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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	Zalewski	Leon Ignacy	Starszy Szeregowiec Strzelec	Sergeant	P.793239		PAF Memorial, Northolt.,	Born 7 August 1914 Lwów Ukraine (Age 27 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1942-06-08	Vickers Wellington	lV	R1725	BH-Q	RAF Ingham	23:17	Essen	Claim by Oblt Ludwig Becker 6./NJG2 - Sea 25km West of Texel (Tiger): 5,100m at 0216	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	Archiwum Polish Database
2	Yeomans	John Alan	Flight Sergeant		1439222	Courtesy Paul Brooker		Age 31	British	Navigator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	156 Sqn	1944-02-25	Lancaster	III	JA941	GT-A	RAF Warboys, Cambridgeshire (Hunts)	1903	Augsburg	Claim by Oblt Martin Becker 2./NJG6 - Roggenbach 20km South West of Rottweil (BP): 5,000m at 21:49. This is the same claim as Hptm Heinz-Horst Hissbach 5./NJG2 - Schwarzwald area: 5,500m at 21:51. This aircraft was shot down in two Nachtjager attacks to crash at Seelbach near Lahr/Schwarzwald. Victory for Oblt Becker confirmed on 23 June 1944. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 1 - Theo Boiten)	PoW No. 2124, Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug/Stalag 357 Kopernikus		Born on the 23rd March 1923 in Manchester, England. Husband of Elaine and father to David Mark and Julian Scott. From his first wife, Athalie and Geoffrey. Enlisted in the RAFVR in 1942 and trained as a navigator in South Africa. Returned to England and joined 156 squadron after further training with 18 Operational Training Unit at Finningley (later 10 OTU). Escaped during the 'death march' in April 1945. After the war John was commissioned in the RAF and served in numerous capacities. John was a graduate of RAF Staff College (1957) and the College of Air Warfare (1960). After serving 35 years in the RAF he retired as a Wing Commander. The family immigrated to Canada in 1976 and settled in Regina. He died on the 1 September 2013 age 90 and rests in the Riverside Memorial Park Cemetery, Saskatchewan, Canada.	Read Archive Report on this incident
3	Wojcik	Jozef	Porucznik	Flight Lieutenant	P.76650		PAF Memorial, Northolt	Born 29 Jan 1915 (Age 27)	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari DFC Krzyz Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1942-10-13	Vickers Wellington	lV	Z1250	BH-K	Ingham	1839	Kiel	Lost without trace. Probable claim by Oblt Ludwig Becker 12/NJG1 - Sea 35km North West of Texel (Salzhering): 3,600m at 2349 hrs	Missing, believed Killed in Action on Operational Flight	Archiwum Polish Database
4	Witakowski	Franciszek Andrzej	Major Pilot	Flying Officer	P.1273		PAF Memorial, Northolt, Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery - Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. Plot Xxxii Row B Grave 6-8	Born 29 October 1899 Krobia Gostyń (Age 42 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Krzyz Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	301Sqn (Polish)	1942-06-05	Vickers Wellington	IV	Z1467	GR-L	RAF Hemswell	23:36	Essen	Claim by Oblt Ludwig Becker 6/NJG2 - Slootdorp (Tiger): 5,200m at 0121. Crashed Molenweg Slootdorp 19km SE of Den Helder.	Killed on Operational Flight	Archiwum Polish Database
5	Wilmhurst	Peter G.G.	Sergeant		1337270					Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	76 Sqn	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LK795	MP:P	Holme on Spalding Moor	22:13	Nurnberg	Claimed by Oblt. Martin Becker, his 21st Abschuss, from 2./NJG6 over Etzbach, 2 km NE Hamm at 5.000m. at 00:23 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (16 March 1944 - 11 May 1944) Part 2 - Theo Boiten)	PoW No. 537, Stalag Luft 7
