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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
651	Robertson	John Daly	Flight Sergeant Air Bomber		1565047					RAFVR	Bomber Command	622 Sqd	1944-11-06	Lancaster	I	HE644	GI-D	RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk	1655	Koblenz		Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery Grave 9.C.12			Read Archive Report
652	Robertson	Donald Wright	Flying Officer		J24040		Canadian	Navigator		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/Back to UK from Vitry-en-Artois on 7 September 1944.			Paradie Archive Database
653	Robin	P R A	Flight Sergeant							RAAF	Bomber Command	578 Sqd	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	MZ592	LK-G	Burn	2338	Amiens	Crashed at Mailly-Raineval {Somme}	Killed	Runnymede
654	Robinson	Anthony	Flight Sergeant		1545327			Navigator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	106 Sqn	1944-06-27	Lancaster	III	JB664	ZN:N	Metheringham	22:55	Vitry	Claim by Oblt Jakob Schaus 4./NJG4 - Fontainebleau/Ferrieres area (CF-DF): 2,800m at 01:25. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten). Crashed at Bransles {Seine-et-Marne}	Killed	Bransles Communal Cemetery, Collective Grave
655	Robson	Phillip Allan	Flight Sergeant		418571		Australia			RAAF		102 Sqd (Ceylon)	1944-06-12												RAAF Honour Roll
656	Roche	A F	Pilot Officer							RAAF	Bomber Command	460 Sqd RAAF	1944-06-12	Lancaster	I	ME785	AR-H2	Binbrook	2305	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed near Wesepe	Killed	Olst {Duur} General Cemetery
657	Rodgers	Stanley	Flying Officer		153910			Navigator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	463 Sqd RAAF	1944-11-06	Lancaster	I	NG191	JO-A	RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire	1650	Gravenhorst	See archive report for full details	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Collective grave 24.G.11-12			Read Archive Report
658	Romine	Charles W	Captain		O-665447		USA	Pilot		USAAF	368th Fighter Group	396th Fighter Squadron	1944-06-12	P-47 Thunderbolt							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
659	Ross	I M	Sergeant								Bomber Command	166 Sqd	1944-06-12	Lancaster	III	LM581	AS-X	Kirmington	2238	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed near Tongeren {Gelderland}	Killed	Epe General Cemetery
660	Ross	J B	Sergeant								Bomber Command	460 Sqd RAAF	1944-06-12	Lancaster	I	ME785	AR-H2	Binbrook	2305	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed near Wesepe	Killed	Olst {Duur} General Cemetery
661	Rosvold	Marvin J	1st Lt		O-680083		USA	Pilot		USAAF	368th Fighter Group	397th Fighter Squadron	1944-06-12	P-47 Thunderbolt							0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
662	Rothwell	H	Sergeant								Bomber Command	166 Sqd	1944-06-12	Lancaster	III	LM581	AS-X	Kirmington	2238	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed near Tongeren {Gelderland}	Killed	Epe General Cemetery
663	Rowe	Alfred	Flight Sergeant		544205					RAF		70 Sqd	1944-07-06	Wellington	X	LP198	OF-S	Foggia 2/Tortorella	Take off 21:38	Attack Feuersbrunn air field, Austria	Failed to return. Probably nightfighter attack. Crashed at Krauterbachgraben	Killed	Klagenfurt War Cemetery Coll. Grave 8. A. 12.			Attacking fighter airfield at Feuersbrunn. Probably nightfighter attack
664	Różański	Jerzy Władysław	Porucznik Pilot	Flight Lieutenant	P-1818 / 793605	27 March 1910 Łódź (Age 34 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Krzyz Walecznych Medal Lotniczy (x3) Odznaka Za Rany i Kontuzje (Wound Badge)	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, Amersfoort (Old Leusden) General Cemetery - Utrecht, Netherlands. Plot XIII Row 12 Grave 202		Archiwum Polish Database		Read Archive Report
665	Ruscitto	James O	1st Lt		O-665449		USA	Pilot		USAAF	353rd Fighter Group	350th Fighter Squadron	1944-06-12	P-51 Mustang							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
666	Russell	David Matthew	Flight Lieutenant		102955			Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	109 Sqn	1944-06-28	Mosquito	XVI	ML960	HS:?	Little Staughton	23:15	Scholves-Buer	Badly shot about by a night fighter and on return an engine caught fire as the Mosquito near Ramsgate, Crash landed 02:15 at Manston airfield, Kent. Attacked twice by Oblt. Baake of 2./NJG1 in HE219 A-0 G9+AK between 01:24 and 01:29 near OverFlakkee. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	Injured
