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#Name* SORT (↓)First NamesTitleRankRAF Equivalent RankService No.BornNationalityRoleAwardsAir ForceCommandUnitDateofIncident *See Note SORT (↓)AircraftTypeSerialCodeVictories (Fighters)BaseTimeMission                        Incident                        FateCommemoratedPhoto (Click to Expand)Referring Database                        Notes                        Links/Archive Reports
1 MilwardArthur HewittFlying Officer136386Age 27RAFVR9Sqn1944-04-25KilledGermany, Durnbach War Cemetery, 9. K. 5.Son Of George And Bessie Milward, Of Monkseaton, Whitley Bay, Northumberland.
2 RamageTomFlight Sergeant1113612Age 29RAFVR62Sqn1944-04-25KilledSingapore, Singapore Memorial, Column 435.Son Of Thomas And Rosina Ramage; Husband Of Jean Ramage, Of Islington, London.
3 PowellEric NashPilot Officer53935Age 24RAF619Sqn1944-04-25KilledGermany, Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 7. J. 12-15.Son Of Hugh And Catherine Powell, Of Ripponden, Yorkshire.
4 PorterCharles RaeFlying OfficerJ/17584Age 23RCAF62Sqn (RAF)1944-04-25KilledSingapore, Singapore Memorial, Column 443.Son Of Charles Mathew Porter, And Of Hilda Porter, Of Turtleford, Saskatchewan, Canada.
5 PolomarkJohn MarshallPilot OfficerJ/35815Age RCAF1944-04-25KilledUnited Kingdom, Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 718.
6 PlummerJohn FrederickSergeant1606785Age 19RAFVR115Sqn1944-04-25KilledBelgium, Heverlee War Cemetery, 5. E. 13.Son Of George Percival And Florence Hilda Plummer, Of Ashley Down, Bristol.
7 PileRonald GeorgeWarrant Officer926789Age 29RAFVR194Sqn1944-04-25KilledSingapore, Singapore Memorial, Column 433.Son Of Samuel George And Florence Pile, Of Oreston, Plymouth.
8 PezaroJames Bernard George (Jim)Flying Officer158697Age RAFVR83Sqn1944-04-25KilledGermany, Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 7. J. 8-11.Son Of Bernard And Hilda C. H. Pezaro.
9 PearceWilliam CharlesSergeant1653773Age 20RAFVR622Sqn1944-04-25KilledGermany, Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 20. A. 23-25.Son Of William John And Catherine Pearce, Of Blaen-Rhondda, Glamorgan.
10 PatonAndrewAircraftman 2nd Class1827709Age 39RAFVR1944-04-25KilledUnited Kingdom, Kidlington Burial Ground, Sec. B. Grave 23.

Son Of Andrew And Mary O'Donnell Paton; Husband Of Sarah Paton, Of Hamilton, Lanarkshire.
11 PatmoreErnest Edward JamesFlight Sergeant1214901Age 23RAFVR9Sqn1944-04-25KilledGermany, Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 9. K. 7-9.Son Of Ernest And Ellen Beatrice Patmore, Of Camberwell, London.
12 ParkynRonaldSergeant1393242NavigatorRAFVRBomber Command115 Sqn
1944-04-25LancasterIHK545KO:CRAF Witchford, Cambridgeshire22:00Karlsruhe, GermanyThe aircraft sustained damage as a result of flak and an enemy night fighter. Three crew were injured but the aircraft was successfully brought back and landed at RAF Manston.Survived, Killed in Action 13 June 1944115 Sqn Lancaster HK545
13 ParkinDonaldSergeant1592560Age RAFVR192Sqn1944-04-25KilledBelgium, Schoonselhof Cemetery, Iva. D. 40.
14 PalmerBrinsley George HenryWarrant Officer Class IR/87405Age RCAF115Sqn1944-04-25KilledCanada, Ottawa Memorial, Panel 3. Column 4.
15 PageEric WiltonPilot Officer410171Age 21RAAF1944-04-25KilledGermany, Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 7. E. 21-24.Son Of Ralph Eric And Dorothy Agnes Page, Of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
16 PageEric WiltonPilot Officer410171AustraliaRAAF463Sqn RAAF
1944-04-25RAAF Honour Roll
17 OutramErnest JosephFlight Sergeant1339346Age RAFVR61Sqn1944-04-25KilledFrance, Lyon (La Doua) French National Cemetery, Row G. Grave 4.
18 OswaldKenneth CravenSergeant1493028Age 22RAFVR76Sqn1944-04-25KilledUnited Kingdom, Birkdale Cemetery, Sec. C. Grave 319.Son Of David Oswald And Of Sarah Jane Gertrude Oswald, Of Birkdale, Southport.
19 NowickiAdolf JanKapitan NawigFlight LieutenantP.0832Born 1 June 1913 (Age 30)PolandNavigatorVirtuti Militari

