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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 Names	Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note SORT (↓)	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1	Coombes	Harold James	Sergeant	911475	Age 23	British	Flight Engineer	RAFVR	Durnbach War Cemeteryled. Grave 9.J.1.	57Sqn	1943-04-10	Lancaster	III	ED766	DX-P	RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire	.0014.	Frankfurt	See Archive report for comprehensive details - Crashed at Darmstadt	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery		Son of Alfred James Coombes and Lilian Coombes, of Greenford, Middlesex, England. Epitaph: 'Loving Thoughts Will Ever Linger Round The Spot Where Thou Art Laid'.	'Read the archive report for further details'
2	Griffin	Robert George	Warrant Officer	R/80654	Age 25	Canadian	Wireless Op/Air Gunner	RCAF	Bomber Command	57Sqn	1943-04-10	Lancaster	III	ED766	DX-P	RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire	.0014.	Frankfurt	See Archive report for comprehensive details - Crashed at Darmstadt	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery. Grave 9.J.2	Paradie Archive Database	Son of George William Griffin, and of Winifred Emily Griffin (nee Smith), of Pickering, Ontario, Canada. Epitaph: 'Glory To God In The Highest, And On Earth Peace, Good Will Toward Men	'Read the archive report for further details'
3	Holm	George Russel	Warrant Officer	R/86847	Age 20	Canadian	Navigator	RCAF	Bomber Command	57Sqn	1943-04-10	Lancaster	III	ED766	DX-P	RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire	.0014.	Frankfurt	See Archive report for comprehensive details - Crashed at Darmstadt	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery. Grave 9.J.5	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Otto “Happy” Holm (died 1978, age 88) and Margaretha Holm (died 1986, age 87) of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.	'Read the archive report for further details'
4	Lalonde	Lawrence Joseph	Warrant Officer	R/82280	Age 25	Canadian	Air Bomber	RCAF	Bomber Command	57Sqn	1943-04-10	Lancaster	III	ED766	DX-P	RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire	.0014.	Frankfurt	See Archive report for comprehensive details - Crashed at Darmstadt	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery. Grave 9.J.3.	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Dr. Alfred John Lalonde (died 1953, age 72) and Rose Etta Lalonde (née Healy - died 1923, age 36)	'Read the archive report for further details'
5	Lemon	John Harold	Warrant Officer	R/85651	Age 21	Canadian	Pilot	RCAF	Bomber Command	57Sqn	1943-04-10	Lancaster	III	ED766	DX-P	RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire	.0014.	Frankfurt	See Archive report for comprehensive details - Crashed at Darmstadt	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery. Grave 9.J.5.	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Earle Clarence Lemon (died 15th June 1959, age 63) and Alice Elva Lemon (née Wilkinson - Died January 1984, Age 86) of Alliston, Ontario, Canada. Epitaph: 'And They Shall Bring The Glory And Honour Of The Nations Rev.Xx1.26	'Read the archive report for further details'
6	McMahon	Daryl Owen	Pilot Officer	J/17314	Age 20	Canadian	Air Gunner (Tail Gunner)	RCAF	Bomber Command	57Sqn	1943-04-10	Lancaster	III	ED766	DX-P	RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire	.0014.	Frankfurt	See Archive report for comprehensive details - Crashed at Darmstadt	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery. Grave 9.J.7.	Paradie Archive Database	Son of John Joseph McMahon (died 1977, age 79 ) and Agnes McMahon (née McDonald - died 13th June 1972, age 72) Epitaph: 'May His Soul Rest In Peace'.	'Read the archive report for further details'
7	Roberts	Richard Hywel	Sergeant	1124720	Age 30	Canadian	Air Gunner (Mid-Upper)		Bomber Command	57Sqn	1943-04-10	Lancaster	III	ED766	DX-P	RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire	.0014.	Frankfurt	See Archive report for comprehensive details - Crashed at Darmstadt	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery . Grave 9.J.6. Also remembered on the Llangollen and Llandysilio War Memorial		Son of Albert Roberts (died on the 14th September 1917, age 49) and Annie Roberts (née Evans - died 04th February 1910, age just 35). Husband of Dorothy Roberts of 'Hendre', Market Street, Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales.	'Read the archive report for further details'

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