667	Russell	D M	Sergeant								Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-12	Lancaster	II	DS772	EQ-T	Linton on Ouse	2201	Cambrai	Crashed at Avesnes-les-Aubert {Nord}	Killed	Avesnes-les-Aubert Communal Cemetery			Attacker
668	Ruth	William Dennys Butterworth	Sq/Ldr. Pilot		33397				DFC Bar, MiD	RAF	Coastal Command	201 Sqd	1944-06-12	Sunderland	III	ML760	NS-S	RAF Pembroke Dock, Wales	No details	Patrol	Shot down by U-333	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 201			Read Archive Report
669	Sadler	J R	Sergeant								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
670	Sage	T E	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	460 Sqd RAAF	1944-06-12	Lancaster	I	ME785	AR-H2	Binbrook	2305	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed near Wesepe	Killed	Olst {Duur} General Cemetery
671	Sager	Harry	Flying Officer		J29415	26th June 1921 in Montréal, Quebec	Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	78 Sqn	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	MZ631	EY:Y	Breighton	22:21	Amiens	See Archive report	Killed	Longueil Churchyard, British plot, Coll. Grave 3-5		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
672	Saint-Smith	James Alexander	Pilot Officer		403380	29th December 1917, Singleton, New South Wales	Australian	Pilot	DFC DFM	RAAF	Bomber Command	627 Sqn	1944-06-29	Mosquito	IV	DZ516	AE:O	Woodhall Spa	12:36	Beauvoir	See Archive report for details	Killed	Abbeville Communal Cemetery Plot 8. Row D. Joint grave 13-14				Read Archive Report
673	Sambell	Stanley William	Pilot Officer		A410386	28th July 1916	Australian	Pilot		RAAF	Bomber Command	102 Sqn (Ceylon)	1944-06-08	Halifax	III	MZ659	DY:T	Pocklington	22:33	Alencon - Communications	Ran low on fuel on the return leg. The crew baled out near RAF Carnaby at 05:12. No injuries reported	Safe/PoW 13 August 1944				102 Squadron Halifax LW195 DY:H
674	Sandover	R W	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	158 Sqd	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	MZ567	NP-B	Lissett	2301	Amiens	Crashed at Isneauville {Seine-Maritime}	Killed	Marissel French National Cemetery
675	Saunders	Arthur Foreman	Pilot Officer		149206			Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	15 Sqn	1943-06-28	Stirling	III	EH888	LS:Z	Mildenhall	23:45	Koln	Claimed by Maj. Walter Ehle, his 29th Abschuss, from Stab II./NJG1, near Houwaart 14 km WSW Diewst at 4.200 m. at 02:33 hrs. Note: also claimed by Flak of 2./gem. Flak Abt. 594 ('Stirling Haubert 02:33hrs'). Victory for Maj, Ehle confirmed on 20.12.1944. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (23 June - 22 September) 1943 Part 2 - Theo Boiten). Crashed at 02:40 hrs in the IJssel river near Heeswijk.	Killed	Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery Plot 13, Row 8, Grave 161
676	Savage	George Donald	Flight Sergeant		1523833	Age 20		Air Gunner		RAFVR	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}	Killed	Bathmen General Cemetery Coll. grave 173-176			Lancaster 'The Lily Mars' Attacker Podcast
677	Saxby	George John William	Sergeant		1807688			Flight Engineer		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 further details					Read Archive Report
678	Schmidt	J	Flight Lieutenant		P-0660			Pilot		PAF	Fighter	315 Sqd Polish	1944-12-06	Mustang	III	HR833	U			Escort	Drowned in North Sea after he reported a lack of fuel whilst flying over the Noth Sea, returning from a Roadstead operation to Norway	Killed	Polish Air Force Memorial, Northolt Middlesex United Kingdom		Archiwum Polish Database
679	Scott	John	Sergeant		644319			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	57 Sqn	1944-12-06	Lancaster	I	PD264	DX:K	RAF East Kirkby, Lincolnshire	16:39	Giessen	See archive report for further details	Captured/ murdered	Hannover War Cemetery				Read Archive Report
680	Scott	J N L	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	10 Sqd	1944-12-06	Halifax	III	LK827	ZA-I	Melbourne	1631	Osnabruck		Killed	Runnymede
681	Scott	J N D	Sergeant								Bomber Command	12 Sqd	1944-06-07	Lancaster	III	ND799	PH-L	Wickenby	1835	Foret-du-Croc	Crashed at Faldingworth Lincolnshire on return
682	Scott	Horace Dawson	Sergeant		1323101	1923		Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		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 Joint Grave 15-16			Initially buried in Gelsenkirchen East Cemetery Son of Albert Edward and Fanny Rachel Scott, of Finsbury Park, Middlesex