6	Wilczyński	Zenon	Plutonowy	Sergeant	P.781183		PAF Memorial, Northolt	Born 19 April 1914 (Age 28 when killed)	Poland	Radio Operator / Air Gunner	Krzyz Walecznych Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1942-10-13	Vickers Wellington	lV	Z1250	BH-K	Ingham	1839	Kiel	Lost without trace. Probable claim by Oblt Ludwig Becker 12/NJG1 - Sea 35km North West of Texel (Salzhering): 3,600m at 2349 hrs	Missing, believed Killed in Action on Operational Flight	Archiwum Polish Database
7	Whitfield	George Clive	Sergeant Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		1166974		Sage War Cemetery. Grave ref. 11.A.10					RAFVR	Bomber Command	49Sqn	1942-06-06	Manchester	I	L7469	EA-	Scampton	2313	Emden	Claimed as shot down by Obit. Lugwig Becker of 6/NJG2 and lost over the North Sea	Killed		Read Archive Report
8	Whitehill	Maxwell Elliott	Flight Sergeant Air Gunner		407022		Sage War Cemetery. Grave ref. 7.C.2					RAAF	Bomber Command	49Sqn	1942-06-06	Manchester	I	L7469	EA-	Scampton	2313	Emden	Claimed as shot down by Obit. Lugwig Becker of 6/NJG2 and lost over the North Sea	Killed		Read Archive Report
9	White	Horatius Douglas Stewart	Pilot Officer Navigator		168627						D.F.M.	RAFVR	Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1944-02-19	Halifax	III	LV834	TL-N	RAF Graveley, Huntingdonshire now Cambridgeshire	.0003.	Leipzig	Attacked by night fighter piloted by Oblt. Martin Becker, exploded and crashed at Gohre	PoW No. 3518 Stalag Luft Sagan and Belaria - L3		Read Archive Report Attacker
10	White	E	Flight Sergeant				Hannover War Cemetery						Bomber Command	49Sqn	1944-02-19	Lancaster	III	JB469	EA-B	Fiskerton	2353	Leipzig	Crashed near Brockel	Killed		Attacker
11	Weller	R J	Flying Officer				Hannover War Cemetery				DFM		Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	ND640	OF-R	Bourn	2230	Nurnberg	Crashed Munchholzhausen	Killed		Attacker
12	Waterhouse	S A	Sergeant		1451845					Rear Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	78 Sqn	1944-03-22	Halifax	III	LW512	EY-Q	Breighton	19:07	Frankfurt	Claim by Oblt Marin Becker 2./NJG6, his 18th, - 1km North of Kyllburg: 5,200m at 22:39. Crashed at Mohrweiler 10km NNE of Bitburg. Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume 1 (September 1939 - March 1944) - Dr Theo E.W. Boiten	PoW No. 3392, Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug/Stalag 357 Kopernikus
13	Warren	James Walter	Flight Lieutenant Air Gunner (Rear)		126722		Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Grave No. 8.G.1-16				D.F.C.	RAFVR	Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1944-02-19	Halifax	III	LV834	TL-N	RAF Graveley, Huntingdonshire now Cambridgeshire	.0003.	Leipzig	Attacked by night fighter piloted by Oblt. Martin Becker, exploded and crashed at Gohre	Killed		Read Archive Report Attacker
14	Ward	J R	Sergeant				Hannover War Cemetery						Bomber Command	49Sqn	1944-02-19	Lancaster	III	JB469	EA-B	Fiskerton	2353	Leipzig	Crashed near Brockel	Killed		Attacker
15	Wangler	A L	Sergeant				Rheinberg War Cemetery						Bomber Command	640Sqn	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LW555	C8-L	Leconfield	2210	Nurnberg	Crashed Halbs	Killed		Attacker
16	Walker	G W	Sergeant				Hannover War Cemetery						Bomber Command	106Sqn	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	ND535	ZN-Q	Metheringham	2231	Nurnberg	Crashed Konigsberg	Killed		Attacker
17	Van Fleet	R D	Flying Officer				Rheinberg War Cemetery					RCAF	Bomber Command	640Sqn	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LW555	C8-L	Leconfield	2210	Nurnberg	Crashed Halbs	Killed	Paradie Archive Database	Attacker
18	Van Amsterdam	Andreas Antonius Johannes	Flight Lieutenant		190755		Runnymede Memorial Panel 266			Pilot	DFC Vliegerkruis	RAFVR	Bomber Command	139 Sqn (Jamaica)	1945-03-02	Mosquito	XVI	MM131	XD:J	Upwood	19:12	Berlin	Shot down by an Me 262 flown by Ofw. Karl-Heinz Becker, 10./NJG11 and crashed N of Brandenburg.	Killed		Thought to have been on his 101st sortie Son of Joahann and Adrianna Van Amsterdam; husband of Irene Van Amsterdam, of King's Lynn, Norfolk. Native of Holland	Attacker
