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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
1851	Brown	R	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-10-23	Halifax	VIII	NP722	QO-N		East Moor	1604	Essen	Crashed at Manston Kent on return				Paradie Archive Database
1852	Brown	O M	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-04-08	Halifax	III	HX275	BM-S		Skipton on Swale	1031	Bois de Cassan	?				Paradie Archive Database
1853	Brown	Herbert	Pilot Officer W/Op Air Gunner	Not known					RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1944-12-17	Halifax	III	NR118	WL-U		RAF Croft, Yorkshire	250	Duisburg	Crashed at Pescke	Baled out - safe within allied lines	None		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1854	Brown	G	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1944-08-27	Halifax	III	MZ626	WL-T		Croft	2216	Training	Crashed near Croft Spa	Killed	Harrogate [Stonefall] Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1855	Brown	D W F	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1944-11-01	Halifax	III	NR114	WL-U		Croft	1707	Oberhausen		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1856	Brown	Cecil Allan	Flight Sergeant	R106507	12th July 1911, Gilbert Plains, Manitoba	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	434 (Bluenose) Sqn RCAF	1943-08-17	Halifax	V	EB258	IP:T		Tholthorpe	21:13	Peenemünde	Claimed by Uffz. Günter Liersch, his 1st Abschuss, from 4./NJG3 300 m W. Westerland/Sylt at 4,200 m at 00:36 hrs (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (23 June - 22 September) 1943 Part 2 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery 3.B.6		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Bruce Everett and Sarah Louise (née Doak) Brown of New, Westminster, British Columbia. Canada
1857	Brown	C P	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1943-10-22	Halifax	V	EB218	IP-M		Tholthorpe	1729	Kassel	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
1858	Brown	James Albert	Flying Officer	J/28760		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	439Sqn RCAF	1944-11-06	Typhoon	Ib	MN345	5V-G		B-78 Eindhoven	11:10	Armed recce	Hit by flak, abandoned near Deventer	PoW			Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
1859	Brown	B F	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	44Sqn	1943-03-01	Lancaster	I	W4829	KM-V		Waddington	1845	Berlin	Crashed near Doeritz	Killed	1939-1945 Berlin War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database	Paradie Archive
1860	Brown	H	Sergeant	R/109941		Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	44Sqn	1942-12-17	Lancaster	I	R5666	KM-F		Waddington		Nienburg	Hit by 1-3/H Abt 42 & 3/lei Flak Abt 743. Crashed Uedinghausen at 1908 hrs(Nachtjagd Combat Archives The Early Years Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	PoW No 916, Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug			Paradie Archive Database
1861	Brown	William Wood Lindsay	Flight Lieutenant	J/16571		Canadian	Pilot	MiD	RCAF	Fighter Command	441Sqn RCAF	1944-08-13	Spitfire	IX	NH178			RAF Digby, Lincolnshire		Recce	Crashed near Vrie	Killed	Ranville War Cemetery V.F.12		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1862	Brown	H L	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1943-02-19	Lancaster	I	ED525	PO-		Bottesford	1757	Wilhelmshaven	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
1863	Brown	William	Flight Sergeant	R111993					RCAF	Bomber Command	51Sqn	1943-05-23	Halifax	II	HR835	MH-		Snaith	2357	Dortmund	Crashed Essen	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database	Paradie Archive Aircrew Deaths Database
1864	Brown	David Oscar	Flying Officer	J/35242					RCAF	Bomber Command	514Sqn	1944-07-20	Lancaster	I	ME858	JI-J		Waterbeach	2307	Homberg	Crashed at Hunsel {Limburg}	Killed	Hunsel RC Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database	Paradie Archive
1865	Brown	William Earle	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	514Sqn	1944-05-21	Lancaster	II	DS781	JI-R		Waterbeach	2245	Duisburg		Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database	Paradie Archive Aircrew Deaths Database
1866	Brown	J W	Flight Sergeant				Nav		RCAF	Bomber Command	550Sqn	1944-10-14	Lancaster	I	NG133	BQ-F2		North Killingholme	639	Duisburg	Exploded & crashed at Baerl	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database	Paradie Archive
1867	Brown	E J	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	625Sqn	1944-09-11	Lancaster	I	NG239	CF-A		Kelstern	824	Wanne-Eickel		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1868	Brown	D C	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	626Sqn	1944-06-30	Lancaster	III	ND952	UM-E2		Wickenby	2210	Vierzon	Crashed at Theillay {Loir-et-Cher}	Killed	Theillay Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database	Paradie Archive
