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#	Name*	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Victories (Fighters)	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1	Acorn	J W	Sergeant							Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-07-13	Halifax	II	JD174	EQ-A		Leeming	.0009.	Aachen	Abadoned on return to base
2	Abrams	A	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	550Sqn	1944-10-14	Lancaster	I	NG133	BQ-F2		North Killingholme	639	Duisburg	Exploded & crashed at Baerl	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
3	Abrams	R W	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	576Sqn	1945-03-05	Lancaster	I	PD403	UL-F2		Fiskerton	1655	Chemnitz	Believed crashed in target area	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
4	Abrams	S W	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	77Sqn	1943-08-23	Halifax	II	JD465	KN-U		Elvington	2024	Berlin	Crashed at Biesenthal	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
5	Abramson	Mark Leslie	Flying Officer	J/15627	21 Nov 1919, Kingston, Ontario, Canada	Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	576Sqn	1944-05-15	Lancaster	I	ME726	UL-X2		Elsham Wolds	2208	Gardening	Claimed by Fw Gunter Holtfreter 10/NJG3 Assens-Husby area (PU 9-6): 4,200m at 0047 hrs. (Nachtjagd War Diaries Vol 2- Dr. Theo Boiten). The aircraft crashed at Gamtofte some 6km ENE of Assens.	Killed	Assens (Fyn) New Cemetery, Sp.Mem		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Louis and Dora Abramson, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
6	Acheson	J S	Flight Lieutenant	J13840						Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-03-29	Halifax	II	HR654	EQ-R		Leeming	2127	Berlin	Crashed SSE of Flensburg	PoW
7	Achtymichuk	Alexander	Warrant Officer Class 2	R61000	23rd November 1919 in Andrew, Alberta.	Canada	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF	1944-04-22	Halifax	III	LK802	AL:F		RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	23:00	Dusseldorf	See archive report for further details	MiA	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 249		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
8	Acker	James Gordon	Warrant Officer Class 2	R91189	15th May 1943 in Hamilton, Ontario	Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	419 (Moose) Sqn, RCAF	1943-04-28	Halifax	II	JB923	VR:Q		Middleton St George	20:42	Gardening	Set course for the Silverthorne (Codename for the Kattegat Region) Area. Claimed by Lt. Werner Speidel from 10./NJG3 over the sea 50km. NW of Hjörrin at 01:29 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (1 January - 22 June) 1943 Part 1 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Runnymede Memorial 180		Paradie Archive Database	Son of James Gordon and Madeleine (née McMurray) Acker, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
9	Acker	James Gordon	Sergeant	R91189		Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	419 (Moose) Sqn, RCAF	1943-03-28	Halifax	II	DT669	VR:?		Middleton St George	19:41	St-Nazaire	After being caught in searchlights the aircraft was turned over by a burst of flak. Captain gave the order to abandon the aircraft and the Bomb Aimer baled out. The Rear Gunner was on the point of bailing out when the Captain regained control at 7,000 ft. Only the Bomb Aimer bailed out. The aircraft returned to base landing at 02:08 hrs	Safe/KiA 28 April 1943				419 Sqn, Halifax II, JB923
10	Ackland	W E	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	77Sqn	1943-11-22	Halifax	II	LW290	KN-U		Elvington	1712	Berlin	Crashed at Kloster Zinna	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
11	Ackland	Albert	Sergeant	18017770	Age 21		Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-11-22	Halifax	V	LK906	NA-D		RAF Middleton St. George, County Durham	1638	Berlin	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery. Collective grave 10.D.13-17			Son of Alfred and Charlotte Ackland and brother of Charlotte, Lily, James, William and Ivy of Bethnal Green, London, England.	Read Archive Report
