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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 AdamsFletcher EugeneCaptainO-740324USAPilotUSAAF357th Fighter Group362nd Fighter Squadron
1944-05-27P-51 Mustang1 Luftwaffe destroyedSource: afhra.maxwell.af.mil
ETO (European Theatre)

During an escort to Ludwigshaven on 27 May, the 364th Fighter Squadron jumped a large formation of Bf 109s about 20 miles southwest of Strasbourg. “I was leading Blue Flight with Lt. (Thomas) Harris flying my No. 3 when we went down on a Bf 109 that was diving away,” said Major John Storch. “Lt. Harris’ element was in position when we went down followed by our Green Flight.” Lt. Leroy A. Ruder was the number three man in Green Flight. “As my flight leader was getting into position to fire on one of the enemy aircraft, I observed a Bf 109 trying to get into position to attack him,” Ruder reported. “I immediately broke into the enemy aircraft and at the same time expected my wingman (Lt. Cyril Conklin) to break with me. I do not know where he went. I had my hands full with the 109 I was fighting and since my radio was out could not ask my wingman for his position.” Conklin scored two kills in the fight but fell victim to a Bf 109 and wound up as a POW. “When the dogfight was finished I had my No. 2 and Green Flights 1 and 2 and a 352nd group plane with me,” said Storch. “I started spiraling for altitude and the bombers, which were out of sight. I called Lt. Harris and finally got him, and he said he was OK and hunting for me. I told him my position as nearly as possible, my altitude and course, and a stayed in the area for approximately 15 minutes.” Harris may have collided with Dean Post; he became a POW, while Post was killed when his Mustang crashed. Despite the losses, the toll the squadron exacted on the enemy was impressive. In addition to Conklin’s kills, Storch scored two and a half victories, Harris and Lt. Morris Stanley two each, and Ruder, Lts. Paul Fairweather, Robert Shaw and Mark Stepleton one each. The 362nd was climbing behind the lead box of bombers. “Between five and six enemy aircraft came down through the bombers and turned left to the same heading that we had,” said Lt. Fletcher Adams. “We started to chase them. One went to the left, with Capt. (John) England following and I saw pieces fall off that aircraft as Capt. England shot at him. The second one went to the right with Capt. (Calvert) Williams shooting at him. There were pieces coming off him. The two directly in front of us started a gentle turn to the left. The one in the inside tightened his turn and I told Lt. (Gilbert) O’Brien to get him.” This plane made two 360-degree turns to the left, said O’Brien. “I shot a 90-degree deflection shot. Not seeing any hits, he rolled out square in front of me. I had a little excess speed and came right in behind him. I began to overshoot and saw his canopy come off. I slid right up beside him with my flaps down. He bailed out as I was alongside of him at about 12,000 feet. His chest was covered in blood and he hit the rudder. I did not see his chute open.” Meanwhile, the second Fw 190 continued in a gentle turn with Adams in pursuit. Adams fired, scoring hits. “At about 10,000 feet, he seemed to be trying an outside loop, so I rolled out, and when I lifted my wing I saw an explosion on the ground and a parachute in the neighborhood of the crash.” In addition to these victories, Lts. Herschel Hill, John Pugh and Alden Smith also brought down enemy planes.
2 AllenDean C.1st LieutenantFlying OfficerO-7596751923AmericanPilotUSAAF8th Air Force368th Bomber Squadron (306th Bombardment Group (H))1944-08-26B-17 Hard to GetG42-97946BO:TThurleigh (Station #111), Bedfordshire, EnglandGelsenkirchen, GermanySee Archive report for detailsPoW No. 7752, Stalag 7a Moosburg, Bavaria
3 AmbroseRoland DeanFlying Officer118492Age 20RAFVR202Sqn1942-11-03KilledMalta, Malta Memorial, Panel 2, Column 2.Son Of Reginald Henry And Dorothy Ambrose, Of Carshalton Beeches, Surrey.
4 AndersonLeslie DeanPilot Officer414121AustraliaRAAF466Sqn RAAF
1944-01-29RAAF Honour Roll
5 AndersonLeslie DeanPilot Officer414121Age 20RAAF1944-01-29KilledGermany, Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 7. E. 3.Son Of Leslie John And Florence Anderson, Of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
6 BaghurstReginald JamesSergeant640031Age 21RAF38Sqn1940-06-14KilledUnited Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 11.Son Of James And Catherine E. Baghurst, Of Little Dean, Gloucestershire.
7 BamfordRichmond DeanFlight Lieutenant413012Age 26RNZAF36Sqn1944-01-08KilledMalta, Malta Memorial, Panel 16, Column 1.Son Of Harry Dean Bamford, And Of Jean Aitken Bamford (Nee Richmond), Of Green Lane, Auckland, New Zealand.
8 BellMatthew WilliamFlight Lieutenant143283Age 23BritishPilotRAFVRBomber Command227Sqn