19	Trowbridge	Vincent Charles William	Pilot Officer		J15829		Runnymede Memorial 101	4 Jan 1918	Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1942-08-27	Stirling	I	R9160	HA-G	Downham Market	2045	Kassel	laim by Oblt Ludwig Becker 6/NJG2 - North Sea West of Bergen aan Zee: 3,600m at 0140	Killed	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Joseph and Jane Trowbridge, of Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada; husband of Cicely Trowbridge
20	Trott	Kenneth Harry Arthur	Flight Sergeant		1319163					Navigator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	76 Sqn	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LK795	MP:P	Holme on Spalding Moor	22:13	Nurnberg	Claimed by Oblt. Martin Becker, his 21st Abschuss, from 2./NJG6 over Etzbach, 2 km NE Hamm at 5.000m. at 00:23 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (16 March 1944 - 11 May 1944) Part 2 - Theo Boiten)	PoW No. 261487, Stalag Luft 3
21	Toon	Stanley Leslie	Sergeant		1583671		Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 8 Row F Collective Grave 13-15	1923		Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	78 Sqn	1944-03-22	Halifax	III	LW512	EY-Q	Breighton	19:07	Frankfurt	Claim by Oblt Marin Becker 2./NJG6, his 18th, - 1km North of Kyllburg: 5,200m at 22:39. Crashed at Mohrweiler 10km NNE of Bitburg. Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume 1 (September 1939 - March 1944) - Dr Theo E.W. Boiten	Killed		Son of William Henry and Edith Janet Toon, of Small Heath, Birmingham
22	Thorndyke	Ronald Henry James	Pilot Officer Observer		119173		Runnymede Memorial Panel 72					RAFVR	Bomber Command	49Sqn	1942-06-06	Manchester	I	L7469	EA-	Scampton	2313	Emden	Claimed as shot down by Obit. Lugwig Becker of 6/NJG2 and lost over the North Sea	Killed		Read Archive Report
23	Thomson	Robert	Sergeant		1572448		Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 9 Row G Grave 1			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	432 (Leaside)Sqn RCAF	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	MZ504	QO:C	East Moor	22:00	Nurnberg	Outbound the aircraft was intercepted by a night fighter and shot down. Claim by Oblt Martin Becker 2./NJG6 – 10km NW of Alsfeld: 5,200m at 00:50. (Nachtjagd combat Archives 1944 Part 2 - Theo Boiten) Crashed close to Grossmaischeid 17km NNE of Koblenz.	KiA		Initially buried in Neuville American Cemetery Belgium. Reinterred 11 June 1948 Son of Hugh and Margaret Thomson, of Glasgow.
24	Thompson	Thomas Walter	Sergeant		R/164440		Hannover War Cemetery		Canada	A/G		RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-12-20	Halifax	V	LK644	ZL-C	Leeming	1630	Frankfurt	Shot down by a night-fighter flown by Hptm. Martin Becker and crashed at Weilmünster/Hessen. Several crews from the squadron were either attacked by or observed enemy fighters, and crews reported intense flak opposition and search lights.	Killed Age 23	Paradie Archive Database	On 20–21 December, the target was Frankfurt. Frankfurt. 650 aircraft, 41 losses (6.3%). The German controllers were able to accurately plot the route as soon as the main force left the English coast and were therefore able to deploy night-fighters at many points along its route. A diversionary raid on Mannheim failed to draw off many fighters until the main raid was over. The target was mainly cloud covered whereas the forecast had predicted clear conditions. Marking did not, therefore, go to plan. The Germans used both decoy fires and also decoy target indicator. By a twist of good fortune, considerable creepback resulted in the bombing coming back over the city. Many public and municipal buildings were hit including many schools. 23000 people were bombed out of their homes. Three Danes were part of the raid: Fg Off. Niels Erik Westergaard and both Sondergaard brothers. This was Sondergaard’s final operation. The crew failed to return. Halifax V LK644/ZL-C took off from RAF Station Leeming at 16.15 hours, and nothing was heard from the crew following take off. The crew of seven was killed. Shot down by a night-fighter flown by Hptm. Martin Becker and crashed at Weilmünster/Hessen. Several crews from the squadron were either attacked by or observed enemy fighters, and crews reported intense flak opposition and search lights. Son of Thomas Colton Thompson and Phoebe Thompson (née Wall), of Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