12	Acland	Ion Hugh	Pilot Officer	J/2827			Observer		RCAF	Bomber Command	2 School of Army Cooperation	1941-03-18	Blenheim	IV	T2443	Unknown		RAF Andover, Hampshire		Training	Crashed at Penton Mewsey, Wiltshire.	Killed	Buried at Andover Cemetery, Andover, Hampshire. Grave reference. Plot H. Grave 10.			Read Archive Report Paradie Archive
13	Acorn	C W	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1943-12-03	Lancaster	III	JB222	LQ-M		Gransden Lodge	.0024.	Leipzig	Crashed near Delitzsch	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
14	Abey	Mitchell George	Pilot Officer	J/9511					RCAF	Fighter	418Sqn RCAF	1942-07-31	Boston	III	W8326					Evening Intruder		Killed	Bergen op Zoom Cemetery Netherlands		Paradie Archive Database
15	Acquier	John Francis	Pilot Officer	168852			Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	434 (Bluenose) Sqn RCAF	1944-01-28	Halifax	V	LL134	WL:U		Croft	23:49	Berlin	Claimed as a probable by Hptm. Leopold Fellerer, his 26th Abschuss, from Stab II./NJG5 at 03:15 hrs. The aircraft crashed at Perleberg. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (1 January - 15 March 1944) Part 1 - Theo Boiten	PoW No. 3337, Stalag Luft 3
16	Acres	E P	Flight Lieutenant						RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1945-04-13	Lancaster	X	KB816	NA-E		Middleton St George	2018	Kiel	Crash landed at Church Broughton on return				Paradie Archive Database
17	Acthem	J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	50Sqn	1944-02-25	Lancaster	I	LL791	VN-O		Skellingthorpe	1837	Augsburg	Crashed Embermenil {Meurthe-et-Moselle}	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
18	Acton	J H	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	149Sqn (East India)	1944-06-23	Stirling	III	LK386	OJ-O		Methwold		Gardening	Crashed at Hartfordbridge Airfield on return	Injured			Paradie Archive Database
19	Acton	George Nelson	Pilot Officer Air Gunner	J/18289					RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-06-25	Halifax	II	JB858	EQ-S		RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	2324	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed Holtwick, Germany	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 12.D.4.		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
20	Adair	David Kenneth	Flying Officer	J/29705			Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1944-06-16	Lancaster	III	LM474	N2		RAF Ludford Magna, Lincolnshire.	2341	Sterkrade	Crashed at Volkel {Noord-Brabant}	Killed	Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery. Grave reference 17.A.9		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
21	Adair	Leslie James	Warrant Officer Class 1	R/133591	29 Oct 1922	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	156Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	III	JB553	GT-J		Warboys	8	Berlin	The aircraft was shot down over the target and crashed on Reinikinddorfir Strasse at 0220 hrs. Flt Lt McGlashan, Plt Off Purmal and Sgt Scott were initially buried in Elsgrund Cemetery Doberity	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 253		Paradie Archive Database	Son of J R Adair of Wingham, Ontario
22	Adair	A D	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	9Sqn	1942-06-20	Wellington	III	X3713	WS-J Jane		Honington	2345	Emden	Crashed at Leenstertillen-Leens	Killed	Leens General Holland		Paradie Archive Database
23	Adam	R E	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	199Sqn	1943-08-31	Stirling	III	EE946	EX-P		Lakenheath	2017	Berlin	Crashed at Schlach	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
24	Adam	Joseph Paul Hector	Flight Sergeant	R187844	20th October 1923 in Tecumseh, Ontario.	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	405 (Vancouver) Sqn, RCAF	1945-03-18	Lancaster	III	PB451	LQ:G		Gransden Lodge	01:32	Witten	Probably victim nightfighter Fritz Lau. See Archive report for details	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery 13.F.5		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Herve and Marie Anne (née Dumontier) Adam from Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada. Commissioned and promoted to Plt Off. (J90229) with effect 17th March 1945	Read Archive Report PB451