1945-03-14LancasterIPA2149J-P
('Polly Pepperpot')
RAF Balderton, Newark-on-Trent17:05LutzkendorfSee archive report for further details
See also PB610
KilledDurnbach War Cemetery. Grave 9. F. 4.Son of Thomas Henderson Bell (died 25th May 1952, age 65), and Ann Whitfield Bell (died 20th August 1967, age 78 husband of Isabel Bell (died 20th Aug. 1967), of Dean Bank, of Dean Bank Co. Durham
9 BellJohn ClydesdaleSergeant580239Age 30BritishPilotRAFVTraining Comman 31 Air Navigation School
1841-03-13Anson652 Mk IN9652- RCAF Port Albert, Ontario, Canada Training Flight See archive report fr further details - Mud-air collision with Anson N9595 Killed Barrie Union Cemetery. Grave Lot 250. Block G.

Barrie Union Cemetery)

Son of Thomas Henderson Bell (died 25th May 1952, age 65), and Ann Whitfield Bell (died 20th August 1967, age 78 husband of Isabel Bell (died 20th Aug. 1967), of Dean Bank, of Dean Bank Co. Durham, England.
10 BinksFrederickCorporal971409Age 21RAFVR46Sqn1941-08-27KilledEgypt, Tel El Kebir War Memorial Cemetery, 3. K. 6.Son of Mr. And Mrs. George Binks, of Dean Bank, Co. Durham.
11 BlakeThomas ChristopherAircraftman 2nd Class1906375Age 18RAFVR1945-09-30KilledEire/Ireland, Dean'S Grange Cemetery, St. Ita. Grave Z.14.Son Of Patrick And Mary Blake, Of Dun Laoghaire.
12 BorrowesRobert DeanPilot OfficerJ/19536Age DFC

RCAF405Sqn RCAF

1944-05-07KilledUnited Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249.
13 BradleySelwyn FitzgeraldLACNZ/405796Age 26New ZealandPilot (U/T)RNZAF2 Training Command10 Service Flying Training School
1942-04-09Cessna CraneI7957-RCAF Dauphin, Manitoba1500TrainingSee archive report for detailed informationKilledDauphin Cemetery (Riverside). Lot D. Sec. 8. Block 6Born on the 26th October 1915 in Auckland. Enlisted on the 19th October 1941. A total of 124 flying hours logged with 53 solo, 16 on the Crane. Son of Robert Emmet Bradley (died 20th August 1959, age 79) and of Juliet Milicent Bradley (nee Masters - died 06th September 1964, age 82), of Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand.
14 BrenchleyGeorge HenryAircraftman 2nd Class1074468Age RAFVR5015 AirSqn1945-04-22KilledUnited Kingdom, Denton (Christ Church) Churchyard, Spec. Memorial.Son Of George Henry Brenchley And Of Mary Ann Brenchley (Nee James); Husband Of Annie Brenchley (Nee Dean), Of Denton.
15 BrysonJack GilbertSergeantNZ/414856Age 24New ZealandWireless Op/Air GunnerRNZAF2Sqn RNZAF1942-09-29HudsonIIINZ2029-Nelson, New Zealand1555TrainingSee archive report for detailsMissing - believed killedCanterbury Provincial Memorial