25	Thompson	Harry Victor	Sergeant		R/93193		Jonkerbos War Cemetery Plot 24 Row H Collective Grave 1-6	12 Nov 1912, Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	150Sqn	1942-11-09	Wellington	III	X3310	JN-A	Kirmington	1730	Hamburg	Claim by Oblt Ludwig Becker 12/NJG1 - near Raard 5km West of Dokkum (Tiger or Schei): 2,600m at 2255 hrs. Also claimed by Flak of 1/Res Flak Abt 222, 2/schw Flak Abt 606. 1, 2&4/schw flak abt 262 and 2/schw Eisb Flak Abt 416 (Wellington North of Raard near Westdongeradeel 2300 hrs. Flak claim rejected by OKL 19 Oct 1944. Oblt Becker victory confirmed 27 Oct 1944	Killed	Paradie Archive Database	Brother to Mrs Edna (née Thompson) Birch of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
26	Thomas	H	Sergeant				Hannover War Cemetery						Bomber Command	49Sqn	1944-02-19	Lancaster	III	JB469	EA-B	Fiskerton	2353	Leipzig	Crashed near Brockel	Killed		Attacker
27	Taylor	R	Pilot Officer				Hannover War Cemetery				DFC		Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	ND640	OF-R	Bourn	2230	Nurnberg	Crashed Munchholzhausen	Killed		Attacker
28	Szychowiak	Leon	Plutonowy Pilot	Sergeant	P.793835		PAF Memorial, Northolt.,	Born 18 September 1916 Poznań (Age 25 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1942-09-04	Vickers Wellington	lV	Z1320	BH-K	RAF Ingham	23:04	Bremen	Obst. Ludwig Becker 6.NJG2, claimed three Wellingtons on this date, one each from 101, 300 and 419 Sqns. (North Sea 40 Km N. Ameland: 4200 m, 0415; North Sea 40 Km N. Ameland: 3200 m, 0455; Sea 35 km Schiermonnikoog: 1000 m, 0509)	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	Archiwum Polish Database
29	Szpak	Adam Szymon Stanisław	Kapitan Nawig	Flying Officer	P.0135	Polish Memorial Northolt UK	PAF Memorial, Northolt.,	Born 19 November 1907 Dąbrowa Kraków (Age 34 when killed)	Poland	Navigator	Virtuti Militari Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn (Polish)	1942-09-04	Vickers Wellington	lV	Z1320	BH-K	RAF Ingham	23:04	Bremen	Obst. Ludwig Becker 6.NJG2, claimed three Wellingtons on this date, one each from 101, 300 and 419 Sqns. (North Sea 40 Km N. Ameland: 4200 m, 0415; North Sea 40 Km N. Ameland: 3200 m, 0455; Sea 35 km Schiermonnikoog: 1000 m, 0509)	Missing, believed Killed in Action on Operational Flight	Archiwum Polish Database
30	Summers	E H J	Flying Officer										Bomber Command	156Sqn	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	ND466	GT-Z	Upwood	2230	Nurnberg	Crashed Eisfeld	PoW		Attacker
31	Stock	Herbert Sidney	Sergeant		1381702		Runnymede Memorial Panel 94.	1906		Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	142Sqn	1942-07-09	Wellington	IV	Z1324	QT-A	Grimsby	2337	Gardening	Claim by Oblt Ludwig Becker 6/NJG 2 - North Sea NE of Terschelling at 0112.	Killed		Son of Sidney Herbert and Annie Elizabeth Stock, of Selsdon, Surrey
32	Stevens	D N	Sergeant				Hannover War Cemetery						Bomber Command	49Sqn	1944-02-19	Lancaster	III	JB469	EA-B	Fiskerton	2353	Leipzig	Crashed near Brockel	Killed		Attacker
33	Starkey	R	Pilot Officer										Bomber Command	106Sqn	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	ND535	ZN-Q	Metheringham	2231	Nurnberg	Crashed Konigsberg	PoW		Attacker
34	Spencer	Ronald Howard	Flight Sergeant		1575186		Millery Communal Cemetery. Grave 1		British	Air Bomber		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-28	Lancaster	III	ND756	AA-M	RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	2200	Stuttgart	See Archive report for further details	Killed		Burial Site Attacker Attacker Operational Record Son of William H. Spencer and Elsie Spencer, of Bescot, Staffordshire, England.	Read Archive Report
