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#	Name*	First Names	Rank	RAF Equivalent 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
37251	Wright	Duncan Frank	Staff Sergeant		15090818			Glider Pilot		The Glider Pilot Regiment, AAC	38 Group, 2nd Tactical Air Force	620 Sqn	1944-06-05	Stirling	IV	EF295	QS:J	RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire	23:45	Operation ‘Tonga’, France	See archive report for details	Murdered	Ranville War Cemetery, Grave IIIA.B.2				Read Archive Report
37252	Wrigley	Gordon Paul	Pilot Officer		J/88632			Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1944-10-25	Lancaster	X	KB813	SE-S	RAF Wombleton		Training	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery. Grave 55.G6		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
37253	Wroblewski	Jan Wladyslaw	Porucznik Pilot	Flying Officer	P.1583	Born 22 April 1920 (Age 24)	Poland	Pilot		PAF		No.45 Air Transport Group	1944-05-14					Canada			Died of Natural Causes in Montreal, Canada. Location : Canada.	Died on Active Service	, Montreal (Mount Royal) Cemetery - Quebec, Canada. Section G-943 Grave 414		Archiwum Polish Database
37254	Wróblewski	Marian	Kapral Strzelec	Flight Sergeant	P.704824	21 July 1921 Piotrków (Age 22 when killed)	Poland	Air Gunner	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Bomber Command	300 Sqn (Polish)	1944-06-12	Avro Lancaster	l	LL807	BH:N	RAF Faldingworth	23:16	Gelsenkirchen	See Archive report for details	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Amersfoort (Old Leusden) General Cemetery - Utrecht, Netherlands. Plot XIII Row 12 Grave 204		Archiwum Polish Database		Read Archive Report
37255	Wry	L A	Warrant Officer Class 2							RCAF	Bomber Command	514Sqn	1944-03-15	Lancaster	II	LL653	JI-E	Waterbeach	1917	Stuttgart	Crashed near Blondefontaine	Killed	Villars-le-Pautel Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
37256	Wulff	W H	Pilot Officer							RAAF	Bomber Command	207Sqn	1944-12-04	Lancaster	I	PB765	EM-B	Spilsby	1637	Heilbronn	Crashed at Holtzwihr {Haute-Rhin}	PoW
37257	Wulff	E R	Flight Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-07-28	Lancaster	II	DS634	EQ-A	Linton on Ouse	2235	Hamburg	Crashed at Spieka	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
37258	Wunderlin	Carl Francis	2nd Lieutenant	Pilot Officer	O-819445	13th October 1919	American	Co-Pilot	AM (2 Oak Leaf Clusters) PH	USAAF	8th Air Force	579th Bomber Squadron (392nd Bombardment Group (H))	1944-07-07	B-24 Rap ‘Em Pappy	H	42-95229	GC:R-	Wendling (Station #118), Norfolk, England		Bernburg (Mission #458), Germany	See Archive report for details	Died in suspicious circumstances	Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Plot D, Row 2, Grave 14				Archive Report
37259	Wunsch	V F	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	149Sqn (East India)	1944-06-24	Stirling	III	LM394	OJ-D	Methwold	2325	Ruisseauville	Crashed at Lisbourg {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed	Fruges Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
37260	Wurtz	Robert Fred	Sergeant		78791		Australia			RAAF		77Sqn RAAF	1944-09-28												RAAF Honour Roll
37261	Wyand	Guy Herbert	Flying Officer		146076			Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	619Sqn	1944-06-06	Lancaster	I	LL783	PG-C	Dunholme Lodge	55	Caen	Crashed between Baupte (Manche) and Carentan	Killed	Bayeux War Cemetery III.F.22.
