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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	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
2751	Chute	G E	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	49Sqn	1944-03-26	Lancaster	III	JB680	EA-P	Fiskerton	1952	Essen	Exploded at Ahrbruck	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
2752	Clampitt	E B	Flight Sergeant	R114787					RCAF	Bomber Command	106Sqn	1943-03-12	Lancaster	I	R5749	ZN-G	Syerston	1859	Essen	Shot down in target area	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
2753	Clapham	Wiliam Paterson	Flight Sergeant	1022894	Age 19	British	W/Op/Air/Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LV923	ZL-N	RAF Leeming Yorkshire	2200	Nurnberg	See archive report for further details	Killed	Hotton War Cemetery. Grave XII.B.4			No further details - are you able to assist?	Read Archive Report
2754	Clare	J E S	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	514Sqn	1944-01-21	Lancaster	II	LL672	A2-C2	Waterbeach	2001	Magdeburg		PoW			Paradie Archive Database
2755	Clare	J E	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	620Sqn	1943-10-15	Stirling	III	EF149	QS-X	Chedburgh	1215	Training	Undercarriage collapsed on T/O				Paradie Archive Database
2756	Clare	P A	Sergeant							Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-03-18	Halifax	III	LW551	ZL-G	Leeming	1905	Frankfurt		PoW
2757	Clark	James	Sergeant	R175980	14th July 1921 in Vancouver, British Columbia	Canadian	Air Gunner (Mid Upper)		RCAF	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1943-09-03	Lancaster	III	ED659	SR:T	RAF Ludford Magna	19:36	Berlin	The aircraft was hit by Flak and exploded in mid-air over Gatow Airfield at 00:35 hrs on the 4th September 1943. The wreckage and crew were found in the vicinity of the western corner of the airfield. Local citizens buried the crew in the Doberitz Garrison Cemetery which is some 50 mls NE of Stettin	KiA	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 4.F.19.		Paradie Archive Database	Son of John and Agnes Elizabeth (née McShane) Clark, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2758	Clark	W B	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	12Sqn	1941-08-31	Wellington	II	W5577	PH-U	Binbrook	2115	Boulogne	Crashed off French coast	Killed			Paradie Archive Database
2759	Clark	Gerald Madison	Sergeant	R67811	26 March 1916, USA	American	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	156Sqn	1942-07-28	Wellington	III	BJ592	GT-	Alconbury	2242	Hamburg	Shot down by Flak. Crashed Fischbecker Moor near the village of Vierzigstuecken 9km NE of Buxtehude 4 miles West of Hamburg.	Killed	Becklingen War Cemetery Plot 14 Row F Grave 11.		Paradie Archive Database
2760	Clark	L M	Flying Officer	J20082					RCAF	Bomber Command	166Sqn	1943-04-28	Wellington	X	HZ278	AS-N	Kirmington	2049	Gardening	Crashed at Saedden Denmark	Killed	Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery Denmark		Paradie Archive Database
2761	Clark	G C	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	196Sqn	1943-02-14	Wellington	X	HE169	ZO-	Leconfield	1824	Koln	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
2762	Clark	D K	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Coastal Command	233Sqn	1945-01-14	Liberator	IV	TT336	6G-R 44-10597	Oulton	1606	BS	Crashed at Meerhout [Antwerpen]	Killed	Leopoldsburg War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
2763	Clark	Samuel Stewart	Pilot Officer	J/19450	10 Jun 1918		Passenger - Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-11-29	Halifax	II	DT576	LQ-U	Topscliffe	1005	Ferry	Crashed near Melmerby	Killed	Dishforth Cemetery Grave 47		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Samuel Stewart Clark and Christena Gillies Clark, of Radisson, Saskatchewan, Canada 405 Sqn were in the process of moving from RAF Topcliffe to undertake a detachment at RAF Beaulieu in Hampshire. A number of bicycles are believed to have been also loaded on board. The a/c took off from RAF Topcliffe and headed initially in a north-easterly direction before making a turn over Melmerby and then to fly a course which would have been in a southerly passing the westerly side of Dishforth airfield before heading towards Hampshire. Before it got back over the general area of the airfield and while flying at 300 ft the a/c turned onto it's back and crashed near Melmerby. Sadly all fifteen airmen on board were killed in the crash. It was the worst non-operational loss in Yorkshire in the whole of the war. A house was damaged prior to the crash and it was thought to have been struck by a wire aerial hanging from the a/c. While there was some suggestion locally that the a/c was overloaded the crash investigation thought otherwise and the reason for the crash was obscure other than it probably stalled at a low height.(Aircraft Accidents in Yorkshire)
2764	Clark	C T	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1943-11-23	Lancaster	III	JB182	LQ-O	Gransden Lodge	1715	Berlin	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
2765	Clark	W L J	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1944-01-01	Lancaster	III	JB280	LQ-K	Gransden Lodge	.0023.	Berlin	Crashed at Nieuw Schoonebeek {Drenthe}	Killed	Schoonebeek General Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