35	Spencer	Ronald Howard	Warrant Officer		1575186		France, Millery Communal Cemetery, Grave 1.	Age 21				RAFVR		75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-29									Killed		Son Of William H. Spencer And Elsie Spencer, Of Bescot, Staffordshire.	Allied Losses Database Attacker
36	Søndergaard (Sondergaard)	Svend	Sergeant		R/109492		Hannover War Cemetery Coll. Grave 4. C. 13-19. Germany Epitaph: IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SVEND. EVER REMEMBERED, EVER LOVED	29 December 1921 in Jebjerg in Denmark	Denmark	FE		RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-12-20	Halifax	V	LK644	ZL-C	Leeming	1630	Frankfurt	Shot down by a night-fighter flown by Hptm. Martin Becker and crashed at Weilmünster/Hessen. Several crews from the squadron were either attacked by or observed enemy fighters, and crews reported intense flak opposition and search lights.	Killed Age 31	Paradie Archive Database	Enlisted in the RCAF in July 1941. To England March 1943 426 Squadron as an Airframe Mechanic (ground crew). Applied for aircrew duties. ‘Very keen to follow in brother’s footsteps who had just completed tour of Ops as F/Eng.’ Posted to 1659 CU. He finished training on 10 October 1943, and joined the crew of Fg Off. J. M. Grieve (J/22270) for flying training. The crew was posted to 427 Squadron for operational duties on 8 November, and he carried out his first operation on 26–27 November 1943, Stuttgart. On 3–4 December, Sondergaard and his brother were briefed for a raid on Leipzig. A. C. Sondergaard’s crew was first of the two over target, observing a number of scattered target indicators and flares on arrival. The bomb load was released at 03.58 hours, and the crew dropped two target indicators just after. At this point, the bombing appeared scattered. Minutes later, Sondergaard’s crew arrived over the target area and bombed at 04.13 hours. The bombing seemed well concentrated, but the cloud cover made observation impossible. The Pathfinders had marked the target accurately, and the bombing was, as it turned out, effective. The result was the most successful raid on Leipzig during the entire war. Both brothers returned to safely to base. On 20–21 December, the target was Frankfurt. Frankfurt. 650 aircraft, 41 losses (6.3%). The German controllers were able to accurately plot the route as soon as the main force left the English coast and were therefore able to deploy night-fighters at many points along its route. A diversionary raid on Mannheim failed to draw off many fighters until the main raid was over. The target was mainly cloud covered whereas the forecast had predicted clear conditions. Marking did not, therefore, go to plan. The Germans used both decoy fires and also decoy target indicator. By a twist of good fortune, considerable creepback resulted in the bombing coming back over the city. Many public and municipal buildings were hit including many schools. 23000 people were bombed out of their homes. Three Danes were part of the raid: Fg Off. Niels Erik Westergaard and both Sondergaard brothers. This was Sondergaard’s final operation. The crew failed to return. Halifax V LK644/ZL-C took off from RAF Station Leeming at 16.15 hours, and nothing was heard from the crew following take off. The crew of seven was killed. Shot down by a night-fighter flown by Hptm. Martin Becker and crashed at Weilmünster/Hessen. Several crews from the squadron were either attacked by or observed enemy fighters, and crews reported intense flak opposition and search lights. Sondergaard’s Halifax was one of forty-one aircraft lost in the operation. Son Of Christian And Kirstine Sondergaard, Of Ponoka, Alberta, Canada. Younger brother of Andrew Christian Sondergard, DFC, who served in 405 Sqn. The family emigrated to Canada in 1929.