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PAFTransport Command45 Delivery Group1944-04-25Consolidated LiberatorEW148Dorval, Quebec, CanadaMontreal, CanadaCrashed on takeoffKilled on Transport FlightPAF Memorial, Northolt, Montreal (Notre Dame Des Neiges) Cemetery - Quebec, Canada Lot 3410 Section M Grave 2223
MONTREAL NOTRE DAME DES NEIGES CEMETERY, Canada
Archiwum Polish DatabaseLiberator EW148 1944-04-25. Being ferried by 45 (AT) Group via RCAF Gander to India when it crashed six minutes after takeoff from RCAF Dorval at 09:30. On initial climb, lost altitude over central Montreal. Just cleared Mount Royal, and narrowly missed the Sun Life Building, the Bonaventure Railway Station and a school before slamming into tenements on Shannon and Ottawa Streets in the community of Griffintown in Montreal, Québec. 5 crew and 10 civilians on the ground were killed in the ensuing explosion and fire. Pilot may have been trying to reach the St. Lawrence River to ditch the aircraft. The cause thought to be the structural failure of the tailplane. Weather may have had a bearing on the accident. Crew: Kazimierz BURZYNSKI, Flt Sgt Islwyn JONES (635095) RAF, Andrezej Czeslaw KUZNIACKI, Adolf Jan NOWICKI, P/O James Smith WILSON (J/39021) RCAF
20 NowickiAdolf JanKapitanAge Polish Air Force1944-04-25KilledCanada, Montreal (Notre Dame Des Neiges) Cemetery, Lot 3410 Sect. M. Grave 2223.
21 NoakesGordon HughieFlight Sergeant424570AustraliaRAAF463Sqn RAAF
1944-04-25RAAF Honour Roll
22 NoakesGordon HughieFlight Sergeant424570Age 20RAAF1944-04-25KilledGermany, Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 7. E. 21-24.Son Of Charles And Annie Noakes, Of Bedgerebong, New South Wales, Australia.
23 NichollsFrederick RoySergeant1602187Age 19RAFVR78Sqn1944-04-25KilledBelgium, Heverlee War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 2. J. 8-13.Son Of Frederick Robert William And Annie Nicholls, Of Edgware, Middlesex.
24 NewmanCharles William JosephPilot Officer172752Age 20RAFVR61Sqn1944-04-25KilledFrance, Lyon (La Doua) French National Cemetery, Row F. Grave 1.Son Of Henry Joseph And Annie Mary Newman, Of Coggeshall, Essex.
25 NapierJohn McdonaldPilot Officer170713Age 25RAFVR7Sqn1944-04-25KilledFrance, Soufflenheim Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave.Son Of John And Mary Mcdonald Napier; Husband Of Margaret Edith Napier, Of Leeds, Yorkshire.
26 MurphyWilliamFlying OfficerJ/22084Age 23RCAF420Sqn1944-04-25KilledNetherlands (Holland), Zuilichem General Cemetery, Row 1. Coll. Grave 1-3.Son Of James And Margaret Murphy Of George Town, Ontario, Canada.
27 MuntonGordon CharlesSergeant1866562Age 19RAFVR97Sqn1944-04-25KilledGermany, Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 2. C. 16-18.Son Of John Robert And Ellen Munton, Of Bishopsbourne, Kent.
28 MudgeVictor JamesSergeant1270710Age 25RAFVR223Sqn1944-04-25KilledItaly, Sangro River War Cemetery, X. E. 30.Son Of John William Edward And Harriet Agnes Mudge, Of Kennington, London.
29 MoynaghAmbroseFlying OfficerJ/23012Age RCAF115Sqn1944-04-25KilledCanada, Ottawa Memorial, Panel 3. Column 4.
30 MoyerJohn ErnestFlying OfficerJ/36677Age 27RCAF115Sqn1944-04-25KilledCanada, Ottawa Memorial, Panel 3. Column 4.Son Of Ernest S. Moyer And Cleo B. Moyer, Of Vineland, Ontario; Husband Of Kathryn M. Moyer, Of St. Catharines, Ontario.
31 MortimerLeslie LloydFlying OfficerJ/24033Age RCAF192Sqn (RAF)1944-04-25KilledBelgium, Schoonselhof Cemetery, Iva. D. 43.
32 MorrisHarold J 1st LtO-728708USAPilotUSAAF78th Fighter Group83rd Fighter Squadron
1944-04-25P-47 Thunderbolt0.5 Luftwaffe destroyedSource: afhra.maxwell.af.mil
ETO (European Theatre)
33 MorrisFrederick WilliamPilot OfficerJ/90364Age 22RCAF192Sqn (RAF)1944-04-25KilledBelgium, Schoonselhof Cemetery, Iva. D. 45.Son Of James E. Morris And Catherine A. Morris, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
34 MooreRoy SkiltonFlight Sergeant1319944Age 23RAFVR622Sqn1944-04-25KilledGermany, Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 20. A. 23-25.Son Of Frank Skilton Moore And Daisy Moore, Of Plymouth.
35 MoloneyPatrick MurrayPilot Officer421364Age 34RAAF1944-04-25KilledNetherlands (Holland), Werkendam Protestant Cemetery, Row 8. Grave 15.