Born on the 12th July 1918 at Dunedin. A store man for Atlantic Union Oil prior to service. Enlisted in the RNZAF on the 31st August 1941. Son of Peter and Margaret Wilson Bryson (née Dickson), of St. Albans, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
16 BurnsDean R 1st LtO-674032USAPilotUSAAF370th Fighter Group402nd Fighter Squadron
1944-06-23P-38 Lightning1 Luftwaffe destroyedSource: afhra.maxwell.af.mil
ETO (European Theatre)
17 CareyJames RaeStaff Sergeant190765621921AmericanTail GunnerUSAAF8th Air Force368th Bomber Squadron (306th Bombardment Group (H))1944-08-26B-17 Hard to GetG42-97946BO:TThurleigh (Station #111), Bedfordshire, EnglandGelsenkirchen, GermanySee Archive report for detailsStalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow, Pomerania, Prussia now Poland
18 CarragherFrancis DeanFirst OfficerAge 27Air Transport Auxiliary

1941-02-01KilledUnited Kingdom, Manchester Southern Cemetery, Sec. Q. Grave 279. (Screen Wall).Son of Sidney Francis and Amy Carragher, of St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S.A.
19 ChappleVictor NewellSergeantNZ/414861Age 21New ZealandAir GunnerRNZAF2Sqn RNZAF1942-09-29HudsonIIINZ2029-Nelson, New Zealand1555TrainingSee archive report for detailsMissing - believed killedWellington Provincial Memorial
Born on the 06th May 1921 at Hawera. A farm hand for W.W. Nicholas prior to enlisting on the 30th August 1941. Son of Charles George and Myrtle Grace Chapple (née Newell), of Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand.
20 CharlickDean GordonPilot Officer41705026th November 1920 in Adelaide, South Australia.AustralianPilotRAAFBomber Command625Sqn
1944-08-16LancasterIIILM674CF:URAF Kelstern21:18Stettin, PolandSee archive report for detailsMiARunnymede Memorial Panel 258RAAF Honour Roll
21 ChealGeoffrey LaurenceAircraftman 2nd Class1259114Age 23RAFVR1945-11-15KilledUnited Kingdom, East Dean (Ss. Simon And Jude) Churchyard, Son Of Mr. And Mrs. George Henry Cheal, Of East Dean.
22 ChristieHarry DeanFlying OfficerJ/36231Age 27RCAF424Sqn1945-01-12KilledUnited Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 278.Son Of William And Isabella Christie; Husband Of Florence M. I. Christie, Of Naicam, Saskatchewan, Canada.
23 ClarkNorman GeorgeFlight SergeantNZ/411370Age 22New ZealandPilotRNZAFTraining17 Pilot Advanced Flying Unit.

21 Group


1943-02-25Miles MasterIIDM216-RAF Watton, NorfolkPMNight solo trainingSee archive report for further details and photographsKilledWatton Churchyard (St Mary). Row B, Grave 65
Courtesy Air Museum of New Zealand
Also remembered on his mothers grave at the Aramoho Cemetery in Wanganui. Born on the 07th November 1920 in Waimate. Educated at Wanganui Technical College. A postman for P and T Department in Wanganui. Served in territorial army for 18 months. Enlisted at Levin as a pilot under training on 02nd March 1941. With No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School on the 24th May 1941. No. 2 Flying Training School on the 24th May 1941. Pilots badge awarded on the 05th July 1941 and promoted to sergeant on the 16th August 1941.

Embarked for England on the 31st August 1941. With No. 3 Personnel Reception Centre 19th October 1941. No. 9 Advanced Flying Unit on the 22nd November 1941. Embarked for Egypt around the 19th March 1942. With 459 squadron on the 26th June 1942 on Aerodrome Control Duties. To England on the 16th January 1943. Attached No. 17 Pilot Advanced Flying Unit on the 27th January 1943. 206 flying hours logged with 4 solo on the Master.

