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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
551	Baker	E D	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	214 Sqd	1942-02-25	Wellington	IC	X9939	BU-	Stradishall	2302	Kiel	Crash landed on return to base			Paradie Archive Database
552	Baker	A W	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	218 Sqd	1943-09-22	Stirling	III	EF139	HA-B	Downham Market	1900	Hannover	Broke up over Laeunau	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
553	Baker	E	Flight Lieutenant						RCAF	Bomber Command	405 Sqd RCAF	1944-05-24	Lancaster	III	ND526	LQ-M	Gransden Lodge	.0024.	Aachen	Crashed Hilvarenbeek {Noord-Brabant}	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
554	Baker	J J	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1944-01-27	Lancaster	II	DS849	EQ-X	Linton on Ouse	1748	Berlin		Killed	Hannover War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
555	Baker	W A	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1945-01-05	Halifax	III	NR209	EQ-A	Linton on Ouse	1641	Hannover	Crashed near Hollenstede	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
556	Baker	D H	Flying Officer	J/25179					RCAF	Fighter	410 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-23	Mosquito	NFXIII	HK463	R			Patrol		Killed	Bayeux War Cemetery France	Paradie Archive Database
557	Baker	R E	Flying Officer	J/20144			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	414 Sqd RCAF	1943-09-08	Mustang	I	AP197				Tactical Recce	Crashed near Dunkirk	Killed	Bergen General Cemetery Netherlands	Paradie Archive Database
558	Baker	H D	Pilot Officer	J/15823					RCAF	Fighter	418 Sqd RCAF	1943-04-09	Boston	III	W8325				Intruder Sortie		Killed	St- Andre-De-L'eure Communal Cemetery France	Paradie Archive Database
559	Baker	George Raymond	Pilot Officer	J/16767			Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	426 Sqd RCAF	1943-03-09	Wellington	III	X3284	OW-X	RAF Dishforth, Yorkshire	1832	Gardening	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 175	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
560	Baker	Frank Greenaway	Pilot Officer	J/17661			Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	428 Sqd RCAF	1943-05-25	Wellington	X	HZ476	NA-A	RAF Dalton, Yorkshire (satellite airbase of RAF Topcliffe)	2334	Dusseldorf	See archive report for full details	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery. Grave 4.F.17	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
561	Baker	E C	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	429 Sqd RCAF	1943-11-26	Halifax	II	JD333	AL-W	Leeming	1648	Stuttgart	Crash landed at Snape Mires near base			Paradie Archive Database
562	Baker	D G	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	431 Sqd RCAF	1945-04-25	Lancaster	X	KB822	SE-W	Croft	1455	Wangerooge	Colliede with plane below off Nordeney	Killed	Sage War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
563	Baker	S W F	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	432 Sqd RCAF	1943-12-02	Lancaster	II	LL618	QO-F	East Moor	1703	Berlin	Crashed at Mahlw S of Berlin	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
564	Baker	Johial William (CWGC list his name as Jonial)	Sergeant Pilot	J/17766					RCAF	Bomber Command	432 Sqd RCAF	1943-07-03	Wellington	X	HE630	QO-B	RAF Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire	2244	Koln	Hit house and crashed Henhurst area, Gravesend, Kent	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery. Grave 40.1.7.	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
565	Baker	Douglas Charles	Warrant Officer Class II	R107959		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	432 Sqd RCAF	1943-10-08	Wellington	X	LN451	QO-W	Skipton on Swale	2254	Hannover	Coned by searchlights. Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer of the 12./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery			Paradie database
566	Baker	T L	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	433 Sqd RCAF	1944-08-16	Halifax	III	MZ863	BM-I	Skipton on Swale	2115	Gardening	Crashed in Baltic	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
567	Baker	Clifford Stanley	Warrant Officer Class 2 Air Gunner	R/146764					RCAF	Bomber Command	467 Sqd RAAF	1944-01-30	Lancaster	I	DV378	PO-C	RAF Waddington	1712	Berlin	Exploded in target area	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery. Grave 7.K.7.	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