37262	Wyatt	George Denis	Flight Sergeant		761390			Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	304 FTU	1944-04-10	Beaufighter	?	NE480	Not known	RAF Denton, Northamptonshire	No details	Training exercise	See archive report for further information	Killed	Stockport Crematorium. Panel 6			Read Archive Report
37263	Wyatt	J H	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-06-12	Lancaster	II	DS772	EQ-T	Linton on Ouse	2201	Cambrai	Crashed at Avesnes-les-Aubert {Nord}	Killed	Avesnes-les-Aubert Communal Cemetery			Attacker
37264	Wyatt	F G	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	578Sqn	1944-12-12	Halifax	III	MZ987	LK-M	Burn	1647	Essen	Crash landed at Wormingford Essex
37265	Wyatt	Henry	Pilot Officer		152738		British	A/G		RAFVR	Bomber Command	76Sqn	1944-01-21	Halifax	V	LK733	MP-B	Holme on Spalding Moor	1945	Magdeburg		Killed	Runnymede Panel 210			648 aircraft, 57 losses (8.8%). The Halifax loss rate high at 15.6%. Night-fighters were already in the stream before it reached the German coast (using the newly developed Tame Boar methodology). Not a successful attack. Stronger tail winds placed some of the stream over the target before Zero Hour and dropped their bomb load anyway, making the target marking much less effective. German decoy markers exacerbated the situation. Most of the bombs fell outside of the city.
37266	Wyatt	Valdee	Captain		O-666496		USA	Pilot		USAAF	339th Fighter Group: The Chequers	503rd Fighter Squadron	1944-06-15	P-51 Mustang							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
37267	Wyatt	Valdee	Captain		O-666496		USA	Pilot		USAAF	339th Fighter Group: The Chequers	503rd Fighter Squadron	1944-07-07	P-51 Mustang							0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
37268	Wyatt	Valdee	Captain		O-666496		USA	Pilot		USAAF	339th Fighter Group: The Chequers	503rd Fighter Squadron	1944-07-25	P-51 Mustang							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
37269	Wyatt Jr.	Charles Edward	Technical Sergeant	Sergeant	38399233	15th October 1924	American	Engineer	PH	USAAF	8th Air Force	706th Bomber Squadron (446th Bombardment Group (H))	1944-08-26	B-24 Ginger	H	41-29177	RT:R	Bungay (Station #125), Suffolk, England		Ludwigshafen, Germany	See Archive report for details	Murdered	Repatriated and interred at the Rest Haven Garden Cemetery, Plot 2, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma				Archive Report
37270	Wyborn	J H	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	7Sqn	1944-02-22	Lancaster	III	JA964	MG-P	Oakington	1858	Frankfurt		Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
37271	Wybrants	R H	Pilot Officer								Bomber Command	207Sqn	1944-01-20	Lancaster	III	ED698	EM-S		1657	Berlin	Crashed on take off
37272	Wyckoff	Charles Beverly	Flying Officer		J/26695		Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	24 OTU	1944-05-22	Whitley	V	AD701	TY-F	Long Marston		Nickel	Shot down by flak	Killed	Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xxvii. G. 4-7 (Coll.) France.		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
37273	Wykes	A E	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	207Sqn	1944-12-18	Lancaster	III	LM671	EM-S	Spilsby	1651	Gdynia	Ditched ?	PoW
37274	Wykes	L W	Sergeant								Bomber Command	466Sqn RAAF	1944-01-20	Halifax	III	HX312	HD-K	Leconfield	2004	Magdeburg	Crashed De Lutte {Overijssel}	Killed	Losser {De Lutte} RC Cemetery
37275	Wylde	G H	Flight Sergeant					Pilot			Fighter	56Sqn	1944-07-07	Tempest	V	JN857	L			Patrol	Ditched off Hastings
37276	Wylie	W J C	Sergeant								Bomber Command	103Sqn	1944-07-28	Lancaster	III	LM538	PM-H	Elsham Wolds	2136	Stuttgart	Crashed at Bael Rippoldsau	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
37277	Wyllie	J F	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LV915	EY-H	Breighton	2218	Amiens		Killed	Poix-de-la-Somme Churchyard		Paradie Archive Database