25	Adam	Raymond Francis	Pilot Officer	J90229	21st August 1924 in Windsor, Ontario	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-12-29	Lancaster	X	KB753	VR:L		RAF Middleton St George	14:58	Scholven-Buer	See archive report for details	KiA	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Joint Grave 20.C.4-5		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
26	Smith	George Earl	Flight Sergeant	R163668	4th April 1924 in Regina Saskatchewan	Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Middle East Command	142Sqn	1944.07.13	Wellington	X	HE293	QT:D		Regina, Italy	20:04	Milan	Crashed near Bergamo, which is approximately 46 km (28 mls) NE of Milan, Italy	KiA	Milan War Cemetery Coll. grave V.D. 1-5			Son of George Earl and Ona Pearl (née Hoard) Smith, of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
27	Gilmour	"Gill"	Pilot Officer				Wireless Operator		RCAF	Coastal Command	No. 10 North Atlantic Sqn, RCAF	1944-02-18	Liberator	B-24D	586		U-boats. U341 & U420	RAF Reykjavick, Iceland		Ferry Flight to Gander, Newfoundland	The last contact with the crew was when they acknowledged a signal diverting them to Goose Bay, Labrador. The a/c suffered severe icing and was force landed before reaching Goose Bay. The a/c was located 3 days later, 15 mls. from Goose Bay	Survived				This aircraft was involved in sinking two German U-boats. U341, on 19th September 1943 flown by Flt.Lt. R.F. Fisher and U420 on the 26 October 1943
28							Pilot			Fighter	1Sqn RCAF	1940-09-01	Hurricane		P3068						Crash landed Northolt
29							Pilot			Fighter	1Sqn RCAF	1940-09-25	Hurricane		V6749						Force landed nr Cookham
30							Pilot			Fighter	1Sqn RCAF	1940-09-27	Hurricane		P3674						Missing
31							Pilot			Fighter	402Sqn RCAF	1945-04-19	Spitfire	XIV	RM727					Recce	Abandoned near Parchim
32							Pilot			Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1944-08-31	Spitfire	IX	MK843
33							Pilot			Fighter	412Sqn RCAF	1944-09-27	Spitfire	IX	MJ884					Patrol
34							Pilot			Fighter	414Sqn RCAF	1944-09-19	Spitfire	IX	NH249					Recce
35							Pilot			Fighter	416Sqn RCAF	1943-02-03	Spitfire	IX	BM325					Circus 258
36							Pilot			Fighter	416Sqn RCAF	1943-05-13	Spitfire	IX						Ramrod 71	Damaged
37							Pilot			Fighter	416Sqn RCAF	1943-05-13	Spitfire	IX						Ramrod 71	Damaged
38									RAF	Coastal Command	209Sqn	1942-09-08	Catalina	lla	VA713	L		RAF Pamanzi	04:20 take off	Anti sub		All killed	Antsiranana War Cemetery, Madagascar + Alamein Memorial	Diego Suarez, Antsiranana		209 Sqn Catalina IIa VA713 Coded L for Leather Op: Anti-sub patrol, Took off RAF Pamanzi at 04:20 hrs F/L J R Wyllie RNZAF P/O F W Henderson RCAF F/O K J Rich P/O E L Hall Sgt D P Broomfield Sgt A S White Sgt H Shepherd Sgt R N Lamond Sgt L S Davies Sgt D Abberley Took off normally but crashed in the dark just after the last flare. Sgt White, Sgt Broomfield, Sgt Davies, F/O Rich and P/O Hall all rest in Antsiranana War Cemetery, Madagascar, while the remaining crewmen are commemorated on the Alamein Memorial.
39	Ellis	William Charles	Sergeant	R156577	2nd November 1923 in Mimico, Ontario	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	624 (Special Duties) Sqn	1944.06.25	Halifax	II	JP240	P		Blida, Algeria, North Africa	20:37	SOE Mission - ADJOINT and CABRIOLET	The aircraft crashed at about 01:00 hrs at St. Vincent-de-Barres. Cause unknown.	KiA	Mazargues War Cemetery, Marseilles Plot 3. Row E. Coll. grave 30-37			Son of John and Charlotte (née Curtis) Ellis, of Mimico, Ontario, Canada
40									RAF	Coastal Command	209Sqn	1942-09-08	Catalina	lla	VA713	L		RAF Pamanzi	04:20 take off	Anti sub		All killed	Antsiranana War Cemetery, Madagascar + Alamein Memorial	Diego Suarez, Antsiranana		209 Sqn Catalina IIa VA713 Coded L for Leather Op: Anti-sub patrol, Took off RAF Pamanzi at 04:20 hrs F/L J R Wyllie RNZAF P/O F W Henderson RCAF F/O K J Rich P/O E L Hall Sgt D P Broomfield Sgt A S White Sgt H Shepherd Sgt R N Lamond Sgt L S Davies Sgt D Abberley Took off normally but crashed in the dark just after the last flare. Sgt White, Sgt Broomfield, Sgt Davies, F/O Rich and P/O Hall all rest in Antsiranana War Cemetery, Madagascar, while the remaining crewmen are commemorated on the Alamein Memorial.