568	Baker	W L	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	514 Sqd	1944-01-20	Lancaster	II	LL627	JI-U	Waterbeach	2000	Magdeburg	Crashed in IJsselmeer	Killed		Paradie Archive Database
569	Baker	W M	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	7 Sqd	1941-12-18	Stirling	I	W7436	MG-D	Oakington	948	Brest	Crashed at Plouguerneau	Killed	Plouguerneau	Paradie Archive Database
570	Baker	Carl George	Flight Sergeant	R/66134		Canada			RCAF	Bomber Command	7 Sqd	1943-08-30	Lancaster	III	JA937	MG-H	Oakington	.0043.	Monchengladbach	Lost without trace	Killed Age 21	Rheinberg War Cemetery Coll. Grave 7. B. 1-4.	Paradie Archive Database	Lancaster JA937, piloted by Flight Sergeant J. Suthurst, was lost without trace whilst on a bombing raid to Mönchengladbach
571	Baker	E S	Flight Lieutenant						RCAF	Bomber Command	7 Sqd	1943-08-12	Lancaster	III	JA682	MG-D	Oakington	2108	Milano	Crashed near Fours {Nievre} France	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
572	Baker	Joseph Kenneth	Sergeant	R69242	21 August 1921	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	102 Sqd (Ceylon)	1942-07-26	Halifax	II	W1153	DY-H	Topcliffe	2300	Hamburg	Forced down by heavy Flak over Hamburg and while crossing the coast, at about 100 feet, near Emden, a burst of light Flak hit the port outer, which burst into flames. Ditched approximately 8 km off the coast in very shallow water. as the survivors waded ashore. Claim by Hptm Helmut Lent Stab II/NJG2 - North Sea. North West of Vlieland at 0235.(Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume 1)	Killed	Sage War Cemetery Plot 13 Row A Grave 8.	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Alfred Joseph and Martha Elizabeth Baker, of Arnprior, Ontario, Canada
573	Baker	R E	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	405 Sqd RCAF	1943-05-04	Halifax	II	JB897	LQ-T	Gransden Lodge	2143	Dortmund	Crash landed near Wyton
574	Baker	C P	Sergeant	576634						Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1943-05-29	Halifax	II	JB805	VR-B	Middleton St George	2248	Wuppertal	Crashed Perones-lez-Binche	Killed	Charleroi Communal Belgium
575	Baker	H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	420 Sqd RCAF	1942-02-18	Hampden	I	AD915	PT-F	Waddington	1816	Gardening	Ditched off Schiermonnikoog	Killed	Vredenhof Cemetery
576	Baker	J C	Sergeant							Bomber Command	429 Sqd RCAF	1945-02-25	Halifax	III	MZ452	ZL-E	Leeming	1658	Gardening	Lost without trace	Killed	Runnymede
577	Baker	R E	Flying Officer							Bomber Command	431 Sqd RCAF	1943-10-08	Halifax	V	LK657	SE-K	Tholthorpe	2243	Hannover	Crashed Kleinburgwedel	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
578	Bakewell	L	Sergeant	141771						Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1943-03-05	Halifax	II	DT646	VR-C	Middleton St George	1857	Essen	Crashed near Elst	PoW
579	Balcer	C R	Sergeant	J17747					RCAF	Bomber Command	428 Sqd RCAF	1943-04-28	Wellington	X	HE543	NA-D	Dalton	2059	Gardening	Presumed crashed in sea	Killed	Sage War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
580	Balchin	David Henry	Sergeant Air Gunner (Rear)	J/89965					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. 546 Stalag Luft Bankau-Kreulberg - L7		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
581	Balcombe	J K	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	101 Sqd	1945-02-23	Lancaster	I	RA523	SR-I	Ludford Magna	1547	Pforsheim	Shot down over target area	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
582	Balcombe	Alfred Alexander	Flight Sergeant	J/18378	Age 23	Canada	Air/Gnr		RCAF	Bomber Command	7 Sqd	1943-08-14	Lancaster	III	JA850	MG-M	RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire	2102	Milano	See archive report for further details	Killed	Sassenay Churchyard. Collective Grave	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
583	Balden	Samuel Richard	Pilot Officer	J/8602		Canadian	Observer		RCAF	Coastal Command	407 Sqd RCAF	1942-05-05	Hudson	V		RR-H	RAF Bircham Newton	04:10	Anti-Shipping	Damaged by flak attacking 12 ship enemy convoy at extreme low altitude off the Dutch coast. Starboard engine knocked out, pilot safely brought back aircraft.	Safe		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
584	Balderston	John Percival Ernest	Flight Sergeant	R133749			Air Gunner		RCAF (Middle East Command)	Bomber Command	425 Sqd RCAF	1943-06-29	Wellington	X	MS496	KW-Q	RAF Kairouan, Tunisia	21.31	Messina, Sicily	Not known	Missing believed killed	Malta Memorial - Panel 11, Column 1		First French Canadian squadron Read Archive Report
