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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
851	Beckley	D J	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	405 Sqd RCAF	1944-12-22	Lancaster	III	PB113	LQ-J	Gransden Lodge	1552	Bingen	Crash landed at Downham Market Norfolk on return			Paradie Archive Database
852	Beckthold	William	Sergeant Air Gunner	R/77965					RCAF	Bomber Command	50 Sqd	1943-10-08	Lancaster	I	DV324	VN-N	RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire	2304	Hannover	Shot down by nightfighter and crashed at Wilkenburg 5 miles south of Hannover	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery Collective Grave 2.D.1-4	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
853	Beckwith	H	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	218 Sqd	1942-11-28	Stirling	I	BK607	HA-X	Downham Market	1815	Torino	Wrecked on return to base			Paradie Archive Database
854	Bedard	J R A	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	424 Sqd RCAF	1944-03-18	Halifax	III	LW460	QB-U	Skipton on Swale	1924	Frankfurt	Crashed at Wolf on the Mosel	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
855	Bedard	J P	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	425 Sqd RCAF	1942-10-24	Wellington	III	BJ958	KW-N	Elsham Wolds		Transit	Crashed near High Hunsley YORKS	Killed	Dishforth	Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
856	Bedard	J D M	Leading Aircraftman						RCAF	Bomber Command	432 Sqd RCAF	1945-04-16	Halifax	VII	NP805	QO-J	East Moor	1210	Air Test	Crashed at base	Killed	Harrogate {Stonefall} Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
857	Bedard	J J P M	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	433 Sqd RCAF	1944-04-22	Halifax	III	LV990	BM-J	Skipton on Swale	2308	Dusseldorf		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
858	Bedell	Lyle Eugene	Flight Sergeant	R/274955	26 June 1924	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	100 Sqd	1945-03-16	Lancaster	III	ND644	HW-N	Grimsby	1756	Nurnberg	Shot down near Kraftshof some 8 km NNW from Nürnberg Bahnhof. There were two possible German fighter claims for ND644. Firstly, Oblt. Johannes Engels from 4./NJG6 over Nürnberg at 2137 hrs and secondly , Lt. Bruno Lange as from 4./NJG6 10km WNW Nürnberg at 2140 hrs. (Nachtjagd War Diaries - Vol 2: Theo Boiten)	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery 7.B.10	Paradie Archive Database	Initially buried at Kraftshof Son of Franklin H. Bedell and Vera E. Brickman Bedell, of Belleville, Ontario, Canada
859	Bedford	G W	Sergeant	R124453					RCAF	Bomber Command	420 Sqd RCAF	1943-04-26	Wellington	X	HE771	PT-	Croft		Duisburg	Crashed on return to base	Injured		Paradie Archive Database
860	Bedford	G W	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	426 Sqd 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
861	Bedwell	E J	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	7 Sqd	1944-01-01	Lancaster	III	EE129	MG-V	Oakington		Berlin		PoW		Paradie Archive Database
862	Bee	Charles Frederick	Flight Sergeant	R/98141			Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	15 Sqd	1942-09-18	Stirling	I	N3759	LS-Q	RAF Bourn, Lincolnshire	2000	Gardening - Kattegat area	See Archive report for details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. Panel 102	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
863	Bee	Charles Robert	Flight Sergeant	R/98141		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	7 Sqd	1942-08-24	Stirling	I	BF335	MG-E	Oakington	2019	Frankfurt	The a/c was seriously shot up by a night-fighter and crashed at 0041 hrs, whilst trying to make an emergency landing at RAF Abingdon. No serious injuries were then reported.	Survived - Killed in Action 19 Sep 1942		Paradie Archive Database	15 Sqn Stirling I N3759 LS-Q
864	Beebe	H C	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	97 Sqd (Straits Settlements)	1943-01-17	Lancaster	I	R5575	OF-L	Woodhall Spa	1703	Berlin	Crashed in Waddenzee	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
865	Beech	C T	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	434 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-16	Halifax	III	LK792	WL-N	Croft	2258	Sterkrade	Crashed at Otterlo {Gelderland}	Killed	Groesbeek Canadian War Cementery	Paradie Archive Database
866	Beech	C	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	434 Sqd RCAF	1943-12-03	Halifax	V	LK683	IP-V	Tholthorpe		Leipzig	Ditched English Channel			Paradie Archive Database
