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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
601	Ball	Harold Lester	Pilot Officer	J/93228		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	76 Sqd	1945-02-21	Halifax	III	NR121	MP-E	Holme on Spalding Moor	1649	Worms	Crashed at Hohen-Sulzen 10km WSW of Worms	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. grave 19. B. 18-22., Germany			Paradie RCAF database
602	Ball	H L	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	76 Sqd	1945-01-05	Halifax		MZ693	MP-F				Collided with last returned safe			Paradie Archive Database
603	Ball	W	Sergeant							Bomber Command	427 Sqd RCAF	1943-02-12	Wellington	III	BJ778	ZL-D	Croft	1726	Gardening	Crashed Black Intake Moor	Killed
604	Ballantyne	J H	Flying Officer	J/16085			Pilot	DFM	RCAF	Fighter	403 Sqd RCAF	1944-03-08	Spitfire	IX	MJ876				Ranger		Killed	St- Andre-De-L'eure Communal Cemetery France	Paradie Archive Database
605	Ballantyne	W B	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	434 Sqd RCAF	1943-10-08	Halifax	V	LK647	IP-C	Tholthorpe	2305	Hannover	?	Killed	Hamburg (Ohlsdorf) Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
606	Ballentine	R E	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	434 Sqd RCAF	1944-03-18	Halifax	V	LL178	WL-R	Croft	1834	Gardening	Crashed Thorodale	Killed	Harrogate [Stonefall] Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
607	Ballingall	D L	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	57 Sqd	1942-03-26	Wellington	III	X3665	DX-	Feltwell	1940	Essen	?	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
608	Balloch	J H	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	427 Sqd RCAF	1943-10-22	Halifax	V	DK234	ZL-Z	Leeming	1715	Kassel	Crashed near Dusseldorf	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
609	Baltzer	R L	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	405 Sqd RCAF	1942-06-01	Halifax	II	W7713	LQ-T	Pocklington	2346	Essen	Crashed vicinity of Krefeld	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
610	Balyx	G A	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	425 Sqd RCAF	1945-03-18	Halifax	III	MZ482	KW-G	Tholthorpe	2355	Witten	Collided with 515 Sqn Mosquito and crashed near Ciney {Namur}			Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
611	Bambridge	J H	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	619 Sqd	1943-06-09	Lancaster	III	EE113	PG-			Air Test	?	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
612	Bamford	J	Flying Officer				Pilot			Fighter	421 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-27	Spitfire	IX	MK969				Dive Bombing	Crash landed at Varaville	PoW
613	Bancescu	G	Warrant Officer	R107703					RCAF	Bomber Command	405 Sqd RCAF	1943-05-23	Halifax	II	JB896	LQ-C	Gransden Lodge	2242	Dortmund	?	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
614	Bandeen	W R	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	405 Sqd RCAF	1942-07-31	Halifax	II	W7718	LQ-T	Pocklington	.0034.	Dusseldorf	Crashed SE of Heppeneert Belgium	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
615	Bandle	L	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	432 Sqd RCAF	1944-03-24	Halifax	III	LW593	QO-O	East Moor	1908	Berlin	Crashed Target area	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
616	Banford	J H	Flight Lieutenant	CHECK NAME			Pilot			Fighter	411 Sqd RCAF	1943-04-14	Spitfire	Vb	EN907				Rhubarb		Killed
617	Banks	K A	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	15 Sqd	1943-07-30	Stirling	III	EF427	LS-A	Mildenhall	2242	Remscheid	Crashed near Mannheim	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
618	Banks	D E	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	192 Sqd	1945-03-05	Halifax	III	NR180	DT-S	Foulsham	1716	BS	Flew into tail of a Lancaster Abandoned	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
619	Banks	Stirling David	Sergeant	R/72892			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	3 Sqd	1942-08-19	Hurricane	IIc	BD867	QO-Y			Dieppe	See archive report for details	Killed	Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension, Plot 7. Row D. Grave 3	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
