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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	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
951	Bennett	Donald Howard	Flying Officer	J/37881	14 June 1920	Canadian	Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	166 Sqd	1944-12-31	Lancaster	I	ME647	AS-J	Kirmington	1510	Osterfeld	Crashed at Eygelshoven {Limburg}	Killed	Nederweert War Cemetery IV.A.2.		Paradie Archive Database	Most if not all were brought to Margraten in Holland for Burial, but their graves are now at Nederweert War Cemetery Son of George Howard Bennett and Eileen Bennett, of Stony Mountain, Manitoba, Canada.
952	Bennett	J	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	166 Sqd	1945-01-02	Lancaster	III	LM687	AS-N	Kirmington	1450	Nurnberg	Hit by AA Fire at 4855N 0645E and baled out 5 minutes later over France				Paradie Archive Database
953	Bennett	G	Squadron Leader					DSO DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	405 Sqd RCAF	1944-05-24	Lancaster	III	ND526	LQ-M	Gransden Lodge	.0024.	Aachen	Crashed Hilvarenbeek {Noord-Brabant}	Killed	Bergen op Zoom War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
954	Bennett	G N	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1944-02-19	Lancaster	II	LL719	EQ-V	Linton on Ouse	.0008.	Leipzig		Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
955	Bennett	Kenneth Hugh	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1944-02-19	Lancaster	II	DS788	EQ-O	Linton on Ouse	.0003.	Leipzig	Crashed at Kropswolde {Groningen}	Killed	Hoogezand-Sappemeer (Kropswolde) Protestant Church		Paradie Archive Database	The crew of Lancaster DS788 was on its operational debut. They were airborne 0003 20Feb44 from Linton-on-Ouse on a mission to Leipzig, Germany. Shot down by a night-fighter from 20,000 feet and the resulting fire destroyed the rudders causing the Lancaster to crash at Kropswolde (Groningen) in the SW outskirts of Sappemeer, Holland. Also killed in the crash were the 19 yr old pilot F/O J.A.Frampton; P/Os J. J. Astles and K.Smith; and Sgt K.W.Tindall RAF Two survived: F/O G.W.Reynolds was interned in Camp L3, PoW No.3537 and F.W.C.Robertson evaded.
956	Bennett	J B	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1945-04-04	Halifax	VII	NP712	EQ-N	Linton on Ouse	1943	Harburg		PoW			Paradie Archive Database
957	Bennett	James Gordon	Pilot Officer	J/19011			Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1944-01-27	Lancaster	II	DS710	EQ-A	RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire	1747	Berlin	Mid air collision with night fighter - read archive report	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery. Grave 14.E.14		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
958	Bennett	J A		R77405					RCAF	Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1943-03-05	Halifax	II	DT646	VR-C	Middleton St George	1857	Essen	Crashed near Elst	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
959	Bennett	D E	Pilot Officer	J12978					RCAF	Bomber Command	420 Sqd RCAF	1943-03-05	Wellington	X	HE280	PT-V	Middleton St George		Essen	?	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
960	Bennett	C J	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	427 Sqd RCAF	1943-01-30	Wellington	III	BK389	ZL-L	Croft	1345	Oldenburg	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
961	Bennett	D J	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	427 Sqd RCAF	1944-10-30	Halifax	III	MZ903	ZL-Y	Leeming	1814	Koln	Crashed at Manston Kent on return				Paradie Archive Database
962	Bennett	J	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	432 Sqd RCAF	1943-07-29	Wellington	X	LN294	QO-E	Skipton on Swale	2219	Hamburg	Crashed near Luneburg	Killed	Hamburg (Ohlsdorf) Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
963	Bennett	J N E	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	49 Sqd	1944-03-22	Lancaster	III	ND672	EA-U	Fiskerton	1911	Frankfurt	Crashed Beckum	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
964	Bennett	R J	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	514 Sqd	1944-07-28	Lancaster	II	DS813	JI-N	Waterbeach	2154	Stuttgart	Crashed at Deinvillers	Killed	Choloy War Cemetery France		Paradie Archive Database