867	Beech	S P	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	51 Sqd	1944-05-24	Halifax	III	LK885	MH-Z	Snaith	Take off: 2250	Aachen	Crashed Acht {Noord-Brabant}	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database	Attacker
868	Beech	G McK	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	9 Sqd	1942-07-28	Wellington	III	X3606	WS-	Honington	2309	Hamburg	Crashed at Bremen	Killed	Becklingen War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
869	Beech	J T H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	431 Sqd RCAF	1944-01-28	Halifax	V	LK918	SE-F	Croft	2350	Berlin	Crashed at base on return
870	Beeken	G	Sergeant							Bomber Command	431 Sqd RCAF	1943-10-08	Halifax	V	DK265	SE-C	Tholthorpe	2249	Hannover	?	Killed	Runnymede
871	Beeley	K	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	426 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-28	Halifax	VII	LM198	OW-V	Linton on Ouse	2218	Metz		Evader
872	Beemer	F H	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	149 Sqd (East India)	1941-08-12	Wellington	Ic	R1024	OJ-V	Mildenhall	2116	Hannover	Crashed off Sylt	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
873	Beer	L S	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1944-02-25	Lancaster	II	DS791	EQ-F	Linton on Ouse	2111	Augsburg		Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
874	Beer	William Gordon	Sergeant	178145/1338354	Age 22		W/Op/Air/Gnr		RAFVR	Bomber Command	420 Sqd RCAF	1944-05-03	Halifax	III	MZ596	PT-F	RAF Tholthorpe, Yorkshire		Training	See archive report for further brief details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede			Read Archive Report
875	Beers	F K	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	514 Sqd	1944-07-24	Lancaster	III	PB185	JI-F2	Waterbeach	2145	Stuttgart	Crashed at Trier	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
876	Bees	H G	Warrant Officer	R124488					RCAF	Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1943-05-12	Halifax	II	JB791	VR-X	Middleton St George	2318	Duisburg	Crashed at Bedburg-Hau	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
877	Begbie	B	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	427 Sqd RCAF	1943-09-15	Halifax	V	DK253	ZL-M	Leeming	2035	Montlucon	crashed Harmondsworth MIDDX	Killed	Crem Edinburgh (Warriston)	Paradie Archive Database
878	Begg	James	Flight Sergeant	1436510			Bomb Aimer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	429 Sqd RCAF	1944-01-28	Halifax	V	LK746	AL-K	Leeming	11	Berlin	Claim by Hptm Paul Semrau Stab III/NJG2 - Brusendorf at 03:30. The aircraft was shot down from 18,000ft and crashed into trees near Teltow some 16km from the the centre of Berlin. Those who perished were initially buried at Kiekebusch Cemtery Teltow.	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Plot 4 Row G Collective Grave 11-15
879	Beggs	J R	Squadron Leader						RCAF	Bomber Command	428 Sqd RCAF	1943-11-25	Halifax	V	LK969	NA-G	Middleton St George	2333	Frankfurt	?	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
880	Begin	A	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Coastal Command	415 Sqd RCAF	1945-03-18	Halifax	III	NP938	6U-T	East Moor	.0002.	Witten	Force landed near Epinoy			Paradie Archive Database
881	Behn	John Frederick Peter	Sergeant	1238972	1921	Canadian	Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	405 Sqd RCAF	1942-10-05	Halifax	II	W7703	LQ-D	Topcliffe	1825	Aachen	Regained the south coast very low on fuel and the pilot decided to land at West Malling. First attempt to land failed- stalled and crashed while going around for second attempt. Two survivors parachuted to safety	Killed	Fulwood (Christ Church) Churchyard Grave 605A	Paradie Archive Database	The Court of Inquiry found, in summary, that a combination of navigation errors and pilot error, probably because of the lack of confidence in the given circumstances, was the cause of the crash. The findings also recommended that the use of 'scratch crews', Sgt. Reilly volunteered to fly on this crew because the Bomb Aimer refused to fly again with the pilot, should be avoided unless in an emergency. Sgt. Reilly was of the opinion that more of the crew could have survived if the navigator had made no bones about jumping. Son of John Frederick and Lilian Mary Behn, of Fulwood, Sheffield
882	Beirnes	Jack Rife	Squadron Leader	J/13458		Canadian	Pilot	DFC & Bar	RCAF	2 TAF	438 Sqd RCAF	1945-06-01	Typhoon	Ib	SW393	F3-B	B-166 Flensburg		Show of power over Copenhagen	Engine failure, crashed while attempting emergency landing in a field	Died of wounds 10 minutes after accident	Aabenraa Cemetery, Allied Mil. Plot. Row 6. 14. Denmark	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
