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#	Name* SORT (↓)	First Names	Rank	RAF Equivalent Rank	Service No.	Photo (Click to Expand)	Commemorated	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note SORT (↓)	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1										Pilot			Fighter	131Sqn	1944-06-12	Spitfire	VII	MD128				Rodeo 169
2	Albon	Eric	Flying Officer		152969		Runnymede Memorial. Panel 204			Bomb Aimer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	78 Sqn	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LV820	EY:F	RAF Breighton	22:13	Amiens	see archive report for further information	Missing - believed killed			Read Archive Report
3	Alexander	James Richard	Flying Officer		J/17186		Calais Canadian War Cemetery. Plot 4, Row G, Grave 10	Age 22	Canada	Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LW173	WL-K	RAF Croft, County Durham	2244	Arras	Arras - Communications. Possible claim by Lt. Heinz Altner 8/NJG5 - Lens area either at 01:39 or 01:41 hrs.	Killed	Paradie Archive Database	Calais Canadian War Cemetery. Plot 4, Row G, Grave 10 Information courtesy John Jones March 2021.	Archive Report
4	Alldis	S	Sergeant				Epe General Cemetery						Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-06-12	Lancaster	III	LM581	AS-X	Kirmington	2238	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed near Tongeren {Gelderland}	Killed
5	Allen	Alexander	Flying Officer		J24713	Photo courtesy Johan Pauwels	Brummen (Hal) General Cemetery, Plot G, Grave 133A	29th December 1916 in Glasgow, Scotland	Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	90Sqn	1944-06-12	Lancaster	I	LM158	WP:P	RAF Tuddenham	23:31	Gelsenkirchen, Germany	See archive report for details	KiA	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
6	Andrewes	P L	Flying Officer				Apeldoorn {Ugchelen-Heidehof} General Cemetery						Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-06-12	Lancaster	III	ND399	AS-R	Kirmington	2223	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed near Apeldoorn {Gelderland}	Killed
7	Andrews	W L	Pilot Officer										Bomber Command	218Sqn	1944-06-12	Stirling	III	EF299	HA-Z	Woolfox Lodge	2257	Gardening	Crashed at base on return
8	Andruszkiewicz	Kazimierz	Podporucznik Bombardier	Pilot Officer	P.2482	Polish Memorial Northolt UK Reichswald Germany	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Reichswald Forest War Cemetery - Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot Xxvii Row G Grave 4-5 Joint	2 June 1911 Łysołaje Łęczna (Age 28 when killed)	Poland	Bomb Aimer	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	300 Sqn (Polish)	1944-06-12	Avro Lancaster	lll	JA683	BH:S	RAF Faldingworth	23:21	Gelsenkirchen	Claim by Ofw Herbert Giesecke 3/NJG3 - 30-50km South of Duisburg: 5,500m at 01:28. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten). Crashed at Sondern, 3 km North of Radevormwald, Holland.. Location : Germany.	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	Fuller details: Archiwum Polish Database JA683 Loss Report JA683
9	Applin	D J	Sergeant				Vieux-Berguin Communal Cemetery					RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-06-12	Lancaster	X	KB731	VR-S	Middleton St George	2140	Cambrai	Crashed near Vieux-Berquin {Nord}	Killed	Paradie Archive Database
10	Armstrong	Charles Anthony	Flight Lieutenant		401368		United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 262.	Age 26			DFM MiD	RNZAF		139Sqn	1944-06-12									Killed		Son Of Charles E. And Eunice Armstrong, Of Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand.
11	Arundel	David Robert	Sergeant		1567566					Air Gunner (Mid Upper)	DFM	RAFVR	Bomber Command	158Sqn	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LV790	NP:L	RAF Lissett	23:11	Amiens	See archive report for details	Evader			Read Archive Report
12	Ash	Cedric John Kenneth	Flight Lieutenant		46630		France, Nantes (Pont-Du-Cens) Communal Cemetery, Plot L. Row C. Coll. Grave 24-26.	Age 27				RAF		635Sqn	1944-06-12									Killed		Son Of John William And Olive Gertrude Ash, Of Bridgwater, Somerset; Husband Of Phyllis Evelyn Ash, Of Bridgwater. ashx
13	Askwith	D	Sergeant				Runnymede						Bomber Command	578Sqn	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	MZ592	LK-G	Burn	2338	Amiens	Crashed at Mailly-Raineval {Somme}	Killed
14	Austin	William Herbert	Pilot Officer		175050		France, Evreux Communal Cemetery, Row B. Coll. Grave 31-37.	Age 19				RAFVR		101Sqn	1944-06-12									Killed		Son Of James And Helen Kerr Cruickshank Austin, Of Burton-On-Trent.