37	Smitham	Gordon Matthew	Sergeant		1587946					Air Gunner (Mid Upper)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	76 Sqn	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LK795	MP:P	Holme on Spalding Moor	22:13	Nurnberg	Claimed by Oblt. Martin Becker, his 21st Abschuss, from 2./NJG6 over Etzbach, 2 km NE Hamm at 5.000m. at 00:23 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (16 March 1944 - 11 May 1944) Part 2 - Theo Boiten)	PoW No. 3432, Stalag 357
38	Skelton	John Charles	Sergeant		1378783		Runnymede Memorial Panel 93.	1914		Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	142Sqn	1942-07-09	Wellington	IV	Z1324	QT-A	Grimsby	2337	Gardening	Claim by Oblt Ludwig Becker 6/NJG 2 - North Sea NE of Terschelling at 0112.	Killed		Son of William and Mary Annie Skelton, of Bardon Mill, Northumberland; husband of Winifred Mary Skelton, of Bardon Mill
39	Sidney-Smith	Desmond Edwin Sproule	Sergeant		1056817		Runnymede Memorial Panel 93			Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	7 Sqn	1942-03-28	Stirling	I	W7501	MG-Z	Oakington	1938	Lubeck	Claimed by Oblt. Ludwig Becker, his 17th claim, from 6.NJG2 at 22.05. The aircraft crashed in the sea north of Vlieland (Frisian Islands)	Killed		Son of Tredgar and Irene Sidney Smith, of Sydenham, Co. Down, Northern Ireland
40	Scrivener	J V	Flying Officer									RCAF	Bomber Command	156Sqn	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	ND466	GT-Z	Upwood	2230	Nurnberg	Crashed Eisfeld	PoW	Paradie Archive Database	Attacker
41	Scanlan	Thomas Patrick	Pilot Officer		106553		Bergen op Zoom War Cemetery Plot 31 Row C Grave 8	1909		Observer	DFC	RAFVR	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1942-08-27	Stirling	I	R9160	HA-G	Downham Market	2045	Kassel	Claim by Oblt Ludwig Becker 6/NJG2 - North Sea West of Bergen aan Zee: 3,600m at 0140	Killed		The body of Plt Off Scanlan was washed up at Callantsoog on 25 September 1942 Son of John Christopher and Katherine Scanlan; husband of Peggy Marion Scanlan, of Caldy, Cheshire
42	Saprunoff	Samuel	Sergeant		R168720		Heverlee War Cemetery Plot 6 Row E Collective Grave	10th May 1921 in Sutherland, Saskatchewan	Canadian	Air Gunner (Rear)		RCAF	Bomber Command	432 (Leaside)Sqn RCAF	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	MZ504	QO:C	East Moor	20:00	Nurnberg	Outbound the aircraft was intercepted by a night fighter and shot down. Claim by Oblt Martin Becker 2./NJG6 – 10km NW of Alsfeld: 5,200m at 00:50. (Nachtjagd combat Archives 1944 Part 2 - Theo Boiten) Crashed close to Grossmaischeid 17km NNE of Koblenz.	KiA	Paradie Archive Database	Initially buried in Neuville American Cemetery Belgium. Reinterred 11 June 1948. Posthumously commissioned and promoted to J89247 Plt Off with effect 26th March 1944 Son of William and Tatiana (née Hologubow) Saprunoff of Trail, British Columbia, Canada Brother WO2 Stephen Saprunoff R149100 RCAF PoW No. 3390, Stalag Luft 3. 28th January 1944, 434 (Bluenose) Sqn, RCAF Halifax V LL134
43	Russell	Henry Millen	Sergeant		R85469		Runnymede Memorial 106	30 Aug 1919	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1942-08-27	Stirling	I	R9160	HA-G	Downham Market	2045	Kassel	Claim by Oblt Ludwig Becker 6/NJG2 - North Sea West of Bergen aan Zee: 3,600m at 0140	Killed	Paradie Archive Database
44	Roselt	Adrain Ruyseh	Sergeant		710346		Durnbach War Cemetery Plot 9 Row D Grave 14			Air Gunner (Rear)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	57 Sqn	1944-12-04	Lancaster	I	NG145	DX:J	East Kirkby	16:30	Heilbronn	Claim by Lt. Peter Spoden Stab II./NJG6, his 13th Abschuss and the first of three this night, 0-10km South of Heilbronn, at 3,000m at 19:33hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (16 October 1944 - 31 December 1944) Part 5 - Theo Boiten). The aircraft crashed at Oberstenfeld, 15km SSE of Heilbronn.	Killed		Those who perished were initially buried in Oberstenfeld Civil Cemetery. Sgt. Osman/Sgt. Lees - Grave 60. Sgt. Roselt - Grave 61. Flt Sgt. Deacon - Grave 62. Lt. Becker SAAF - Grave 63. Flt Sgt Ching RNZAF - Grave 64. Reinterred 7 May 1948 Son of Eryl Roselt, and of Emily Roselt, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