883	Beirnes	Donald Wood	Flight Sergeant	R/61113	Canada	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF		82 Sqd RAF	1942-01-04	Blenheim	IV	Z7689	UX-	Egypt		Ferry to Malta	Shot down by Hptm Rolf Jung, Kdr. Stab I./NJG 2	Killed	Alamein Memorial, Column 264. Egypt	Accident report RAF Commands		Paradie RCAF Database
884	Belanger	F J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	101 Sqd	1943-01-30	Lancaster	I	ED447	SR-Q	Holme on Spalding Moor	.0020.	Hamburg	Crashed at Rijk Holland	Killed	Amsterdam New Eastern	Paradie Archive Database
885	Belanger	Joseph Adelard Roland	Flying Officer	J/24828			Pilot		RCAF	Coastal Command	524 Sqd	1944-07-09	Wellington	XIII	MF375	7R-F	RAF Docking, Norfolk	18	Armed Recce	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 245	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
886	Belcher	L R	Flying Officer						RCAF	Coastal Command	415 Sqd RCAF	1945-01-06	Halifax	III	MZ456	6U-P	East Moor	1542	Hanau	Collided with 10 Sqn Halifax and fell near Eibach	Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
887	Belcher	G	Flight Lieutenant							Bomber Command	405 Sqd RCAF	1943-12-03	Lancaster	III	JB222	LQ-M	Gransden Lodge	.0024.	Leipzig	Crashed near Delitzsch	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
888	Bell	M R	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	218 Sqd	1944-05-01	Stirling	III	EF504	HA-P	Woolfox Lodge	2214	Chambly	Crashed Poix-de-la-Somme	Killed	Poix-de-la-Somme Churchyard	Paradie Archive Database
889	Bell	Frank George	Flight Sergeant Air Gunner	R/62147					RCAF	Bomber Command	35 Sqd (Madras Presidency)	1943-11-11	Halifax	II	HR985	TL-A	RAF Graveley, Cambridgeshire	1833	Cannes	Crashed near gace France	Killed	St. Desir War Cemetery. Grave VII.E.4.	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
890	Bell	James William	Flight Sergeant	R/64880		Canada	Air Oberver		RCAF	Bomber Command	405 Sqd RCAF	1942-06-29	Halifax	II	W1113	LQ-G	Pocklington	2301	Bremen	Shot down by a night fighter. Crashed at Noordwolde Holland	Killed Age 28	Weststellingwerf	Paradie Archive Database	Attacker Full account of Halifax loss in Dutch
891	Bell	C H	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	405 Sqd RCAF	1941-11-07	Wellington	II	W5553	LQ-D	Pocklington	2321	Berlin	?	Killed	Becklingen War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
892	Bell	J W	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	405 Sqd RCAF	1942-04-14	Wellington	II	Z8530	LQ-A	Pocklington	2205	Dortmund	Abandoned vicinity of Petersfield Hants			Paradie Archive Database
893	Bell	J K	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1942-08-06	Hampden	I	AE366	EQ-U	Balderton		Duisburg	Crash landed at Lakenheath			Paradie Archive Database
894	Bell	R G	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1942-08-06	Hampden	I	AE366	EQ-U	Balderton		Duisburg	Crash landed at Lakenheath			Paradie Archive Database
895	Bell	Ronald George	Pilot Officer	J/17824		Canadian	Pilot	DFM	RCAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1942-11-09	Halifax	V	DG238	EQ-	RAF Leeming	15:30	Fighter Affiliation Exercise	Stalled in tight turn and crashed	Killed	Ripon Cemetery, Sec. H. Grave 384	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
896	Bell	A H	Pilot Officer	J174340					RCAF	Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1943-07-03	Halifax	II	JD159	VR-Y	Middleton St George	2230	Koln	Crashed Muizen	Killed	Schoonlselhof Cemetery {Antwerpen} Belgium	Paradie Archive Database
897	Bell	C E	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1942-10-13	Wellington	III	DF664	VR-E	Croft	1828	Kiel	Crashed off Brockeswalde Germany	Killed	Becklingen War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
898	Bell	A M J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	426 Sqd RCAF	1944-03-22	Lancaster	II	DS741	OW-T	Linton on Ouse	1859	Frankfurt		Killed	Runnymede	Paradie Archive Database
899	Bell	J I	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	427 Sqd RCAF	1944-12-27	Halifax	III	MZ291	ZL-O	Leeming	300	Opladen	Crashed on take off			Paradie Archive Database
900	Bell	Neil Alan	Flying Officer Navigator	J/14200					RCAF	Bomber Command	428 Sqd RCAF	1944-04-23	Halifax	II	LW285	MA-Z	Middleton St George	2046	Gardening. Baltic area	Shot down. Claimed by Hptm. Werner Husemann of Stab 1./NJG3 at 2356hrs	Interned Sweden	Died 2009	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report