965	Bennett	R A J	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	514 Sqd	1944-01-20	Lancaster	II	LL627	JI-U	Waterbeach	2000	Magdeburg	Crashed in IJsselmeer	Killed			Paradie Archive Database
966	Bennett	Lloyd Douglas	Flight Sergeant	R/188356			Air/Bmr		RCAF	Bomber Command	625 Sqd	1944-10-14	Lancaster	I	LL956	CF-Q	RAF Kelsterrn, Lincolnshire	628	Duisburg	See archive report for further information	Killed	Harrogate Cemetery (Stonefall). Sec. G. Row A. Grave 12		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
967	Bennett	R S	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	626 Sqd	1944-08-12	Lancaster	III	LM599	UM-A2	Wickenby	2139	Braunschweig	Crashed at Westercelle	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
968	Bennett	W H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	431 Sqd RCAF	1943-11-25	Halifax	V	LK967	SE-J	Tholthorpe	2352	Frankfurt	Baled out vicinity of Paris	PoW
969	Bennett	Alfred Stephenson	Sergeant	407818		Australia			RAAF		407 Sqd RCAF	1942-06-21												RAAF Honour Roll
970	Bennis	H	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	115 Sqd	1944-04-18	Lancaster	I	LL867	A4-J	Witchford	2243	Rouen	Shot down near Base on return by intruder	Killed	Cambridge City Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
971	Benoit	J P	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	433 Sqd RCAF	1944-04-08	Halifax	III	HX275	BM-S	Skipton on Swale	1031	Bois de Cassan	?				Paradie Archive Database
972	Benson	R L	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	196 Sqd	1943-02-26	Wellington	X	BE161	ZO-			Air Test	Crashed E of Middleton on the Wolds	Killed			Paradie Archive Database
973	Benson	P H	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	427 Sqd RCAF	1944-03-15	Halifax	III	LW559	ZL-F	Warboys	1845	Stuttgart		PoW			Paradie Archive Database
974	Benson	I B	Flight Lieutenant						RCAF	Bomber Command	429 Sqd RCAF	1945-02-25	Halifax	III	MZ452	ZL-E	Leeming	1658	Gardening	Lost without trace	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
975	Bent	William Thomas	Pilot Officer	J/15845	22 Aug 1916	Canadian	Pilot	DFM	RCAF	Bomber Command	142 Sqd	1942-11-09	Wellington	III	BJ711	QT-Z	Grimsby	1740	Hamburg	Hit by 1&3/162, 3&4/schw Flak Abt 613 and 1/Luftsperr Abt 201. Crashed near Hamburg-Ohlsdorf at 2015 hours	Killed	Hamburg Cemetery Coll.grave 8A.C.1-15		Paradie Archive Database	Immediate DFM awarded for his determination and skilled airmanship during operations over the Ruhr in Sep 1942. Details Gazetted on 6 Oct 1942
976	Bent	V E	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	35 Sqd (Madras Presidency)	1943-10-08	Halifax	II	HE777	TL-Y	Graveley	2246	Bremen	Crash landed Bradfield NORFOLK	Injured			Paradie Archive Database
977	Bentinck	G H	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	97 Sqd (Straits Settlements)	1944-02-24	Lancaster	III	ND497	OF-Q	Bourn	1855	Schweinfurt		Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
978	Bentley	T L	Warrant Officer	R70608					RCAF	Bomber Command	405 Sqd RCAF	1943-04-26	Halifax	II	JB920	LQ-F	Grandson Lodge		Duisburg	Crashed at Walsum	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
979	Bentley	D G	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	432 Sqd RCAF	1944-05-11	Halifax	III	NA500	QO-G	East Moor	2257	Boulogne	Collided with last and Crashed le Portel {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed	Calais Canadian War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
980	Bentley	W J	Flying Officer	J/18928			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	443 Sqd RCAF	1944-08-12	Spitfire	IX	ML303				Recce	Abandoned near Bernay	Killed	St- Valery-En-Caux Franco-British Cemetery France		Paradie Archive Database
981	Bentley	L C	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	57 Sqd	1941-10-26	Wellington	Ic	Z8946	DX-S	Feltwell	1810	Hamburg	Crashed off Romo Island Denmark	Killed	Fourfelt {Esbjerg}		Paradie Archive Database
982	Bentley	S F	Sergeant							Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1942-03-27	Hampden	I	L4140	EQ-B Bar	Balderston	1919	Gardening	?	Killed	Runnymede
983	Bentley	G W	Sergeant							Bomber Command	426 Sqd RCAF	1943-08-17	Lancaster	II	DS674	OW-	Linton on Ouse	2127	Peenemunde	?	Killed	Runnymede