15	Avis	A H	Flight Sergeant									RAAF	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1944-06-12	Stirling	III	EF181	HA-J	Woolfox Lodge	2310	Gardening	Crashed on take off
16	Baillie	A S H	Flight Lieutenant		88430	Photo courtesy Johan Pauwels	Brummen General Cemetery Netherlands						Fighter	25Sqn	1944-06-12	Mosquito	NFXVII	HK288				Intruder		Killed
17	Baker	K R	Sergeant				Ermelo {Nunspeet} General Cemetery						Bomber Command	514Sqn	1944-06-12	Lancaster	I	DS818	JI-Q	Waterbeach	2311	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed at Nunspeet	Killed
18	Bakun	Wacław	Podporucznik Bombardier	Flying Officer	P.2251		PAF Memorial, Northolt, Amersfoort (Old Leusden) General Cemetery - Utrecht, Netherlands. Plot XIII Row 12 Grave 207	6 November 1919 Grodno (Age 24 when killed)	Poland	Bomb Aimer (W/Op. Air Gunner?)	Medal Lotniczy	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	Archiwum Polish Database		Read Archive Report
19	Balasse	M A L	Flying Officer		135893					Pilot			Fighter	41Sqn	1944-06-12	Spitfire	XII	MB842				Rhubarb	Abandoned over English Channel
20	Barber	R C	Sergeant				IJsselmuiden General Cemetery						Bomber Command	12Sqn	1944-06-12	Lancaster	III	PA986	PH-D	Wickenby	2301	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed at Mastenbroek {Overjissel}	Killed
21	Barham	Stanley George Rayner	Sergeant		1307841		Poix-De-Picardie Churchyard Row C. Grave 34			Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	78 Sqn	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LV820	EY:F	RAF Breighton	22:13	Amiens	see archive report for further information	Killed			Read Archive Report
22	Barker	G G	Sergeant				Olst {Duur} General Cemetery						Bomber Command	460Sqn RAAF	1944-06-12	Lancaster	I	ME785	AR-H2	Binbrook	2305	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed near Wesepe	Killed
23	Barnes	Charles Clarence	Sergeant		1803398		France, Evreux Communal Cemetery, Row B. Coll. Grave 31-37.	Age 19				RAFVR		101Sqn	1944-06-12									Killed		Son Of Clarence And Patience Barnes, Of Colliers Green, Sussex.
24	Bartlett	Christopher Smales	Wing Commander		39928	John Jones Jarrold	Calais Canadian War Cemetery. Plot 4, Row G, Grave 10	Age 26	Canada	Pilot	DFC *	RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LW173	WL-K	RAF Croft, County Durham	2244	Arras	Possible claim by Lt. Heinz Altner 8/NJG5 - Lens area either at 01:39 or 01:41 hrs.	Killed		Son of Christopher Pennycuick Bartlett and Dora Margaret Bartlett (née Smales), of Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada. Bartlett Lake in Saskatchewan named after him. Grave inscription: 'To All The World He Was But One, To Us He Was All The World'. DFC Citation: Flight Lieutenant Christopher Smales Bartlett of 216 Squadron. One night in May, 1941, this officer carried out a flight which necessitated transporting a party of Royal Engineers and landing them beside a highly strategical railway bridge which it was intended to destroy. Much of the complete success of this daring and difficult operation can be attributed to the skill displayed by this officer. Flight Lieutenant Bartlett has also executed eleven successful night raids. Bar to DFC: Acting Wing Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett, DFC of 434 (RCAF) Sqn. In the course of his second tour of operations this officer has attacked many strongly defended targets, including several attacks on Berlin and numerous others on industrial centres in the Ruhr. He is a forceful and courageous leader whose example has inspired all. Information courtesy John Jones March 2021.	Archive Report
25	Barzdo	Rajmund	Kapral Strzelec	Sergeant	P.704838		PAF Memorial, Northolt, Amersfoort (Old Leusden) General Cemetery - Utrecht, Netherlands. Plot XIII Row 12 Grave 203	14 May 1914 Tomsk – Russia (Age 30 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Medal Lotniczy	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	Archiwum Polish Database		Read Archive Report
26	Bashford	Eric Hulbert James	Sergeant		1577580		United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 224.	Age 21				RAFVR		179Sqn	1944-06-12									Killed		Son Of Bert And Beatrice Mabel Bashford, Of Yardley, Birmingham.