620	Banks	A	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	425 Sqd RCAF	1945-03-18	Halifax	III	MZ482	KW-G	Tholthorpe	2355	Witten	Collided with 515 Sqn Mosquito and crashed near Ciney {Namur}	Killed	Hotton War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
621	Banks	L M	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	428 Sqd RCAF	1943-08-17	Halifax	V	DK230	NA-V	Middleton St George	2109	Peenemunde	Crashed in the Baltic	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
622	Banks	V	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	428 Sqd RCAF	1945-04-13	Lancaster	X	KB784	NA-K	Middleton St George	2020	Kiel	Ditched	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
623	Banks	H C	Flying Officer							Bomber Command	405 Sqd RCAF	1943-05-04	Halifax	II	JB897	LQ-T	Gransden Lodge	2143	Dortmund	Crash landed near Wyton
624	Banks	J	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	424 Sqd RCAF	1943-02-24	Wellington	X	HE369	QB-P	Topcliffe	1820	Wilhelmshaven	Crashed on return to base	Killed
625	Banner	W T	Sergeant							Bomber Command	428 Sqd RCAF	1944-01-20	Halifax	V	LK739	NA-P	Middleton St George	1638	Berlin		Evader
626	Bannihir	R H	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	424 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-07	Halifax	III	LW169	QB-L	Skipton on Swale	532	Siracourt	Crashed at St-Pol {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed	St-Pol War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
627	Banning	A E F	Sergeant							Bomber Command	431 Sqd RCAF	1943-12-29	Halifax	V	LK701	SE-L	Croft		Berlin	?	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
628	Bannister	R H	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	166 Sqd	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	ND798	AS-C	Kirmington	2202	Nurnberg	Crashed Griesenbach	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
629	Bannister	L C	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	434 Sqd RCAF	1944-01-28	Halifax	V	LL134	WL-U	Croft	2349	Berlin	Abandoned	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
630	Banville	R T	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	166 Sqd	1944-07-12	Lancaster	I	LL896	AS-R	Kirmington	2125	Revigny	Crashed at Montiers-sur-Saulx	Evader		Paradie Archive Database
631	Banville	J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	434 Sqd RCAF	1944-10-28	Halifax	III	MZ420	WL-F	Croft	1325	Koln	Crashed near Linton on Ouse			Paradie Archive Database
632	Barabonoff	Joseph Alexandern	WO2	R/129211	Age 20	Canadian	W/Op/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron	10 Sqd (RCAF)	1943-10-19	B-24 Liberator		3701	H	Gander, Newfoundland	2216	Transport	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	St. Donat Roman Catholic Cemetery Collective Grave Lot GE 34		Son of Alexander and Polly (nee Ziebin) Barabonoff of Whitebeech, Saskatchewan	Read Archive Report
633	Baral	Fred L	Private 1st Class	13029108			Passenger		USAAF	Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1942-07-06	Wellington	III	X3556	VR-L	RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk		Training	Crashed near Catworth, Huntingdonshire	Killed	US Military Cemetery Cambridge - Grave Reference Plot C. Row 5. Grave 10		Read Archive Report
634	Baran	M	Warrant Officer Class 1						RCAF	Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-16	Lancaster	X	KB734	VR-F	Middleton St George	2305	Sterkrade	Crashed at Zeist {Utrecht}	Killed	Amersfoort {Oud Leusden} General Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
635	Barbe	M J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	50 Sqd	1943-01-27	Lancaster	III	ED486	VN-	Skellingthorpe	1754	Dusseldorf	Crashed near airfield	Killed		Paradie Archive Database
636	Barber	J W	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	101 Sqd	1944-05-24	Lancaster	I	DV389	SR-X	Ludford Magna		Aachen	Crashed Olzheim	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
637	Barber	Bernard Higson	Warrant Officer Class II	R/101359			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	409 Sqd RCAF	1942-12-31	Beaufighter	VI.F	EL184	KP-?	RAF Coleby Grange, Lincolnshire	Not known	Training	Mid air collision with X8192 over Gainsborough, Lincolnshire	Killed	Scopwick Church, Lincolnshire. Row 4. Grave 27.	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report Nighthawks Story
