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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
551	Bailey	N	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1944-07-28	Halifax	III	MZ589	SE-H	Croft	2215	Hamburg		Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
552	Bailey	D H	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-03-22	Halifax	III	LW584	QO-Y	East Moor	1905	Frankfurt		Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
553	Bailey	Albert George	Warrant Officer Class II	R/101346		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1943-05-28	Wellington	X	HE294	QO-P	Skipton on Swale	02:12	Essen	Shot down by Bf-110 nightfighter of Stab IV./NJG 1	Killed	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 179		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
554	Bailey	W G	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1943-09-29	Halifax	V	LK634	IP-T	Tholthorpe	1818	Bochum	?	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
555	Bailey	George Cooley	Flight Lieutenant	J20211		American	2nd Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	49Sqn	1943-11-22	Lancaster	III	JB368	EA:G	RAF Fiskerton, Lincolnshire	16:51	Berlin	See archive report for detail	MiA	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 172		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
556	Bailey	H R	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	57Sqn	1944-05-22	Lancaster	III	ND879	DX-H	East Kirkby	2212	Braunschweig		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
557	Bailey	Merrill George	Flight Sergeant	R/83874			Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1942-06-29	Stirling	I	N3706	MG-S	RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire	2350	Bremen	Crashed off Borkum	PoW No: 24941 Camp: 344	None - survived the war		Paradie Archive Database	Some details here: Read Archive Report
558	Bailey	M	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-27	Stirling	III	EE955	AA-D	Mepal	2130	Nurnberg	Crashed Schwarzenau	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
559	Bailey	Frederick Cyril	Sergeant	1817259			Air Gunner (Rear)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	405 (Vancouver) Sqn, RCAF	1944-06-11	Lancaster	III	ND344	LQ:V	Gransden Lodge	22:10	Tours	See archive report for details	Evader					Read Archive Report
560	Bailey	Reginald Leslie	Sergeant	1897210		UK	Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1945-03-31	Lancaster	I	NG345	AL-V	Leeming	614	Hamburg	Shot down by Me262, exploded in mid air	Killed	Becklingen War Cemetery 13. A. 3. Germany				CWGC
561	Bailey	J B G.	Flying Officer.	48551						Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1943-05-23	Wellington.	X	HE198	SE-					Safe
562	Bailey	Harry Russell	Flight Sergeant	R/82988		Canadian	Wireless Op/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1943-02-20	Wellington	III	BJ919	OW-P	RAF Dishforth		Bombing Wilhelmshaven	Missing	Killed	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 181		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
563	Bailhache	Mark Proctor	Pilot Officer	1322954			Air Bomber		RAFVR	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-01-21	Lancaster	II	DS843	QO-O	RAF East Moor, North Yorkshire	2023	Magdeburg	See archive report for full details	Pow No: 1169 Camp: L3	None - thought to have survived the war			Read Archive Report
564	Baillargeon	Joseph Louis	Flying Officer	J/36230	Age 25	Canadian	Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-08-16	Halifax	III	MZ899	BM-D	RAF Skipton-on-Swale	21:34	Gardening	See archive report for full details	Missing presumed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 244		Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 31st October 1917. Enlisted on the 25th July 1941. Son of Edmund Emile (died 24th June 1962, age 74) and Elisabeth J. Baillargeon (née Yuill - died 05th August 1937, age 56, married Lucienne Baillargeon née Bourret - died 10th September 1983, age 76), of 425 Pitt Street West, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. 12 operational sorties.	Read Archive Report
565	Baille	Ralph Cameron	Flying Officer	J/17942			Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1943-07-29	Halifax	II	JB798	EY-P	RAF Breighton, East Riding of Yorkshire	2211	Hamburg	Crashed at Bad Oldesloe	Killed	Hamburg (Ohlsdorf) Cemetery - Plot VI. Row B. Collective Grave 4 - 8.		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
566	Baillie	T	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	23 OTU	1942-09-16	Wellington	III	X3799	?-E	Pershore	2018	Essen	?	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
567	Baillie	T	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1944-08-27	Lancaster	X	KB709	NA-G	Middleton St George	2119	Stettin		Killed			Paradie Archive Database
568	Baillie	Ralph Cameron	Sergeant	R73027			Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1942-12-20	Halifax	II	DT509	EY-Q	RAF Linton on Ouse, North Riding of yorkshire	1738	Duisburg	Ditched off the Norfolk Coast	Safe but injured			Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
569	Baily	Norman Godwin	Flying Officer	J/35708	Age 31	Canada			RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1945-01-28	Halifax	VII	NP743	EQ-K	Linton on Ouse	1953	Stuttgart		Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery. Joint grave 4. C. 20-21.	Courtesy John Jones	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Archibald Baily, and of Mary Alice Baily, of Georgetown, Ontario, Canada. Accountant.