27	Bawtree	Joseph Eric	Sergeant		1893164		Zelham General Cemetery Plot E Row 2 Grave 3	1917		Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	166 Sqn	1944-06-12	Lancaster	I	ME777	AS:K2	Kirmington	22:16	Gelsenkirchen	Claim by Hptm Joachim Böhner Stab I./NJG6 - 20km South of Deelen: 2,000m at 01:22. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten). Crashed near Zelhem 6km North East of Doetinchem.	Killed		Son of William John Henry and Ethel Maud Bawtree.
28	Beasley	William Harold	Aircraftman 1st Class		R/188567		Canada, Ottawa (Pinecrest) Cemetery, Family Plot. North Half 137. Sec. M. Grave 1.	Age 31				RCAF			1944-06-12									Killed		Son Of John And Susan Beasley, Of Ottawa; Husband Of Lola C. Beasley, Of Ottawa.	Paradie Canadian Archive
29	Beaton	E M	Flying Officer									RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LW135	ZL-R	Leeming	2310	Arras	Crashed at Foncquevillers {Pas-de-Calais}	PoW	Paradie Archive Database
30	Beattie	J W	Sergeant									RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LW616	QO-R	East Moor	2204	Cambrai	Crashed at Miranmont	PoW	Paradie Archive Database
31	Bedford	G W	Flying Officer									RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn 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
32	Bedford	Richard Lawrence	2nd Lieutenant	Pilot Officer	O-810459			17th April 1922 in Rochester, Monroe, New York	American	Pilot	DFC	USAAF	8th Air Force	350th Fighter Squadron, 353rd Fighter Group, 66th Fighter Wing	1944-06-12	P-47	D	42-26122	LH:?	Debden (Station #356), Essex, England		Dive bombing (Fighter Mission #382) in the Dreaux area of France	See archive report for details	Buchenwald Id No: 78283, PoW No. 8126 Stalag Luft 3			Read Archive Report
33	Beggs	Robert Charles	Sergeant		427441		United Kingdom, Rashee New Cemetery, Sec. D. Grave 24.	Age 29				RNZAF			1944-06-12									Killed		Son Of Robert James Beggs And Elizabeth Beggs; Husband Of Susan Beggs, Of Templepatrick.
34	Belk	Oscar M	1st Lt		O-688230				USA	Pilot		USAAF	56th Fighter Group	61st Fighter Squadron	1944-06-12	P-47 Thunderbolt							1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre) Combat Report
35	Bell	Richard Lee	Staff Sergeant	Sergeant	15054420		Normandy American Cemetery in Plot D, Row 16, Grave 41	12th July 1922 in Shelby County, Ohio	American	Right Waist Gunner	AM (2 OLC) PH	USAAF	8th Air Force	360th Bombardment Squadron (H), 303rd Bombardment Group (H)	1944-06-12	B-17	G	42-107048	PU:M	Molesworth, (Station #107), Huntingdonshire, England		Cambrai (Mission #407), France	See Archive report for details	KiA			Archive Report
36	Bemrose	M	Flight Sergeant										Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	NA510	ON-E	Linton on Ouse	2145	Cambrai	Crashed near Villers-les-Cagnicourt {Pas-de-Calais}	Evader
37	Benham	Albert Clifford	Sergeant		1580616		Bathmen General Cemetery Coll. grave 173-176	Age 21		Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	514Sqn	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		Lancaster 'The Lily Mars' Attacker Podcast
38	Bergeron	John Albert	Sergeant		J/87384	Courtesy John Jones	Canada Cemetery Tilloy-les-Cambrai, France. Plot 2, Row G, Grave 4	Age 19	Canada	Air/Gnr		RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-06-12	Lancaster	II	DS688	EQ-R	RAF Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire	2207	Cambrai	See archive report for further details	Killed	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Adelard Joseph and Aimiee Margaret (nee Labranche) Bergeron of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Read Archive Report Attacker
39	Biaggi	D	Sgc									FFAF	Bomber Command	346Sqn Free French	1944-06-12	Halifax	V	LK955	H7-	Elvington	2201	Amiens	Crash landed at Carnaby on return
40	Biehl	William McKay	Sergeant		622666		Poix-De-Picardie Churchyard Row C. Grave 24			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAF	Bomber Command	78 Sqn	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LV820	EY:F	RAF Breighton	22:13	Amiens	see archive report for further information	Killed			Read Archive Report
41	Biggs	K S	Warrant Officer				Runnymede						Bomber Command	100Sqn	1944-06-12	Lancaster	III	PA969	HW-M	Grimsby	2307	Gelsenkirchen		Killed
42	Birtles	Ronald Joseph	Flight Sergeant		421154		France, Nantes (Pont-Du-Cens) Communal Cemetery, Plot L. Row C. Coll. Grave 24-26.	Age 28				RAAF			1944-06-12									Killed		Son Of George Bernard And Ethel May Birtles, Of Cremorne, New South Wales, Australia.