41	Harland	Garnet Robson	Flight Lieutenant	J/9316		Canadian	Navigator	DFC	RCAF	Eastern Air Command	No. 10 North Atlantic Sqn, RCAF	1944-02-18	Liberator	B-24D	586	A	U-boats. U341 & U420	RAF Reykjavick, Iceland	08:45	Ferry Flight from from Reykjavik, Iceland to Gander, Newfoundland	Crash landed in trees on a single engine 13 miles from RCAF Goose Bay during a severe snow storm in extreme icing conditions.	Survived - Injured Shoulder			Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
42	Johns	"Johnny"	Warrant Officer Class 1				Wireless Operator		RCAF	Coastal Command	No. 10 North Atlantic Sqn, RCAF	1944-02-18	Liberator	B-24D	586		U-boats. U341 & U420	RAF Reykjavick, Iceland		Ferry Flight to Gander, Newfoundland	The last contact with the crew was when they acknowledged a signal diverting them to Goose Bay, Labrador. The a/c suffered severe icing and was force landed before reaching Goose Bay. The a/c was located 3 days later, 15 mls. from Goose Bay	Survived				This aircraft was involved in sinking two German U-boats. U341, on 19th September 1943 flown by Flt.Lt. R.F. Fisher and U420 on the 26 October 1943
43	Aalborg	K I	Flight Lieutenant						RCAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1944-09-12	Lancaster	III	NE126	MG-R		Oakington	1913	Frankfurt	Crashed at Damscheid	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
44	Aaron	Elmer Oscar	Flying Officer	J25067		Canada	Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	106 Sqn	1944-05-07	Lancaster	I	LL891	ZN:B		RAF Metheringham, Lincolnshire	22:19	Salbris	See archive report for full details	Killed	Orleans Main Cemetery, France. Plot 1. Row A. Collective grave 16-27		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report Attacker Hans Karl Kamp
45	Abbott	C R	Pilot Officer				Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	198Sqn	1943-06-12	Typhoon	Ib	DN587					Patrol	Abandoned				Paradie Archive Database
46	Abbott	Randolph 'Randy' Theophilus	Flight Sergeant	1382581			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF	1943-11-25	Halifax	II	LK995	AL:C		Leeming	23:27	Frankfurt	See archive report for details	PoW No. 2981, Stalag Luft 6					Read Archive Report
47	Abbott	Wilfred	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1944-07-17	Halifax	III	MZ628	SE-Y		Croft	1521	Vaires	Crashed near Cramoisy {Oise}	Killed Age 23				Son Of William And Mary Abbott, Husband Of Dorothy Abbott, Of St. Helens, Lancashire.
48	Abbotts	James Elmer	Pilot Officer	J17204		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Fighter Command	403 (Wolf) Sqn RCAF	1943-07-29	Spitfire	IX	BS509	KH:H		RAF Manston		Ramrod to Ijmuiden	Claimed by Lt Kromer of the III./JG54, flying a Bf 109G from Schiphol airfield	PoW No. 2011, Stalag Luft 3
49	Abel	G. T.	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	415Sqn RCAF	1945-01-14	Halifax	III	NA611	6U-T		East Moor	1553	Grevenbroich	Crashed on take off and caught fire				Paradie Archive Database	With thanks to John Jones who advised us that they were under Bomber Command at this time.
50	Abel	George Clayton	Flying Officer	J/7526		Canadian	Wireless Op/Air Gunner	GM	RCAF	Far Eastern	36Sqn RAF	1943-11-27	Wellington	XIV	MP803	Q		Blida, Algeria		Air Sea Rescue	Suffered engine failure shortly after take off, crash landed and burst into flames	Safe			Accident report	F/O Abel was awarded the George Medal for helping rescue the rear gunner.	Paradie RCAF Database