570	Bain	John Douglas Norman	Pilot Officer	J6027	31st July 1920 in Toronto, Ontario	Canadian	Pilot	DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	156Sqn	1942-05-30	Wellington	III	X3598	GT:?	RAF Alconbury, Huntingdon	23:15	Koln	See archive report for details	KiA	Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery. Grave: 12.F.1		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
571	Bain	D T	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-07-13	Halifax	II	JD174	EQ-A	Leeming	.0009.	Aachen	Abadoned on return to base	Injured			Paradie Archive Database
572	Bain	David Lachlan	Warrant Officer Class II	R106671		Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1943-03-29	Wellington	III	BK540	AL-	East Moor	1945	Bochum	Disapeared over North Sea, body washed up in Esberg harbour	Killed	Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery Aiii. 7. 22. Denmark		Accident report	Archive report	Paradie Archive Database
573	Bain	G E J	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	576Sqn	1944-06-06	Lancaster	I	ME811	UL-S2	Elsham Wolds	2203	Vire	Crashed at Chenedolle {Calavados}	Evader			Paradie Archive Database
574	Bain	A	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	630Sqn	1944-07-26	Lancaster	III	ND527	LE-O	East Kirkby	2117	Givors	Crashed at St-Ignat {Pay-de-Dome}	Killed	Clermont-Ferrand {des Carmes-Dechaux} Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
575	Bain	D J	Flight Lieutenant							Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-08-09	Halifax	II	W7709	LQ-J	Topcliffe	2350	Osnabruck	Crashed at Oploo Holland	Killed	Woensel Cemetery Eindhoven
576	Bain		Sergeant							Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1941-07-24	Wellington	II	W5581	LQ-V	Pocklington	1134	Brest	Ditched off Torpoint Devon
577	Bainblatt	Norman	Sergeant	R/133514		Canada	W/Op/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-06-12	Halifax	II	JB790	EQ-V	RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	2329	Bochum	Crashed at Sellen	No: 25 Camp: Stalag Lemsdorf	None - Survived the war		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
578	Bainbridge	G H	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	626Sqn	1944-04-24	Lancaster	III	DV244	UM-L2	Wickenby	2132	Karlsruhe	Crashed Plottersdorf	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
579	Baines	L W E	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1945-02-07	Lancaster	I	NG455	PO-H	Waddington	2102	Ladbergen		PoW			Paradie Archive Database
580	Baines	Lloyd E.W.	Flying Officer	J/35083			Air/Bmr		RCAF	Bomber Command	463Sqn	1944-08-15	Lancaster	I	LL844	JO-R	RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire	921	Gilze Rijen	See archive report for further details	Safe	None - later PoW		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
581	Baird	J D	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1945-02-02	Halifax V	II	NP757	EQ-B	Linton on Ouse	2010	Wanne-Eickel	Abandoned and crashed near North Witham				Paradie Archive Database
582	Baird	N G	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1945-03-07	Halifax	VII	NP718	EQ-B	Linton on Ouse	1843	Hemmingstedt	Crashed at Nordhastedt	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
583	Baird	William Gordon	Flying Officer	J25900	14th December 1923 in Calgary, Alberta	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	433 (Porcupine) Sqn, RCAF	1944-07-04	Halifax	III	LW123	BM:W	RAF Skipton on Swale	22:16	Villeneuve	See archive report for details	KiA	Laons Communal Cemetery Grave 6		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