638	Barber	R T	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	83 Sqd	1942-10-13	Lancaster	I	R5911	OI-C	Wyton	1840	Kiel	?	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
639	Barber	Herbert Boyd	Flying Officer	J5686	17 December 1942	Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	83 Sqd	1942-07-25	Lancaster	II	R5619	OL-S	Scampton	32	Duisburg	Claim by Lt Rolf Bussmann 9/NJG3 - North Sea West of Bergen op Zoom at 0346	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 99.	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Boyd Enby Barber and Adelaide Victoria Barber; husband of Margaret Barber, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
640	Barber	V E	Warrant Officer				Pilot			Fighter	402 Sqd RCAF	1945-04-20	Spitfire	XIV	RM875				Sweep		Evaded
641	Barber	Kenneth Page	Flight Sergeant	572527	1922		Air Gunner		RAF	Coastal Command	228 Sqd RAF	1942-09-05	Sunderland		W4032		Oban	20:40	Convoy Protection	Landed in ocean out of fuel.	Killed Age 20	Weston Super Mare Cemetery Con. Sec. Grave 3915		Son of Hugh Alister Barber and Nell Page Barber, of Weston-super-Mare. Onboard were were 10 crew and a journalist Fred NanCarrow from the Glasgow Herald, some say he was investigating the death of the Duke of Kent in a sister Sunderland a week previously at Eagle's Rock. After several hours at sea the giant flying boat turned around for home, but it became apparent that there was insufficient fuel to make it back to Oban. Flying Officer F J Fife of the RCAF decided to put down in the water, on the face of it not a major problem for a flying boat, and take on more fuel. At 8.40pm the Sunderland set down in Vane Bay but hit a rock which ripped the bottom out of the aircraft causing it to start sinking. An SOS signal resulted in the Tobermory lifeboat setting out to assist the airmen. At the last known position of the Sunderland, all that was found was clothing floating on the surface. An RAF Hudson spotted a dinghy with one man in it off the north coast of Coll. The lifeboat arived but the only people still alive were Flying Officer M E Russell, the co-pilot and Flight Sgt R B H Scroggs. Fife, William Henderson and William Currie were recovered from the water having drowned, the bodies of Charles Castle (Gunner), Victor Ames (Flt Sgt), Kenneth Page (Gunner), Edward Cowan (Radio operator) were recovered later on having died of exposure.
642	Barbour	F D	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1942-04-14	Wellington	III	X3484	VR-O	Mildenhall	2130	Dortmund	?	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
643	Barclay	R T	Sgt Pilot	1343921					RAFVR	Bomber Command	431 Sqd RCAF	1943-05-25	Wellington	X	HE990	SE-Z	RAF Burn	2345	Dusseldorf	Crashed at Venlo, Netherlands - shot down by night fighter	PoW No: 60 Camp: Stalag Kopernikus (357)	None		Read Archive Report
644	Barclay	W P	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1944-03-13	Halifax	II	JD459	VR-Q	Middleton St George	2131	le Mans	Crash landed at base on return			Paradie Archive Database
645	Barclay	A S	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	640 Sqd	1944-02-19	Halifax	III	LV422	C8-R	Leconfield	.0021.	Leipzig	Crashed at Stendal	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
646	Barclay	P P	Sergeant							Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1944-07-04	Lancaster	X	KB718	VR-J	Middleton St George	2150	Villeneuve	Crashed at Chailly Fontainebleau	Evader
647	Bardley	E	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	158 Sqd	1942-10-13	Halifax	II	W7766	NP-H	East Moor	1829	Kiel	Crashed at East Moor on return	Injured		Paradie Archive Database
648	Bardour	F D	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1942-03-10	Wellington	IC	Z1077	VR-P	Mildenhall	1930	Essen	Crashed on return to base			Paradie Archive Database
649	Baribeau	Leo Joseph	Sergeant	R/149418			Air Gunner		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 186	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
650	Barker	Robert Walton	Sergeant	989712			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1943-04-03	Halifax	II	HR713	EQ-F	Leeming	1945	Essen	See Archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Panel 141		Read Archive Report