45	Rose	C A	Pilot Officer				Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery					RAAF	Bomber Command	156Sqn	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	ND466	GT-Z	Upwood	2230	Nurnberg	Crashed Eisfeld	Killed		Attacker
46	Roberts	C	Sergeant				Hannover War Cemetery						Bomber Command	106Sqn	1944-03-30	Lancaster	III	ND535	ZN-Q	Metheringham	2231	Nurnberg	Crashed Konigsberg	Killed		Attacker
47	Reynolds	Benjamin Samuel	Flight Sergeant		1335477	Courtesy Paul Brooker	Durnbach War Cemetery Plot 8 Row H Grave 4	Age 36	British	Bomb Aimer (Navigator)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	156 Sqn	1944-02-25	Lancaster	III	JA941	GT-A	RAF Warboys, Cambridgeshire (Hunts)	1903	Augsburg	Claim by Oblt Martin Becker 2./NJG6 - Roggenbach 20km South West of Rottweil (BP): 5,000m at 21:49. This is the same claim as Hptm Heinz-Horst Hissbach 5./NJG2 - Schwarzwald area: 5,500m at 21:51. This aircraft was shot down in two Nachtjager attacks to crash at Seelbach near Lahr/Schwarzwald. Victory for Oblt Becker confirmed on 23 June 1944. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 1 - Theo Boiten)	Killed		Son of Charles Henry and Catherine Sarah Reynolds, of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. Husband of Bessie Reynolds, of Hemel Hempstead, England. Epitaph: 'For Some We Loved, The Loveliest And The Best'.	Read Archive Report on this incident
48	Renwick	Richard Alan	Sergeant		1502388		Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 8 Row F Grave 11	1921		Bomb Aimer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	78 Sqn	1944-03-22	Halifax	III	LW512	EY-Q	Breighton	19:07	Frankfurt	Claim by Oblt Marin Becker 2./NJG6, his 18th, - 1km North of Kyllburg: 5,200m at 22:39. Crashed at Mohrweiler 10km NNE of Bitburg. Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume 1 (September 1939 - March 1944) - Dr Theo E.W. Boiten	Killed		Son of Richard Edmund Wetherall Renwick and Doris Ida Renwick, of Tynemouth, Northumberland
49	Rees	Francis George	Sergeant		1335744		Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 8 Row F Grave 12	1923		Navigator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	78 Sqn	1944-03-22	Halifax	III	LW512	EY-Q	Breighton	19:07	Frankfurt	Claim by Oblt Marin Becker 2./NJG6, his 18th, - 1km North of Kyllburg: 5,200m at 22:39. Crashed at Mohrweiler 10km NNE of Bitburg. Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume 1 (September 1939 - March 1944) - Dr Theo E.W. Boiten	Killed		Son of Albert and Florence K. C. Rees, of Guildford, Surrey; husband of Kathleen Elizabeth Rees
50	Rathwell	Robert William	Sergeant		R207897		Heverlee War Cemetery Plot 6 Row E Collective Grave 3	13th April 1925 in Billing's Bridge, Ontario	Canadian	Air Gunner (Mid-Upper)		RCAF	Bomber Command	432 (Leadside)Sqn RCAF	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	MZ504	QO:C	East Moor	22:00	Nurnberg	Outbound the aircraft was intercepted by a night fighter and shot down. Claim by Oblt Martin Becker 2./NJG6 – 10km NW of Alsfeld: 5,200m at 00:50. (Nachtjagd combat Archives 1944 Part 2 - Theo Boiten) Crashed close to Grossmaischeid 17km NNE of Koblenz	KiA	Paradie Archive Database	Initially buried in Neuville American Cemetery Belgium. Reinterred 11 June 1948. Posthumously commissioned and promoted to J90916 Plt Off with effect 29th March 1944 Son of Robert Henry and Annie Ellen (née McEwen) Rathwell of Billings Bridge, Ontario, Canada