2766	Clark	J F	Squadron Leader					DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1943-08-10	Lancaster	III	JA920	LQ-E	Gransden Lodge	2205	Nurnberg	Crashed at base on return				Paradie Archive Database
2767	Clark	R S	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-12-16	Lancaster	II	DS737	EQ-C	Linton on Ouse	1637	Berlin	Crashed at Murton Common Yorkshire	Died of Injury 21/12/43	Harrogate [Stonefall] Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
2768	Clark	W J	Flight Sergeant	R92367					RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-03-05	Halifax	II	DT646	VR-C	Middleton St George	1857	Essen	Crashed near Elst	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
2769	Clark	James Anderson	Warrant Officer Class 1	R/81023	10 Jan 1921	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1942-09-15	Wellington	III	X3796	VR-C			Air Test	A test was in progress in regards to oil consumption problems reported most likely in the "Flight Snag" book. Sometime within the 2 hour test the a/c went into a 45 degree dive from which it would not recover. The a/c came down near Thursby 9 miles East of Stamford, Lincolnshire	Killed	Cottesmore (St Nicholas) Churchyard Extension Compartment 16 Grave 11		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Richard and Isabelle Clark, of Port Alice, British Columbia, Canada
2770	Clark	Earl William	Flying Officer	J89818		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1945-03-05	Halifax	III	NA184	PT-W	RAF Tholthorpe, North Riding of Yorkshire	1628	Chemnitz	Crashed near Dishforth Airfield	Killed	Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery - H. Row P. Grave 19,		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
2771	Clark	F J	Flight Lieutenant	J/4924			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	421Sqn RCAF	1944-07-13	Spitfire	IX	NH415				Patrol	Collided with last	Killed	Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery France		Paradie Archive Database
2772	Clark	H A	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-03-30	Lancaster	II	DS852	OW-Q	Linton on Ouse	2207	Nurnberg	Crashed Bro Herade	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
2773	Clark	D A	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1943-12-03	Lancaster	II	DS733	OW-L	Linton on Ouse	.0022.	Leipzig	Crashed at Espel	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
2774	Clark	H L	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1945-01-28	Lancaster	X	KB763	NA-S	Middleton St George	1429	Training	Crashed near Stockton on Tees	Killed	Harrogate [Stonefall] Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
2775	Clark	Edwin Spencer Charles	Pilot Officer	C89632			Flight Engineer		RCAF	Bomber Command	429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF	1944-12-06	Halifax	III	MZ463	AL:J	RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire	16:19	Osnabruck	See Archive report for details	Missing	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 249.		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
2776	Clark	R E	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1943-04-14	Wellington	X	HZ303	AL-	Leeming	1510	Air Test	Crashed Buntington	Killed	Sutton in the Forest		Paradie Archive Database
2777	Clark	H B	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	51Sqn	1941-09-07	Whitley	V	Z6744	MH-	Dishforth	2009	Berlin	?	Killed	1939-1945 Berlin War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
2778	Clark	Austin Thomas	Flight Lieutenant	J/86332	Age 26	Canada	Pilot	DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	57Sqn	1944-08-26	Lancaster	I	LM278	DX-L	RAF East Kirby, Lincolnshire	2017	Gardening	See archive report - Information courtesy John Jones	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 244	Courtesy John Jones	Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 21st December 1917. A salesman prior to service working for The Bell Telephone Company. Son of Herbert Clark, and of Fanny Edith Clark, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.	Archive Report on the loss of this aircraft
2779	Clark	Tom A.	Sergeant	R/200128		Canada	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	576Sqn	1944-07-24	Lancaster	III	PB265	UL-V2	RAF Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire	2108	Stuttgart	Abandoned	Injured			Paradie Archive Database		Archive report
2780	Clark	J H	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	626Sqn	1945-01-07	Lancaster	III	JB661	UM-C2	Wickenby	1847	Munchen		Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
2781	Clark	Ari Bergthor	Pilot Officer	J/91164	Age 21	Canadian	W/op/Air/Gnr		RCAF	Bomber Command	76Sqn	1944-12-26	Halifax	III	MZ740	MP-R	RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor, Yorkshire	1252	St-Vith	See Archive report for further details - Crashed at Nassogne {Luxembourg}	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database	Born 10th February, 1917 in Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, the son of Charles August and Jonina Gudbjorg née Thorsteinson, Clark. Enlisted in the RCAF, Winnipeg, 5th September, 1941.	Read Archive Report<