Son Of John Gregory Moloney And Margaret Moloney; Husband Of Lexie Marian Moloney, Of Queenscliff, New South Wales, Australia.
36 MoloneyPatrick MurrayPilot Officer421364AustraliaRAAF424Sqn RCAF
1944-04-25RAAF Honour Roll
37 MinardAllan MurrayPilot OfficerJ/38664Age 31RCAF1944-04-25KilledUnited Kingdom, Brookwood Military Cemetery, 48. I. 5.
Son Of Duncan Mcrae Minard And Stella Lee Allan Minard, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Marjory Frances Minard (Nee Bratton), Of Ottawa.
38 KingslandAlexanderSergeant1801276Age 21RAFVR223Sqn1944-04-25KilledItaly, Sangro River War Cemetery, X. E. 29.Son Of William And Edith Kingsland, Of Plumstead, London.
39 LineArthur RichardSergeant1583771Age 26RAFVR78Sqn1944-04-25KilledBelgium, Heverlee War Cemetery, 2. J. 7.Son Of John Line, And Of Sarah J. Line, Of Whaplode, Lincolnshire.
40 LetcherAlbert ClaytonPilot OfficerJ/92031Age RCAF115Sqn (RAF)1944-04-25KilledBelgium, Schoonselhof Cemetery, Iva. D. 21.
41 KuzniackiAndrezej CzeslawPorucznikAge Polish Air Force1944-04-25KilledCanada, Montreal (Notre Dame Des Neiges) Cemetery, Lot 3410 Sect. M. Grave 22.24.
42 KuzniackiAndrezej CzeslawKapitan PilotPilot OfficerP.2315Born 31 March 1914 (Age 30)Poland2nd PilotVirtuti Militari

