR #2356
588	Pattison	E S	Sergeant								Bomber Command	103 Sqd	1944-12-06	Lancaster	I	NG276	PM-E	Elsham Wolds	1645	Leuna	Crashed at Merseberg	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
589	Pawlitza	E J	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	427 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LW165	ZL-M	Leeming	2315	Arras	Crashed at Ecurie {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed	Ecurie Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
590	Pearsall	Peter Francis Gordon	Sergeant		1892105			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	15 Sqn	1944-06-12	Lancaster	I	LM156	LS:R	Mildenhall	23:12	Gelsenkirchen	Claim by Hptm Ernst-Wilhelm Modrow 1/NJG1 - NNW of Duisburg: 5,500m at 01:27. Coned by 1/Flakscheinw Abt 650 (“Lancaster Gelsenkirchen 01:25”) probably also claimed by Flak. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten). Other sources maintain the a/c was shot down by Flak.	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 19 Row G Grave 11			Initially buried in Gelsenkirchen East Cemetery
591	Pearson	P A	Flying Officer		428774		Australian	2nd Bom Aimer		RAAF	Bomber Command	619 Sqn	1944-06-21	Lancaster	I	LL808	PG:D	Dunholme Lodge	23:29	Wesseling	Claimed by Uffz. Gottfried Schneider, his 2nd Abschuss, from 3./NJG3 over Aachen at 4,800 m at 01:27 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	PoW No. 6288, Stalag Luft 3
592	Pearson	R C	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	427 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LW135	ZL-R	Leeming	2310	Arras	Crashed at Foncquevillers {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed	Foncquevilliers Military Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
593	Peel	Michael Gerevase	Flying Officer		151605			Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	227 Sqn	1944-12-06	Lancaster	I	NG296	QJ:D	RAF Balderton, Nottinghamshire	16:56	Giessen	See archive report for further details	PoW No: 6887, Stalag Luft 7					Read Archive Report
594	Peers	G A	Sergeant								Bomber Command	76 Sqd	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LW681	MP-T	Holme on Spalding Moor	2220	Amiens	Emergency landing at Woodbridge Suffolk on return
595	Pelham	M B	Sergeant								Bomber Command	15 Sqd	1944-06-12	Lancaster	III	LM465	LS-U	Mildenhall	2315	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed at Meerlo {Limburg}	Killed	Jonkerbos War Cemetery
596	Pepper	Jack Desmond	Sergeant		1453939			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	106 Sqn	1944-06-27	Lancaster	I	LL974	ZN:P	Metheringham	22:55	Vitry	Claim by Hptm Hans-Karl Kamp Stab III./NJG4 - 2-15km West of Chalons-sur-Marne (AJ 2): 01:49. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten). Crashed at Thibie (Marne), 11 km WSW from the centre of Châlons-sur-Marne.	Killed	Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Hautot-sur-Mer, Collective Grave M. 8-13			Son of John Bernard and Amy Pepper, of Newton Aycliffe, Darlington, Co. Durham, England.
597	Person	J	Cne							FFAF	Bomber Command	347 Sqd Free French	1944-12-06	Halifax	III	NR153	L8-D	Elvington	1554	Osnabruck	Crashed at Wachendorf	PoW
598	Petsche	Joseph	Sergeant		R216097		Canadian	Air Gunner (Mid Upper)	DFM	RCAF	Bomber Command	434 (Leaside) Sqn, RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LW713	WL:P	Croft	23:06	Arras	It is known that the aircraft was shot down by Flak and crashed in flames. Those who witnessed the crash, stated that a violent explosion occurred on impact indicating that he bomb were still on board. Owing to the nature of the crash, and the evidence it must be assumed that two members of the crew perished with the aircraft, having no known grave. Remaining five members baled out and are safe. (Post Presumption Memorandum No 1374/48). Crashed at Cite de Hochettes Arras.	Evader			Paradie Archive Database	Sgt Persche was awarded the DFM whilst with 434 Squadron. Gazetted 21 April 1944. Citation reads: "In March 1944, this airman was the mid-upper gunner of an aircraft detailed for a sortie. Whilst over the target area the aircraft was hit by bullets from a fighter. Sergeant Petsche was wounded. Although in much pain and suffering from the loss of blood, he displayed great devotion to duty and gallantly assisted in extinguishing a fire which had commenced in the rear of the aircraft. Not until then did he inform his captain of his injuries. On this first sortie this airman set a worthy example."
599	Petty	F	Sergeant								Bomber Command	51 Sqd	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	MZ643	MH-Z	Snaith	2220	Amiens	Crash landed at base on return
600	Phillips	L G	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	199 Sqd	1944-12-06	Stirling	III	LJ559	EX-Q	North Creake	1624	BS					Paradie Archive Database