37278	Wyllie	Thomas	Flying Officer		NZ/414718	Age 24	New Zealander	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	1Sqn	1944-09-27	Spitfire	LF.IX	MK867	JX-?	RAF Detling, Kent	1620	Sweep	See Archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 263	Courtesy AWMM		Born on the 08th April 1920 at Otahuhu. Worked as a farmer on his father's dairy farm Waitakaruru. Enlisted in the RNZAF on the 17th August 1941 at Levin. Initial training at No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School on the 29th September 1941 before joining No. 2 Flying Training School on the 08th November 1941. The pilot's badge was awarded on the 17th August 1941 and promoted to sergeant. Embarked for England on the 22nd February 1942Further training with No. 5 Pilot Advanced Flying Unit on the 19th May 1942 then joined 53 Operational Training Unit on the 09th June 1942. Joined 222 squadron on the 07th October 1942 where he completed 137 operational sorties. Commissioned on the 24th June 1943. Attached to 1689 flight in late January 1944 flying the Hurricane. Joined 1 Squadron in May 1944 where he completed a further 89 operational sorties. Son of Alexander Ralston (who died in October 1960, age 84) and Edith Beatrice Wyllie (née Wallice - died 11th March 1956, age 66), of Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand.	Read Archive Report
37279	Wyman	Elroy Frank	2nd Lieutenant	Pilot Officer	O-735946		American	Navigator	AM	USAAF	8th Air Force	389th Bombardment Group (H), 565th Bomber Squadron (H), 2nd Air Division	1944.02.20	B-24 Swamp Angel	J	42-100352	EE:I	Hethel (Station #114), Norfolk, England		Brunswick (Mission #226), Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW No. 2758/ Killed	Repatriated on the 1st June 1949 and buried at the Hillside Cemetery in North Berwick, York County, Maine				Read Archive Report
37280	Wyn-Evans	J D	Pilot Officer								Bomber Command	7Sqn	1944-04-24	Lancaster	III	JB719	MG-B	Oakington	2204	Karlsruhe	Crashed Soufflenheim {Bas-Rhin}	Killed	Soufflenheim Communal Cemetery
37281	Wynack	Mary Catherine	Sergeant		90550		Australia			RAAF		WAAAF 8 Stores Depot	1944-06-28												RAAF Honour Roll
37282	Wynde	P R	Sergeant								Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-02-24	Lancaster	III	LM444	JO-D	Waddington	2026	Schweinfurt		Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
37283	Wyness	Drew Rothwell Cullen	Squadron Leader		103028			Pilot	DFC	RAFVR	Bomber Command	617 Sqn	1944-07-10	Lancaster	I	NG180	KC:S	RAF Woodhall Spa	13:10	Kembs Dam	See archive report for full details	Murdered	Choloy War Cemetery. Grave 4.B.6				Read Archive Report
37284	Wyness	L H	Sergeant								Bomber Command	51Sqn	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LV822	MH-Z2	Snaith	2200	Nurnberg	Crashed Guntersdorf	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
37285	Wyness	D R C	Squadron Leader						DFC		Bomber Command	617Sqn	1944-09-11	Lancaster	I	ME559	KC-Y	RAF Woodhall Spa	1901	Transit	See archive report for full details					Read Archive Report
37286	Wynn	C K	Sergeant							RCAF		166Sqn	1944-05-22	Lancaster	III	NE114	AS-S	Kirmington	2215	Dortmund	Crashed Mettmann	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
37287	Wynn	H G	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	10Sqn	1944-10-15	Halifax	III	LV878	ZA-V	Melbourne	1952	Wilhelmshaven		Killed	Runnymede
37288	Wynn	J A	Pilot Officer								Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1944-11-29	Lancaster	III	PB199	TL-N	Graveley	1321	Dortmund		Killed	Runnymede
37289	Wynn	Vasseure H	1st Lt		O-886007		USA	Pilot		USAAF	4th Fighter Group	334th Fighter Squadron: Fighting Eagles	1944-03-02	P-47 Thunderbolt. (P-51 Mustang from mid 1944)							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