2782	Clark	Donald	Warrant Officer Class 1	R106192		Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	76 Sqn	1944-06-07	Halifax	III	MZ531	MP:D	RAF Holme on Spalding Moor	23:03	Juvisy	See archive report for details	PoW, 78364 Buchenwald, PoW No. 8078 Stalag Luft 3			Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
2783	Duval	Jean Pierre Aime Joseph	Sergeant	R/125456		Canadian	Air Gunner	DFM	RCAF	Bomber Command	23 Operational Training Unit	1942-07-19	Wellington	Ic	R1414		RAF Pershore		Training	Accidental belly landing, aircraft caught fire and completely burned	Slight burns			Accident report	Later commissioned to Pilot Officer with new service number J/18359	Paradie RCAF Database
2784	Clark	D A	Sergeant Wireless Operator/Air Gunner	R101355					RCAF	Bomber Command	77Sqn	1943-06-21	Halifax	II	JD205	KN-Y	RAF Elvington, North Riding of Yorkshire	22.5	Krefeld	Shot down by night fighter and crashed at Esch, Holland	PoW No. 97 Stalag Luft Heyfekrug - L6			Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
2785	Clark	S F	Sergeant							Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1942-08-28	Hampden	I	AD829	EQ-E	Balderton	2002	Saarbrucken	Crashed at Sauville France	Killed	Sauville Communal
2786	Clark	H E	Sergeant							Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-11-21	Halifax	VII	NP810	EQ-H	Linton on Ouse	1520	Castrop-Rauxel		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
2787	Clark	P	Flying Officer	152806						Fighter	418Sqn RCAF	1944-07-17	Mosquito	VI	HR183				Ranger		Killed	Malmo Eastern Municipal Cemetery Sweden
2788	Clark	B	Warrant Officer							Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1944-05-08	Halifax	III	LL594	KW-U	Tholthorpe	1100	St-Leu	Crashed near Chantilly {Oise}	Killed	Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery			First French Canadian squadron
2789	Clark	Thomas Henry	Sergeant	934072	1922		Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF	1944-06-05	Halifax	III	LW382	OW:O	Linton on Ouse	01:59	Coastal Battery Houlgate	The aircraft was outbound when it exploded in mid air. It crashed near RAF Bircham Newton. The primary cause of the accident was obscure. The aircraft caught fire in the air then exploded while still airborne and before any member of the crew could bale out.	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery Plot 25 Row D Grave 7			Son of Thomas George and Mary Clark, of Manor Park, Essex.
2790	Clark	R	Sergeant							Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-03-02	Wellington	III	X3390	ZL-W	Croft	1802	Gardening	Crashed target area	Killed	Runnymede
2791	Clark	Alfred John	Flying Officer	J/36345	Age 22	Canada	Pilot		RCAF	Transport Command	435Sqn	1946-02-13	Douglas DC-3 Dakota	lll	KG397	12432	RAF Croydon, Surrey	1140	Ferry flight	See archive report	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery. Grave 58.B.10			Read Archive Report
2792	Clarke	J F W	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	106Sqn	1944-09-23	Lancaster	III	ND868	ZN-Q	Metheringham	1930	Ladbergen	Crashed at Schierloch	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
2793	Clarke	A W	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1941-10-31	Wellington	Ic	X9873	KO-P	Marham	1750	Bremen	Crash landed Schiermonnikoog Island	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
2794	Clarke	J H	Flying Officer				Air/Bmr		RCAF	Bomber Command	12Sqn	1945-03-16	Lancaster	I	PD275	PH-K	RAF Wickenby	1707	Nurnberg	See archive report for further information	PoW No: 147063 Camp: Nuremberg / Mooseburg (13D/7A)	None - survived the war		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
2795	Clarke	A E	Pilot Officer	J/26904			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	132Sqn	1943-12-21	Spitfire	IX	MH738				Ramrod 385		Killed	Runnymede Memorial United Kingdom		Paradie Archive Database
2796	Clarke	C	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	149Sqn (East India)	1943-11-13	Stirling	III	EF412	OJ-F	Lakenheath	1235	Training	Crashed on take off				Paradie Archive Database
2797	Clarke	W R	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	156Sqn	1943-12-02	Lancaster	III	JB179	GT-E	Warboys	1718	Berlin	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
2798	Clarke	Ross William	Flying Officer	J26500	23rd June 1919, Montreal, Quebec	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2nd Tactical Air Force, 121 Wing	175Sqn	1944-10-24	Typhoon	Ib	PD494	HH:T	B.80 (Volkel, Netherlands)	10:25	Armed Reconnaissance	See archive report for details	KiA	Bergen-op-Zoom War cemetery 25.C.10		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
2799	Clarke	Donald Wallace	Pilot Officer	J/86873		Canadian	Bomb AImer		RCAF	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1944-09-12	Lancaster	I	PD262	HA-G	Methwold	1835	Frankfurt	Mid air collision with Lancaster ME854 of 576 Squadron. Crashed at Flomborn	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 19. B. 4-10. Germany.		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
2800	Clarke	R W	Flying Officer	J/12318			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	400Sqn RCAF	1943-06-02	Mustang	I	AM256				Rhubarb	Crashed at Ipinay	Killed	Epinay Churchyard France		Paradie Archive Database