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NOTE ON DATES: IMPORTANT: For consistency, the Date is given as the date the mission TOOK OFF since the precise time of a loss is not always certain. Take Off date is unambigous and fixed in the official records, but obviously in those cases where the incident occurred before midnight UK time, then the Take Off Date will be the same as the Incident Date. Of course, most Bomber Command missions flew through midnight, therefore a Luftwaffe claim against a plane - or a locally generated crash report - may record the incident as occurring on the day following our Take Off Date. Bear this in mind when cross-referencing to our Luftwaffe Victories by Name/Date Database and other Luftwaffe sources. In some cases other sources may quote the date following our date, using locally generated reports as their source. To add to the potential for confusion, remember to take into account a Luftwaffe recorded date will be in local time, 1 hour ahead of UK time. When we discover a validated Incident Date we change our record if necessary.



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#Name* SORT (↓)First NamesTitleRankRAF Equivalent RankService No.Photo (Click to Expand)CommemoratedBornNationalityRoleAwardsAir ForceCommandUnitDateofIncident *See Note SORT (↓)AircraftTypeSerialCodeVictories (Fighters)BaseTimeMission                        Incident                        FateReferring Database                        Notes                        Links/Archive Reports
1 GortonMaurice DoughtySergeant627230Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 19. C. 9Age 21BritishW/Op/Air/GnrRAFBomber Command11 OTU
1942-09-10WellingtonICDV890OP-GRAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire2036DusseldorfSee archive report for further brief detailsKilledSon of Ann Jane Gorton, of Wolverhampton, England. Grave inscription: 'Sacred Heart, Have Mercy On His Soul. R.I.P'.

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2 HurleyThomas PearseSergeantNZ/411076 Courtesy Courtesy AWMM

Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Joint grave 19. C. 11Age 26New ZealandW/Op/Air/GnrRNZAFBomber Command11 OTU
1942-09-10WellingtonICDV890OP-GRAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire2036DusseldorfSee archive report for further brief detailsKilledBorn on the 06th June 1916 at Christchurch. Worked as a truck driver for PWD at Westport prior to service. Joined the RNZAF at Levin on the 16th February 1941. Embarked for training in Canada on the 17th April 1941. Awarded his air gunner badge badge and promoted to sergeant on the 18th October 1941. Embarked for England on the 28th February 1942. Joined 11 Operational Training Unit on the 07th July 1942. Son of Jerome Joseph and Mary Agnes Hurley (neeLong), of Spreydon, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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3 InskipJackSergeantNZ/41332

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Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 19. C. 12Age 22New ZealandObserverRNZAFBomber Command11 OTU
1942-09-10WellingtonICDV890OP-GRAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire2036DusseldorfSee archive report for further brief detailsKilledBorn on the 05th August 1920 at Opotiki. Worked as a shop assistant with his fathers grocery store prior to service. Enlisted at Levin joining the RNZAF (initially to be trained as a pilot)19th January 1941. Pilot training terminated and remastered as Observer on the 16th April 1941. Embarked for training in Canada on the 22nd July 1941. Awarded his observer badge and promoted to sergeant on the 20th December 1941. Embarked for England on the 28th February 1942. Joined 11 Operational Training Unit on the 07th July 1942. Son of William John and Fanny Inskip, of Opotiki, Auckland, New Zealand

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4 O'Malley Walter ArchibaldSergeantNZ/413308

Courtesy AWMM

Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 19. C. 10Age 22New ZealandAir/BmrRNZAFBomber Command11 OTU
1942-09-10WellingtonICDV890OP-GRAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire2036DusseldorfSee archive report for further brief detailsKilledBorn on the 07th April 1021 at Pukekohe. Worked as a clerk for Nelsons Ltd prior to service. Joined the RNZAF at Levin on the 07th June 1941. Embarked for training in Canada on the 14th February 1941. Awarded his observer badge and promoted to sergeant on the 03rd January 1942. Embarked for England on the 27th February 1942. Joined 11 Operational Training Unit on the 07th July 1942. Son of John Francis and Isabella Bilt O'Malley (nee Archibald), of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

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5 RoweNorman JohnSergeantNZ/414344

Courtesy AWMM

Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Joint grave 19. C. 11Age 29New ZealandPilotRNZAFBomber Command11 OTU
1942-09-10WellingtonICDV890OP-GRAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire2036DusseldorfSee archive report for further brief detailsKilledorn on the 08th May 1913 at Hokitika. Worked as a clerk for Nelson City Council prior to service. Obtained his 'A' licence with Marlborough Aero Club on the 28th March 1933. Joined RNZAF at Levin on the 26th July 1941. Trained at No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School and No2 Flying Training School being awarded his pilots badge on the 29th November 1941 and promoted to sergeant on the 10th January 1942. Embarked for England on the 31st January 1942. Joined 11 Operational Training Unit on the 07th July 1942. Son of Adam Aitchison Rowe and of Charlotte Ann Rowe (nee McGregor), of Hokitika, Westland, New Zealand.

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