43	Birtles	Ronald Joseph	Flight Sergeant		421154				Australia			RAAF		635Sqn RAF	1944-06-12										RAAF Honour Roll
44	Bladowski	Feliks Stanisław	Sierzant Mechanic Pokladowy	Sergeant	P.780153		PAF Memorial, Northolt, His body was washed ashore and was buried in Wijdenes Cemetery. His grave in now in the Polish Field of Honour, Breda, Poland	30 November 1910 Burzenin Sieradz (Age 33 when killed)	Poland	Flight Engineer	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	300 Sqn (Polish)	1944-06-12	Avro Lancaster	III	DV286	BH:C	RAF Faldingworth	23:02	Gelsenkirchen	Claim by Lt Gottfried Hanneck 6/NJG1 - IJsselmeer 3km South of Wijdenes: 2,500m at 01:43. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten) Aircraft caught fire and crashed into the sea. Plt Off B F Morski was rescued by two Dutch fishermen then later transferred to a German Naval vessel coming back from bombing raid.. Location : Netherlands.	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	Archiwum Polish Database
45	Blanchard	W L	Warrant Officer Class 2				Dunkerque Town Cemetery					RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	MZ601	QO-A	East Moor	2208	Cambrai		Killed	Paradie Archive Database
46	Bleach	John Frederick	Sergeant		1454007		United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 225.	Age 22				RAFVR		228Sqn	1944-06-12									Killed		Son Of William Henry G. V. And Mary Elizabeth Bleach, Of Southsea, Hampshire.
47	Body	A. Robert	Flying Officer				None					RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-06-12	Lancaster	X	KB726	VR-A	RAF Middleton St. George, County Durham	2144	Cambrai	Shot down by night fighter piloted by Friedrich Thörl - Crashed at Gaudiempre	Evader	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report Attacker
48	Bokroś	Jan	Kapral Radio Operator Strzelecelec	Flight Sergeant	P.794816		PAF Memorial, Northolt, No Known Grave - Lost in North Sea off the Dutch Coast	9 January 1920 (Age 24)	Poland	Radio Operator	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300 Sqn (Polish)	1944-06-12	Avro Lancaster	III	DV286	BH:C	RAF Faldingworth	23:02	Gelsenkirchen	Claim by Lt Gottfried Hanneck 6/NJG1 - IJsselmeer 3km South of Wijdenes: 2,500m at 01:43. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten) Aircraft caught fire and crashed into the sea. Plt Off B F Morski was rescued by two Dutch fishermen then later transferred to a German Naval vessel coming back from bombing raid.. Location : North Sea / Netherlands.	Killed in Action, operational flight	Archiwum Polish Database
49	Booth	J C	Sergeant				Runnymede						Bomber Command	100Sqn	1944-06-12	Lancaster	III	PA969	HW-M	Grimsby	2307	Gelsenkirchen		Killed
50	Botsford	R L	Warrant Officer Class 2				Dunkerque Town Cemetery					RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	MZ601	QO-A	East Moor	2208	Cambrai		Killed	Paradie Archive Database