683	Scott	A G	Pilot Officer								Bomber Command	625 Sqd	1944-06-12	Lancaster	III	ED938	CF-F	Kelstern	2243	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed near Spanbroek {Noord-Holland}	Killed	Spanbroek Churchyard
684	Sebestyen	D	Flight Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	12 Sqd	1944-06-30	Lancaster	III	JB462	PH-S	Wickenby	2218	Vierzon	Crashed at Vernou-en-Sologne {Loir-et-Cher}	Killed	Vernou-en-Sologne Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
685	Segal	M	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	199 Sqd	1944-12-06	Stirling	III	LJ559	EX-Q	North Creake	1624	BS					Paradie Archive Database
686	Shadforth	Wallace Gordon	Squadron Leader		61040			Pilot	DFC	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 19.F.16				Read Archive Report
687	Sharland	Dennis	Sgt. W/Op Air Gunner		577586					RAF	Coastal Command	201 Sqd	1944-06-12	Sunderland	III	ML760	NS-S	RAF Pembroke Dock, Wales	No details	Patrol	Shot down by U-333	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 222			Read Archive Report
688	Shaw	John Leslie	Squadron Leader		41479	1917		Pilot		RAF	Bomber Command	515 Sqn	1944-06-05	Mosquito	VI	NS950	3P:?	Little Snoring	00:05	BS	Shot down by a night fighter and crashed between Hank (Noord-Brabant) and Dussen, two small villages on the N side of the Maas, the former being W of the maid road leading from Breda to Utrecht. Claimed by Hptm. Heinz Strüning, his 47th Abschuss, from 3./NJG1 over Dussen/Noord Brabant at 1200 m at 02:30 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Jonkerbos War Cemetery 17.C.4			Initially laid to rest Dussen Roman Catholic Churchyard Son of Stanley Ernest and Anna Gertrude Shaw, of Danbury, Essex
689	Shenton	Donald	Sergeant		177165			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	431 (Iroquois) Sqn, RCAF	1944-06-16	Halifax	III	LK837	SE:L	RAF Croft, Yorkshire	23:14	Sterkrade	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Jonkerbos War Cemetery. Collective Grave 12.F.2-3				Read Archive Report
690	Short	H	Sergeant								Bomber Command	186 Sqd	1944-12-06	Lancaster	I	HK680	AP-H	Tuddenham	1645	Leuna	Abandoned
691	Sillitoe	A E	Sergeant								Bomber Command	12 Sqd	1944-06-23	Lancaster	I	ME642	PH-W	Wickenby	2226	Saintes	Ditched in English Channel
692	Silverman	T	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	12 Sqd	1944-06-07	Lancaster	III	ND799	PH-L	Wickenby	1835	Foret-du-Croc	Crashed at Faldingworth Lincolnshire on return	Injured died 18.07.44	Blackley Jewish Cem Manchester
693	Simcox	James Albert	Pilot Officer		169451	1922		Navigator		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 12			Initially buried in Gelsenkirchen East Cemetery Son of Albert and Teresa A. M. Simcox, of Smethwick, Staffordshire.
694	Simmerman	Neil E	Captain		O-431169		USA	Pilot		USAAF	lX Fighter Command	493rd Fighter Squadron	1944-06-12	P-47 Thunderbolt							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
695	Simmons	Alfred Montague	Flight Sergeant		R151533	21st March 1918 in Victoria, British Columbia	Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	44 Sqn	1944-06-24	Lancaster	III	ND751	KM:J	Dunholme Lodge	23:30	Pommerval	ND751 was claimed by Oblt Heinz Rokker 2/NJG2 - South of Dieppe: 2,800m at 00:16. ((Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten). Fell at Criquetot-sur-Longueville (Seine-Maritime), 17 km sputh of Dieppe	Killed	Criquetot-sur-Longueville Churchyard, British Plot. Joint grave 2		Paradie Archive Database	Commissioned and promoted to Plt Off. with a Service No. J89960 with effect 23rd June 1944 Son of Montague Alfred and Pearl (née Boede) Simmons of Victoria, British Columbia
696	Simmons	A H	Sergeant								Bomber Command	640 Sqd	1944-12-06	Halifax	III	MZ939	C8-M	Leconfield	1601	Osnabruck	Crashed at Bohmte	PoW
697	Simonato	E	Sergeant							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
698	Simpson	J M	Flying Officer		136337						Fighter	25 Sqd	1944-06-12	Mosquito	NFXVII	HK288				Intruder		Killed	Brummen General Cemetery Netherlands	Photo courtesy Johan Pauwels
699	Sinclair	W	Sergeant					Flight Engineer			Bomber Command	463 Sqn RAAF	1944-06-29	Lancaster	I	ME701	JO:F	Waddington	12:11	Beauvoir	First daylight raid for the Squadron. Hit and severely damaged by Flak but returned safely to Waddington at 15:17	Safe
700	Singleton	Russell Percival	Flight Sergeant		426696		Australia			RAAF		102 Sqd (Ceylon)	1944-06-12												RAAF Honour Roll