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#	Name* SORT (↑)	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Commemorated	Born	Nationality	Role	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note SORT (↑)	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1	Seguin	Joseph Louis Paul	Flight Sergeant	R171212	Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery - Sec. G. Row H. Grave 8.	Age 26	Canadian	Air Gunner	RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1945-03-05	Halifax	III	MZ845	KW-J	RAF Tholthorpe, North Riding of Yorkshire	1647	Chemnitz	MZ845 KW-J was climbing out for an operation against targets in Chemnitz, Germany when it collided in mid-air with 426 Squadron Halifax Mk VII PN228 which was climbing out from RAF Linton-on Ouse as part of the same operation. Both aircraft crashed with the loss of the two aircraft and their crews, with the exception of the Wireless Operator/Air Gunner on Halifax MZ845 KW-J. Flight Sergeant Joseph Andre Jean DeCruyenaere (RCAF) managed to bale out of his aircraft before it crashed near Widdington Manor, close to Nun Monkton, Yorkshire. Crew killed on MZ845 KW-J: P/O Mark Sylvester Harold Anderson (RCAF), P/O Joseph Emile Roland Beaudry (RCAF), F/O Ronald Edward Oscar Charron (RCAF), P/O Joseph Louis Gaston Pelletier (RCAF), P/O Joseph Donat Fernand Eugene Roy (RCAF) and Flt Sgt Joseph Louis Paul Seguin RCAF	Killed	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Nap and Marie A. Seguin, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.	Read Archive Report
2	Roy	Joseph Donat Fernand Eugene	Pilot Officer	J94670	Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery -Sec. G. Row H. Grave 13. Epitaph: LOVE'S GREATEST GIFT, REMEMBRANCE	Age 22	Canadian	Flight Engineer	RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1945-03-05	Halifax	III	MZ845	KW-J	RAF Tholthorpe, North Riding of Yorkshire	1647	Chemnitz	MZ845 KW-J was climbing out for an operation against targets in Chemnitz, Germany when it collided in mid-air with 426 Squadron Halifax Mk VII PN228 which was climbing out from RAF Linton-on Ouse as part of the same operation. Both aircraft crashed with the loss of the two aircraft and their crews, with the exception of the Wireless Operator/Air Gunner on Halifax MZ845 KW-J. Flight Sergeant Joseph Andre Jean DeCruyenaere (RCAF) managed to bale out of his aircraft before it crashed near Widdington Manor, close to Nun Monkton, Yorkshire. Crew killed on MZ845 KW-J: P/O Mark Sylvester Harold Anderson (RCAF), P/O Joseph Emile Roland Beaudry (RCAF), F/O Ronald Edward Oscar Charron (RCAF), P/O Joseph Louis Gaston Pelletier (RCAF), P/O Joseph Donat Fernand Eugene Roy (RCAF) and Flt Sgt Joseph Louis Paul Seguin RCAF	Killed	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Ernest and Florence E. Roy, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. royx	Read Archive Report
3	Pelletier	Joseph Louis Gaston	Pilot Officer	J94603	Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery - Sec. G. Row H. Grave 14. Epitaph: HE HAS GIVEN HIS LIFE TO BRING US BACK PEACE AND MAINTAIN OUR LIBERTIES. EVER REMEMBERED. MOTHER	Age 20	Canadian	Air Gunner Rear	RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1945-03-05	Halifax	III	MZ845	KW-J	RAF Tholthorpe, North Riding of Yorkshire	1647	Chemnitz	MZ845 KW-J was climbing out for an operation against targets in Chemnitz, Germany when it collided in mid-air with 426 Squadron Halifax Mk VII PN228 which was climbing out from RAF Linton-on Ouse as part of the same operation. Both aircraft crashed with the loss of the two aircraft and their crews, with the exception of the Wireless Operator/Air Gunner on Halifax MZ845 KW-J. Flight Sergeant Joseph Andre Jean DeCruyenaere (RCAF) managed to bale out of his aircraft before it crashed near Widdington Manor, close to Nun Monkton, Yorkshire. Crew killed on MZ845 KW-J: P/O Mark Sylvester Harold Anderson (RCAF), P/O Joseph Emile Roland Beaudry (RCAF), F/O Ronald Edward Oscar Charron (RCAF), P/O Joseph Louis Gaston Pelletier (RCAF), P/O Joseph Donat Fernand Eugene Roy (RCAF) and Flt Sgt Joseph Louis Paul Seguin RCAF	Killed	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Jeanne L. Pelletier and stepson of Frederic S. Lefebvre, of Point-aux-Trembles, Province of Quebec, Canada.	Read Archive Report