37290	Wynne Thomas	A	Flight Lieutenant								Bomber Command	550Sqn	1944-10-19	Lancaster	I	NG192	BQ-L	North Killingholme	1702	Stuttgart		Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
37291	Wynne-Cole	B	Sergeant								Bomber Command	149Sqn (East India)	1944-06-05	Stirling	III	LJ621	OJ-M	Methwold	2209	D-Day Support	Crashed at Marcelett {Calvados}	PoW
37292	Wynnyk	William Peter	Warrant Officer Class 2		R187127	14th January 1914 in Stry, Smoky Lake, Alberta	Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	166 Sqn	1944-12-04	Lancaster	I	LM176	AS:X	Kirmington	16:24	Karlsruhe	Pilot called up on the R/T on return from an operational sortie, and after a time was given 'prepare' by flying control. This message was acknowledged and soon afterwards Fg Off Hanna gave his position 'downwind'. Almost immediately the caravan on the airfield reported an aircraft had crashed near the funnel. The aircraft was extensively damaged when found and six of the crew were dead, the only survivor dying shortly afterwards in Sick Quarters. No explanation as to why this accident occurred has been found.	Killed	Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery Sec. H. Row D. Grave 2		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Peter and Nastia Wynnyk, of Stry, Alberta, Canada
37293	Wynveen	W R	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1944-01-20	Halifax	V	LK739	NA-P	Middleton St George	1638	Berlin		PoW			Paradie Archive Database
37294	Wyrill	H	Sergeant								Bomber Command	61Sqn	1944-03-18	Lancaster	III	ND727	QR-C	Coningsby	1917	Frankfurt		Killed	Runnymede
37295	Wyse	George Percival	Flight Lieutenant		J/10397	Age 28	Canada	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-08-09	Halifax	III	MZ363	ZL-Y	RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire	1900	la Neuville	See archive report	Killed	Cayeux-Sur-Mer Communal Cemetery. Plot 2. Row B. Grave 2.		Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 22nd June 1916 in Quebec, Canada. Worked for the National Research Council prior to service. Enlisted on the 20th August 1940. A total of 11 operational sorties. Son of Edwin Allan Wise and Evelyn Naomi (née Meyers) 370 Lyon Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.	Read Archive Report on this incident
37296	Wziątek	Kazimierz	Sierżant	Warrant Officer	792662	26.06.1916 Radzymin Wołomin, Poland	Polish	Air Gunner	Krzyz Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy (x3) Odznaka Za Rany i Kontuzje (Wound Badge)	PAF	Bomber Command	300Sqn Polish	1944-07-25	Lancaster	III	PB252	BH-H	Faldingworth	2300	Stuttgart	Took off from Faldingworth 23.00 25 July 1944 on an Operation to bomb Stuttgart. On outbound flight Lancaster collided in mid-air with RCAF Lancaster ND903 aircraft near Orleans and at 01.00 hours it was abandoned. Location : France.	Evader			Fuller details at Archiwum Polish Database PB252	Raid on Stuttgart undertaken by 412 Lancasters and 138 Halifaxes of Bomber Command. 8 Lancasters and 4 Halifaxes were lost (2.2 per cent of the force desptached).
37297	Yabsley	J F	Flight Sergeant							RAAF	Bomber Command	57Sqn	1944-01-05	Lancaster	III	JB541	DX-A	Wickenby	2359	Stettin	Crashed target area	Killed	Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery Poland
37298	Yabsley	Raymond	Flight Sergeant		432329		Australia			RAAF		19 OTU RAF	1944-08-28												RAAF Honour Roll
37299	Yabsley	John Francis	Flight Sergeant		423970		Australia			RAAF		57Sqn RAF	1944-01-06												RAAF Honour Roll
37300	Yallop	Roy Arthur	Sergeant		1356347			Air/Gnr		RAFVR	Bomber Command	35Sqn	1944-12-24	Lancaster	III	PB366	TL-S	RAF Graveley, Cambridgeshire	1535	Koln	See archive report for further details	Killed	Ipswich Old Cemetery. Sec. C. Div. 31. Grave 63			Read Archive Report