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PAFTransport Command45 (Air Transport) Group1944-04-25Consolidated LiberatorEW148Montreal, CanadaCrashed on takeoffKilled on Transport FlightPAF Memorial, Northolt, Montreal (Notre Dame Des Neiges) Cemetery - Quebec, Canada. Lot 3410 Section M Grave 2224


MONTREAL NOTRE DAME DES NEIGES CEMETERY, Canada Lot 3410 Sect. M. Grave 22.24
Archiwum Polish DatabaseLiberator EW148 1944-04-25. Being ferried by 45 (AT) Group via RCAF Gander to India when it crashed six minutes after takeoff from RCAF Dorval at 09:30. On initial climb, lost altitude over central Montreal. Just cleared Mount Royal, and narrowly missed the Sun Life Building, the Bonaventure Railway Station and a school before slamming into tenements on Shannon and Ottawa Streets in the community of Griffintown in Montreal, Québec. 5 crew and 10 civilians on the ground were killed in the ensuing explosion and fire. Pilot may have been trying to reach the St. Lawrence River to ditch the aircraft. The cause thought to be the structural failure of the tailplane. Weather may have had a bearing on the accident. Crew: Kazimierz BURZYNSKI, Flt Sgt Islwyn JONES (635095) RAF, Andrezej Czeslaw KUZNIACKI, Adolf Jan NOWICKI, P/O James Smith WILSON (J/39021) RCAF
43 KotarbaHenrykKapral PilotFlight SergeantP.780878Born 7 April 1922 Kraków (Age 22 when killed)PolandPilotMedal Lotniczy (x2)

PAF13 OTU1944-04-25De Havilland MosquitollHJ942RAF BicesterFinmere, Oxfordshire Aircraft crashed whilst landing on one engine, near Finmere, Oxfordshire, whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom. Killed on Training FlightPAF Memorial, Northolt, Northwood Cemetery - Middlesex, United Kingdom. Service Section H Grave 4253

Archiwum Polish Database
44 KotarbaHenrykKapralAge Polish Air Force1944-04-25KilledUnited Kingdom, Northwood Cemetery, Service Section H Grave 423.
45 KorbylPaul FrankFlying OfficerJ/25353Age RCAF626Sqn (RAF)1944-04-25KilledGermany, Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 3. H. 21-25.
46 KnightGeoffrey RobertFlight Lieutenant47475Age 23RAF114Sqn1944-04-25KilledItaly, Bari War Cemetery, Xv. A. 18.Son Of Walter And Eveline Hilda Knight; Husband Of Patricia Constance Knight, Of Poole, Dorsetshire.
47 KirkhamLeonardSergeant1117305Age 23RAFVR166Sqn1944-04-25KilledFrance, Avesnes-Sur-Helpe Communal Cemetery, Row Aa. Grave 14.Son Of Joseph And Bertha Kirkham, Of Gorton, Manchester.
48 KallasPaul W 2nd LtO-694251USAPilotUSAAF354th Fighter Group355th Fighter Squadron
1944-04-25P-51 Mustang0.5 Luftwaffe destroyedSource: afhra.maxwell.af.mil
ETO (European Theatre)
49 KempsonJohnSergeant1603550Age 20RAFVR1944-04-25KilledFrance, Bayeux War Cemetery, Xviii. F. 2.Son Of Horace Leopold And Mabel Alice Kempson, Of Surbiton, Surrey.
50 KellyCharles PhilipSergeant2204866Age 20RAFVR115Sqn1944-04-25KilledBelgium, Schoonselhof Cemetery, Iva. D. 37.Son Of Charles And Margaret Kelly, Of Cregagh, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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