4	De Cruyenaere	Joseph Andre Jean	Flight Sergeant	R177985			Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner	RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1945-03-05	Halifax	III	MZ845	KW-J	RAF Tholthorpe, North Riding of Yorkshire	1647	Chemnitz	MZ845 KW-J was climbing out for an operation against targets in Chemnitz, Germany when it collided in mid-air with 426 Squadron Halifax Mk VII PN228 which was climbing out from RAF Linton-on Ouse as part of the same operation. Both aircraft crashed with the loss of the two aircraft and their crews, with the exception of the Wireless Operator/Air Gunner on Halifax MZ845 KW-J. Flight Sergeant Joseph Andre Jean DeCruyenaere (RCAF) managed to bale out of his aircraft before it crashed near Widdington Manor, close to Nun Monkton, Yorkshire. Crew killed on MZ845 KW-J: P/O Mark Sylvester Harold Anderson (RCAF), P/O Joseph Emile Roland Beaudry (RCAF), F/O Ronald Edward Oscar Charron (RCAF), P/O Joseph Louis Gaston Pelletier (RCAF), P/O Joseph Donat Fernand Eugene Roy (RCAF) and Flt Sgt Joseph Louis Paul Seguin RCAF	Abandoned aircraft - safe	Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
5	Charron	Ronald Edward Oscar	Flying Officer	J/40447	Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery - Sec. G. Row H. Grave 11.		Canadian	Air Bomber	RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1945-03-05	Halifax	III	MZ845	KW-J	RAF Tholthorpe, North Riding of Yorkshire	1647	Chemnitz	MZ845 KW-J was climbing out for an operation against targets in Chemnitz, Germany when it collided in mid-air with 426 Squadron Halifax Mk VII PN228 which was climbing out from RAF Linton-on Ouse as part of the same operation. Both aircraft crashed with the loss of the two aircraft and their crews, with the exception of the Wireless Operator/Air Gunner on Halifax MZ845 KW-J. Flight Sergeant Joseph Andre Jean DeCruyenaere (RCAF) managed to bale out of his aircraft before it crashed near Widdington Manor, close to Nun Monkton, Yorkshire. Crew killed on MZ845 KW-J: P/O Mark Sylvester Harold Anderson (RCAF), P/O Joseph Emile Roland Beaudry (RCAF), F/O Ronald Edward Oscar Charron (RCAF), P/O Joseph Louis Gaston Pelletier (RCAF), P/O Joseph Donat Fernand Eugene Roy (RCAF) and Flt Sgt Joseph Louis Paul Seguin RCAF	Killed	Full details are here: Paradie Canadian Archive MZ845	Read Archive Report
6	Beaudry	Joseph Emile Roland	Pilot Officer	J/94216	Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery - Sec. G. Row H. Grave 11.	Age 21	Canadian	Navigator	RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1945-03-05	Halifax	III	MZ845	KW-J	RAF Tholthorpe, North Riding of Yorkshire	1647	Chemnitz	MZ845 KW-J was climbing out for an operation against targets in Chemnitz, Germany when it collided in mid-air with 426 Squadron Halifax Mk VII PN228 which was climbing out from RAF Linton-on Ouse as part of the same operation. Both aircraft crashed with the loss of the two aircraft and their crews, with the exception of the Wireless Operator/Air Gunner on Halifax MZ845 KW-J. Flight Sergeant Joseph Andre Jean DeCruyenaere (RCAF) managed to bale out of his aircraft before it crashed near Widdington Manor, close to Nun Monkton, Yorkshire. Crew killed on MZ845 KW-J: P/O Mark Sylvester Harold Anderson (RCAF), P/O Joseph Emile Roland Beaudry (RCAF), F/O Ronald Edward Oscar Charron (RCAF), P/O Joseph Louis Gaston Pelletier (RCAF), P/O Joseph Donat Fernand Eugene Roy (RCAF) and Flt Sgt Joseph Louis Paul Seguin RCAF	Killed	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Dr. Raymond Beaudry and Annette Beaudry, of Quebec City, Canada.	Read Archive Report
7	Anderson	Mark Sylvester Harold	Pilot Officer	J/92728		Age 23	Canadian	Pilot	RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1945-03-05	Halifax	III	MZ845	KW-J	RAF Tholthorpe, North Riding of Yorkshire	1647	Chemnitz	Collided in mid-air with 426 Squadron Halifax Mk VII PN228	Killed		Son Of John J. Anderson And Lexinska Plante M. Anderson, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.	Read Archive Report Full details are here: Paradie Canadian Archive MZ845