1869	Brown	Harold Earl	Flight Lieutenant	J/8965	Age 29	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	627 Sqn	1944-09-27	Mosquito	B.XX	KB366	AZ-O		RAF Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire	02:50	Kaiserslautern	Shot down by flak and crashed near the railway repair shops at Kaiserslautern. The crew were initially buried a few yards from the wreckage.	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery 2.K.20	Courtesy Oleg Marin	Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 26th April 1915 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of Harley E. and Mary Brown. Worked for Winnipeg Free Press prior to enlisting on the 18th April 1941 at Winnipeg. Husband of Jessie McDougall Brown (née McDougall later Stone then Leary - died 21st August 1996 age 82), of Rolla, North Dakota, USA. Grave inscription: 'He Is Not Forgotten'. Harold Brown Bay, in the Nelson River, Manitoba was named after him in 1995	Archive report
1870	Brown	L E	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	76Sqn	1941-08-12	Halifax	I	L9562	MP-		Middleton St George	2129	Berlin	Crashed on return to base	Killed	Wrentham SFK		Paradie Archive Database
1871	Brown	J B F	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1942-04-29	Halifax	II	W7663	EY-		Croft	2103	Oostende	?	Killed	Dunkerque Town Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
1872	Brown	Grant Le Roy	Flying Officer	J18354			Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	83 Sqn	1944-05-09	Lancaster	III	ND494	OL:G		Coningsby	22:28	Gennevilliers	Claim by Walter Prues 7/NJG1 - 26km North East of Lisieux: 1,500m at 01:02. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 2 - Theo Boiten). The aircraft was hit by light flak at low level when passing close to Rouen homebound. Flt Lt. Meredith tried to gain height, but the Lancaster was attacked by a night fighter, which set the starboard wing on fire, and a crash-landing was carried out on a hillside between Rouen and Caen, about twenty miles short of the Normandy coast. (83 Squadron - Chris Ward)	PoW No. 4899, Stalag Luft 3			Paradie Archive Database
1873	Brown	I A	Pilot Officer	J9127					RCAF	Bomber Command		1942-07-28	Oxford		N4647						Crashed Ossington	Killed	Ollerton		Paradie Archive Database
1874	Brown	D B	Flight Sergeant	R98439					RCAF	Bomber Command	76Sqn	1943-05-04	Halifax	V	DK134	MP-Y		Linton on Ouse	2206	Dortmund	Crashed SW of Doetinchem Holland	PoW			Paradie Archive Database	Paradie Archive
1875	Brown	William Raymond James	Pilot Officer	J/4785	Age 26	Canadian	Observer		RCAF	Bomber Command	99Sqn	1941-09-28	Wellington	Ic	T2879	LN-?		RAF Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire	1920	Genoa, Italy	See archive report for further details	Killed	Harlingen General Cemetery Plot E Row 1 grave 8		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report Son of James and Eleanor Brown; husband of Mrs. W. R. J. Brown, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1876	Brown	Arthur	Flying Officer	J/9906			Air/Bmr		RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn	1943-08-15	Wellington	B.X	HE524	PT-?		Kairouan/ Zina Tunisia		Pizzo and Lamezia, Italy	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Malta Memorial. Panel 10. Column 1		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1877	Brown	Charles Douglas Grant	Flight Sergeant	R67587	18th July 1917 in Windsor, Ontario	Canada	Pilot		RCAF	Coastal Command	404Sqn RCAF	1942-02-21	Blenheim	IV	V5433	EE:F		RAF Sumburgh, Shetland Islands, Scotland	08:30	Recce	See archive report for further details	KiA	Lerwick New Cemetery. Terrace 7B. grave 2		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
1878	Brown	Robert Burns	Flying Officer	J22358			Navigator		RCAF (Middle East Command)	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1943-06-29	Wellington	X	MS496	KW-Q		RAF Kairouan, Tunisia	21.31	Messina, Sicily	Not known	Missing believed killed	Malta Memorial Panel 10 Column 1			First French Canadian squadron Read Archive Report
1879	Brown	W H H	Technical Sergeant						USAAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-02-19	Lancaster	II	LL720	EQ-R		Linton on Ouse	2348	Leipzig		Killed	Neuville-en-Condroz
1880	Brown	G R	Sergeant / Pilot Officer	J/17567			Pilot			Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1943-05-31	Spitfire	IX	LZ955					Circus	Abandoned	Killed	Runnymede Memorial United Kingdom
1881	Brown	T	Sergeant							Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1941-07-06	Wellington	Ic	W5490	LQ-D		Pocklington	2240	Dortmund	Crashed on return to base	Injured