984	Bentley	J H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	431 Sqd RCAF	1945-03-22	Lancaster	X	KB808	SE-Y	Croft	1043	Hildesheim	Exploded over target area	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
985	Bentley	W	Sergeant							Bomber Command	432 Sqd RCAF	1944-09-27	Halifax	VII	NP692	QO-K	East Moor	737	Bottrop	Crash landed at Woodbridge Suffolk on return
986	Bentz	W B	Pilot Officer					Croix de Guerre	RCAF	Bomber Command	426 Sqd RCAF	1944-05-12	Halifax	III	LW682	OW-M	Linton on Ouse	2211	Leuven	Crashed Schendelbeke {oost-Vlaanderen}	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
987	Benville	L J	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1945-01-05	Halifax	III	NR209	EQ-A	Linton on Ouse	1641	Hannover	Crashed near Hollenstede	Killed	Sage War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
988	Beranek	S J	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1942-06-18	Hampden	I	AT189	EQ-G	Balderton	2240	Gardening	?	Killed	Bayeaux War Cemetery France		Paradie Archive Database
989	Bercuson	Bernard	Pilot Officer	J/88065			W/Op/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	433 Sqd RCAF	1944-08-16	Halifax	III	MZ899	BM-D	RAF Skipton-on-Swale	2134	Gardening	See archive report for full details	Killed	Magleby Churchyard, Langeland. Grave A.11.35		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
990	Beresford	J S	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	427 Sqd RCAF	1944-08-09	Halifax	III	MZ363	ZL-	Leeming	1900	la Neuville		Killed			Paradie Archive Database
991	Beresford	G	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	425 Sqd RCAF	1944-05-08	Halifax	III	LL594	KW-U	Tholthorpe	1100	St-Leu	Crashed near Chantilly {Oise}	Killed	Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery			First French Canadian squadron
992	Berg	G T	Flight Lieutenant						RCAF	Bomber Command	434 Sqd RCAF	1943-10-03	Halifax	V	LK638	IP-V	Tholthorpe	1851	Kassel	Crashed Grossen-Heidron	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
993	Bergeron	John Albert	Sergeant	J/87384	Age 19	Canada	Air/Gnr		RCAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-12	Lancaster	II	DS688	EQ-R	RAF Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire	2207	Cambrai	See archive report for further details	Killed	Canada Cemetery Tilloy-les-Cambrai, France. Plot 2, Row G, Grave 4	Courtesy John Jones	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Adelard Joseph and Aimiee Margaret (nee Labranche) Bergeron of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Read Archive Report Attacker
994	Bergey	D G	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	192 Sqd	1943-05-25	Wellington	X	HE228	DT-C	Feltwell	.0022.	Special Duties	Crashed Loosduinen	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
995	Bergland	Norval	Pilot Officer	j/87767			Air/Bmr		RCAF	Bomber Command	44 Sqd	1944-02-24	Lancaster	III	ND525	KM-Q	RAF Dunholme Lodge	1824	Schweinfurt	Contact us - we do have details of his loss	Killed	Choloy War Cemetery France Grave 3.A.5.		Paradie Archive Database
996	Bergman	J F	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	102 Sqd (Ceylon)	1945-01-05	Halifax	III	MZ796	DY-M	Pocklington	1655	Hannover	Crashed near Mariensee	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
997	Bergquist	Bertil Wilfred	Flight Sergeant	J/87476			Air/Gnr		RCAF	Bomber Command	514 Sqd	1944-02-24	Lancaster	II	DS785	JI-D	RAF Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire	2057	Schweinfurt	See archive report for further information	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery. Grave 11.J.6		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
998	Berguist	E R	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	83 Sqd	1942-10-13	Lancaster	I	R5911	OI-C	Wyton	1840	Kiel	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
999	Berkery	George Robert	Pilot Officer Flight Engineer	C/85532					RCAF	Bomber Command	405 Sqd RCAF	1944-04-22	Lancaster	III	JB684	LQ-U	Gransden Lodge	2223	Laon	Crashed Conde-sur-Aisne {Aisne}	Killed	Conde-sur-Aisne Communal Cemetery Grave Coll. Grave 4-5		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1000	Bermingham	D C	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	207 Sqd	1944-10-15	Lancaster	I	NG143	EM-R	Spilsby	1839	Gardening		Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database