585	Baldock	Richard Marlow	Flight Sergeant	R/87969	23 Sep 1922	Canadian	Observer		RCAF	Bomber Command	7 Sqd	1942-11-09	Stirling	I	R9169	MG-Y	Oakington	1755	Hamburg	Claim by Hptm Dr Horst Patuschka 4/NJG2 - Sea 30km North West of Ijmuiden (Zander?): 2,800m at 22:42. Also claimed by Flak of 1 & 4/schw Flak Abt 231, 1 & 4/schw Flak Abt 163 and 1 & 2/Res Flak Abt 247 (Stirling near Wijk aan Zee 22:42). OKL Flak Abschussmeldung bearing hand written note “8 Flak Division + NJ” Victory Hptm Dr Patuschka confirmed on 27 Sep 1944	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 102	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Denys and Elsie Winifred Baldock, of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
586	Baldry	E F	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	429 Sqd RCAF	1944-05-01	Halifax	III	LW415	AL-K	Leeming	2212	St Ghislain	Exploded & crashed Bevere-Meerschaert {Oost-Vlaanderen}	Killed	Oudenaarde Communal Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
587	Baldwin	W H	Squadron Leader					DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	405 Sqd RCAF	1943-08-23	Halifax	II	HR918	LQ-G	Gransden Lodge	2015	Berlin	?	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
588	Baldwin	J S	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	61 Sqd	1944-01-01	Lancaster	I	DV401	QR-Z	Skellingthorpe	2346	Berlin	Crashed at Mirns {Friesland}	Killed	Gaasterland {Bakhuizen} RC Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
589	Baldwin	J M	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	97 Sqd (Straits Settlements)	1944-03-24	Lancaster	III	JB671	OF-A	Bourn	1855	Berlin	Crashed Luijksgestel {Noord-Brabant}	Killed	Eindhoven {Woensel}	Paradie Archive Database
590	Baldwin	S A	Sergeant							Bomber Command	428 Sqd RCAF	1943-10-04	Halifax	V	LK931	NA-W	Middleton St George	1725	Frankfurt	Crashed Ubereisenbach	PoW
591	Baldwin	H V	Sergeant							Bomber Command	432 Sqd RCAF	1943-07-16	Wellington	X	JA119	QO-			Air Test	Disintegrated and crashed near Malton	Killed
592	Baldwinson	W B	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	83 Sqd	1944-04-24	Lancaster	III	ND469	OL-C	Coningsby	2056	Munchen	Crashed Allach	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
593	Balfour	Andrew George	Sergeant	J/95200			Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	426 Sqd RCAF	1944-11-01	Halifax	VII	NP771	OW-J	RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire	1723	Oberhausen	See archive report for full details	Killed	Venray War Cemetery. Grave VI.F.12	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
594	Balkam	M E	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	432 Sqd RCAF	1943-08-02	Wellington	X	HE906	QO-H	Skipton on Swale	2333	Hamburg	?	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
595	Ball	N S	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	150 Sqd	1942-08-27	Wellington	III	X3418	JN-	Snaith	2045	Kassel	Crashed Wevershoof	Killed	Bergen General Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
596	Ball	R J J	Flight Lieutenant	J12326					RCAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1943-06-19	Halifax	II	JD107	EQ-Y	Leeming	2159	le Creusot	Crashed near Caen France	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
597	Ball	D G E	Squadron Leader	J/3753			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	411 Sqd RCAF	1943-04-14	Spitfire	Vb	EP489				ASR		Killed	Runnymede Memorial United Kingdom	Paradie Archive Database
598	Ball	J D	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	434 Sqd RCAF	1945-03-15	Lancaster	X	KB835	WL-J	Croft	1631	Hagen	Crashed at Landen [Brabant]	Killed	Hasselt [Kruisveld] Communal Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
599	Ball	J H	Sergeant	A408949					RCAF	Bomber Command	460 Sqd RAAF	1943-04-08	Lancaster	I	W4785	UV-J	Breighton	2111	Duisburg	Crashed at Meiderich	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
600	Ball	William Sidney	Pilot Officer	J/86161	1914	Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	514 Sqd	1944-02-19	Lancaster	II	DS823	JI-M	Waterbeach	2351	Leipzig	Shot down by night-fighter and crashed at 0230 hours at Essern-Osterloh on the SW edge of Großes Moor, 11Km NE Rehden	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery 7.C.9	Paradie Archive Database	Son of William R. Ball and Edith Ball, of Valjean, Saskatchewan, Canada