1882	Brown	R	Sergeant							Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1942-01-21	Hampden	I	X3051	EQ-V		Balderton	1750	Bremen	?	Killed	Runnymede
1883	Brown	Clifford	Sergeant	1356420		UK	Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1942-03-27	Hampden	I	AT176	EQ-A		Balderston	1921	Gardening	Shot down by night fighter pilot Hptm Helmut Lent of the II/NJG 2, flying a Do 215 B-5 or Bf 110 from Leeuwarden airfield.	Killed	Runnymede
1884	Brown	D L G	Warrant Officer	R109630						Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-07-13	Halifax	II	DT769	EQ-T		Leeming	.0008.	Aachen	Crashed Fellenoord Holland	Killed	Bergen op Zoom Canadian
1885	Brown	Richard Cyril Joseph 'Dick', 'Sid'	Flying Officer	J/20148	12 Feb 1921, Halifax, Canada	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	414 Sqn RCAF	1944-06-14	Mustang	I	AP205	RU-?				Tactical reconnaissance	Hit by flak and bailed out near Le Beny-Bocage	PoW, Stalag Luft 3 Sagan	Survived the war		RCAF Notes Database, Paradie Archive		RCAF Notes Database
1886	Brown	W	Flying Officer	154988						Fighter	418Sqn RCAF	1945-01-14	Mosquito	VI	RG571	G				Patrol	Crashed on return	Killed	Tickhill (St- Mary) Churchyard United Kingdom
1887	Brown	T	Flying Officer	127127						Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-05-12	Halifax	I	JB861	VR-C		Middleton St George	2314	Duisburg	Crashed near Zuidland	Killed	Rotterdam (Crooswijk)
1888	Brown	H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-09-23	Halifax	II	JD457	VR-F		Middleton St George	1902	Mannheim	?	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
1889	Brown	K J	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1943-03-01	Wellington	III	Z1724	PT-C				Training	Crashed near Leeming airfield	Killed
1890	Brown	H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	424Sqn RCAF	1944-06-28	Halifax	III	LV910	QB-Y		Skipton on Swale	2222	Metz		Evader
1891	Brown	John Francis	Pilot Officer	J86751	7th Mar 1921	Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	427 (Lion) Sqn RCAF	1944-05-27	Halifax	III	LV831	ZL:P		Leeming	23:31	Bourg-Leopold	Claim by Fw Hans-Eugen Gienanth 11/NJG1 - Genappe: 2,600m at 02:17. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 3 - Theo Boiten) The aircraft plunged out of the sky and collided with 429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF Halifax MZ295. Both aircraft exploded over Baisy-Thy 2km SSE of of Genappe.	Killed	Haverlee War Cemetery 2.H.10		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
1892	Brown	K A	Sergeant							Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-10-22	Halifax	V	DK182	ZL-		Leeming	1725	Kassel	Turned back came down Newton Kyme	Killed
1893	Brown	H G	Sergeant							Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-09-06	Halifax	V	DK196	NA-Z		Middleton St George	1929	Munchen	Crash landed near les Vertus	PoW
1894	Brown	D	Flight Sergeant	1582632						Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-07-13	Halifax	V	DK257	NA-Q		Middleton St George	2345	Aachen	Crashed Genderen	PoW
1895	Brown	M P	Sergeant	778810						Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1943-04-26	Wellington	X	HE382	AL-		Dalton	.0046.	Duisburg	Crashed at Bornerboek Holland	Killed	Borne {Bornerbroek} RC
1896	Brown	G F	Sergeant	1318730		UK	Bomb Aimer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1943-12-03	Halifax	V	EB137	SE-N		Tholthorpe	2339	Leipzig	Shot down by night fighter of 12./NJG 1	Killed	Bergen General Cemetery, Netherlands; Plot 2. Row B. Coll. grave 8-12		Accident report
1897	Brown	Robert J.	Pilot Officer	J/19419		Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1944-01-29	Halifax	V	EB256	WL-S		Croft	08:00	Berlin	Damaged by cannon fire from nightfighter, crashed near Flixton, Scarborough.	Bailed out safely			Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
1898	Brown	John Kerk	Flying Officer	J/44181		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1945-04-16	Typhoon	Ib	MP192	F3-J		B-78 Eindhoven		Armed recce	Shot down by flak, bailed successfully	PoW			Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
1899	Brown	Raymond Alexander	Flying Officer	J/21136		Canadian	Pilot	DFC	RCAF	2 TAF	439Sqn RCAF	1944-06-23	Typhoon	Ib	MN663	5V-		RAF Hurn		Armed recce	Hit by flak. Pilot abandoned aircraft off the Isle of Wight	Rescued			Accident report		Paradie RCAF database
1900	Brown	Mark Henry	Wing Commander	37904	Canada	Canadian	Pilot	DFC & Bar Czechoslovakia War Cross	RAF	Mediterranean	249Sqn	1941-11-12	Hurricane	II	Z2397		16.95	RAF Takali Malta		Armed recce	Shot down by flak while straffing Italian airfield at Gela Sicily	Killed	Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Grave III. G. 24		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database