Son of George and Louisa Annie Clark (née Dean - died 03rd March 1942, age 59) of Wanganui, New Zealand.

24 ClarsonKenneth DavidFlight LieutenantAUS/405831Age 24AustraliaNavigatorRAAFTransport Command1944-11-07BostonlllBZ549A-20BW1 Greenland15:00FerryFerry delivery. See Archive ReportKilled Age 24Reykjavik (Fossvogur) Grave C91 1. Son of Kenneth and Mary Elizabeth Clarson of Queensland Australia. Husband of Therese Clarson of St. Eustache sur le Lac, Quebec Canada


REMEMBERING ALWAYS
SUSAN CLARSON-GRIFFIN NIECE
JANE DEAN NIECE


Son of Kenneth (died 14th October 1974, age 78) and Mary Elizabeth Bertha Clarson (née Campbell - died 21st August 1978, age 86), of Sandgate, Queensland, Australia, husband of Therese Clarson (believed to have died in 1980), of St. Eustache sur le Lac, Province of Quebec, Canada.
25 CletheroeCharlesSergeant6117213rd Qtr of 1919 in Easington, DurhamAir Gunner (Mid Upper)RAFBomber Command625Sqn
1944-08-16LancasterIIILM674CF:URAF Kelstern21:18Stettin, PolandSee archive report for detailsMiARunnymede Memorial Panel 227
26 CluerRogerFlying Officer190041Age RAFVR49Sqn1945-04-09KilledUnited Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 266.Son Of His Honour Mr. Justice R. M. Cluer, And Of Mrs. H. E. Cluer, Of Cookham Dean, Berkshire; Husband Of Ilene Cluer.
27 CollardGaeton GerardFlight Sergeant42784710th March 1914 in Melbourne, VictoriaAustralianAir Gunner (Rear)RAAFBomber Command625Sqn
1944-08-16LancasterIIILM674CF:URAF Kelstern21:18Stettin, PolandSee archive report for detailsKiABerlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 2.C.17.RAAF Honour Roll
28 ColwayJames AlexanderWarrant OfficerNZ/40735Age ?New ZealandObserverRNZAF2Sqn RNZAF1942-09-29HudsonIIINZ2029-Nelson, New Zealand1555TrainingSee archive report for detailsSurvived-From Masterton, New Zealand
29 CookBenjamin DeanLeading AircraftmanR/107392Age 20RCAF1942-03-07KilledCanada, Bradwell Cemetery, Sec. 28.Son Of Benjamin And Beatrice Cook, Of Bradwell.
30 CorneliusErnest DeanPilot OfficerJ/19245Age 25RCAF427Sqn1943-08-24KilledGermany, Rheinberg War Cemetery, 18. H. 25.Son Of Ernest A. D. Cornelius And Christine M. Cornelius, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
31 CoverleyW HFlying Officer70142PilotFighter602Sqn
1940-09-07SpitfireIPatrolBaled out over Biggin HillKilledScarborough (Dean Road) Cemetery United Kingdom
32 CoverleyWilliam HughFlying Officer70142Age 23RAF602Sqn1940-09-07KilledUnited Kingdom, Scarborough (Dean Road) Cemetery, Sec. C. Grave 7A.

Battle of Britain. Son Of Thomas Craven Coverley, And Of Mary Elizabeth Coverley, Of Lowdham, Nottinghamshire.
33 CrawleyClifford TomWarrant Officer1390092Air GunnerRAFVRBomber Command55Sqn
1944-08-02Martin BaltimoreVFW553JCecina, ItalyPo Estuary, ItalyCrashedKilledPadua War Cemetery. Grave Ref Coll grave II. G. 6-9Read Archive Report
34 DavisJohn GordonAC. 1NZ/416787Age 32New ZealandAir GunnerRNZAF2Sqn RNZAF1942-09-29HudsonIIINZ2029-Nelson, New Zealand1555TrainingSee archive report for detailsMissing - believed killedWellington Provincial Memorial
Courtesy AMNZ

Born on the 15th February 1910 at Ashburton. A grocer for Maypole Stores prior to enlisting on the 05th December 1941. Son of John Llewellyn and Emily Davis (née Gerrard) of Wanganui, New Zealand.
35 DeanFrank HenryFlight Sergeant565551Age 26MiDRAF274Sqn1941-05-16KilledEgypt, Alamein Memorial, Column 242.Son Of Andrew Frank And Clara Olivia Dean, Of Duddingston, Midlothian.
36 DeanHenrySergeant642917Age 20RAF233Sqn1940-10-31KilledUnited Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 13.Son Of Charles Henry And Monica Annie Dean, Of Stoke-On-Trent.
37 DeanEdgar AlbertSergeant754574Age 25RAFVR115Sqn1940-11-15KilledUnited Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 13. Son Of Albert Dean, And Of Ada Dean, Of Thatcham, Berkshire.
38 DeanWilliamAircraftman 2nd Class1036648Age RAFVR1941-11-16KilledUnited Kingdom, Stockport Borough Cemetery, Sec. B.C. Grave 98.
39 DeanWilfred ClarenceSergeant1375938Age 28RAFVRFighter Interception Unit.1941-08-05KilledUnited Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 42.Son Of David Edwardand Gertrude Mary Dean, Of Putney, London.
40 DeanTomSergeant933354Age RAFVR18Sqn1941-06-16KilledUnited Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 42.
41 DeanThomas McivorAircraftman 2nd Class1340770Age 25RAFVR1941-08-29KilledUnited Kingdom, Edinburgh (Morningside) Cemetery, Sec. H. Grave 919.Son Of Thomas Edward And Hannah Tripp Dean; Husband Of Annie G. M. Dean.
42 DeanRaymond Frederick CharlesSergeant1167919Age RAFVR501Sqn1941-11-17KilledFrance, Brevands Churchyard,
43 DeanRaymondSergeant964554Age RAFVR99Sqn1941-11-07KilledGermany, Becklingen War Cemetery, 12. C. 1B.
44 DeanKenneth AlbertSergeant903312Age 24RAFVR51Sqn1941-08-06KilledBelgium, Liege (Ste. Walburge) Communal Cemetery, Grave 3.Son Of Harry Wood Dean And Alice Mary Dean, Of Hawkinge, Kent; Husband Of Betty Linda Dean.
45 DeanHerbert Anthony JosephAircraftman 1st ClassR/100106Age 21RCAF1941-08-22KilledCanada, St. Boniface Cemetery, Sec. E. Block 5. Grave 323.Son Of Walter J. Dean And Ella Dean, Of Winnipeg.
46 DeanGeoffrey ReginaldLeading Aircraftman408057Age 21RAAF1941-01-11KilledAustralia, Springvale Crematorium, Melbourne, Wall 2. Sec. AA. Niche 545.Son Of Reginald James Dean And Amy Alice Dean, Of Evandale, Tasmania.
47 DeanDouglas AlfredSergeant1180832Age 25RAFVR504Sqn1941-07-14KilledUnited Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 42.Son Of Albert James Dean And Rosina Margaret Jane Dean, Of Ross-On-Wye, Herefordshire.
48 DeanAlbert FrederickAircraftman 1st Class640531Age RAF1941-05-25KilledSudan, Khartoum War Cemetery, 11. B. 7.Son Of George Arthur And Mary Ann Dean.
49 DeanAlan WalterSergeant926810Age 19RAFVR214Sqn1941-05-09KilledUnited Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 42.Son Of Percy John And Ida Dean, Of New Eltham, London.
50 DeanAlanSergeant1051114Age 21RAFVR109Sqn1941-11-20KilledEgypt, Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Coll. grave 5. E. 1-5.Son Of Miles Stanley And Elsie Hannah Dean, Of Higher Brunshaw, Lancashire. (Date of death might be 1941-11-210

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