584	Coakey	Andrew Michael	Sergeant	778785		Southern Rhodesia	Air Gunner (Rear)		RCAF	Bomber Command	104Sqn	1942-12-28	Wellington	IC	Z8908	H	RAF Luqa, Malta	18:15	Tunis docks	The aircraft was borrowed from 40 Sqn and was detached from Jebel Hamza (LG 237), Egypt. Took off from RAF Luqa at approximately 18:15 hrs in the company with 7 other aircraft on a mission to bomb Tunis docks. Heavy Flak was encountered at Tunis. Z8908 was claimed by Hptm. Dr. Horst Patuschka flying a Ju88C from II./NJG2, his 20th Abschuss	MiA	Malta Memorial, Panel 3, Column 2			Hailed from South Rhodesia
585	Baird	R H	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	76Sqn	1942-05-19	Halifax	II	W7660	MP-L	Middleton St George	2235	Mannheim	Crashed near Marche-en-Famenne Belgium	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
586	Baittle	Horace David	Flight Sergeant	R/79439	13 Nov 1922	Canadian	Observer		RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-08-28	Wellington	III	DF673	AA-	Mildenhall		Nurnberg	Claim by Ofw Wilhelm Beier 7/NJG2 - North East of Moerbeke, West of St-Niklaas at 0315. Crashed North East of Moerbeke 13km West of St-Niklaas	Killed	Adegem Canadian War Cemetery Plot XII Row E Grave 8		Paradie Archive Database	Initially the crew were buried at Moerbeke Cemetery
587	Bakeman	Edward Henry	Flight Sergeant	R/141597		USA	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	12Sqn	1943-04-11	Lancaster	III	ED714	PH-	Wickenby		Bombing	Mid air collision with 103 Sqn Lancaster I W4828	Killed	Le Mans West Cemetery, Plot 38. 1939-45 Row B. Grave 10. France		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
588	Baker	Herbert Charles	Sergeant	1652940			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	419 (Moose) Sqn RCAF	1943-08-17	Halifax	II	JD458	VR:C	RAF Middleton-St-George, County Durham	21:40	Peenemunde	See archive report for further information	KiA	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery. Coll. Grave 13F 1-7				Read Archive Report
589	Baker	Victor George	Sergeant	1719963	Age 21		Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1944-01-20	Halifax	V	LL141	WL-H	RAF Croft	1616	Berlin		Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery. Coll. Grave: 8.L.34-37			Read Archive Report
590	Baker	N	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1944-03-30	Lancaster	I	ME618	SR-J	Ludford Magna	2145	Nurnberg	Crashed Simmershausen	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
591	Baker	W L	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
592	Baker	N	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	166Sqn	1945-01-02	Lancaster	III	LM687	AS-N	Kirmington	1450	Nurnberg	Hit by AA Fire at 4855N 0645E and baled out 5 minutes later over France	Killed	Choloy War Cemetery France		Paradie Archive Database
593	Baker	E D	Flight Lieutenant					DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	214Sqn	1942-04-01	Wellington	IC	Z8842	BU-	Stradishall		Hanau	Presumed lost over the sea	Killed			Paradie Archive Database
594	Baker	E D	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	214Sqn	1942-02-25	Wellington	IC	X9939	BU-	Stradishall	2302	Kiel	Crash landed on return to base				Paradie Archive Database
595	Baker	Arnold William	Sergeant	R/112703		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1943-09-22	Stirling	III	EF139	HA-B	Downham Market	1900	Hannover	Damaged by a night fighter. Hit by incidiaries from another bomber over target. Broke up over Laeunau	PoW at Stalag 4B Muhlberg (Elbe)			Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
596	Baker	E	Flight Lieutenant						RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1944-05-24	Lancaster	III	ND526	LQ-M	Gransden Lodge	.0024.	Aachen	Crashed Hilvarenbeek {Noord-Brabant}	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
597	Baker	Ralph Murray	Warrant Officer Class 2	R198093	25th November 1922 in Toronto, Ontario	Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	405 (Vancouver) Sqn, RCAF	1945-03-18	Lancaster	III	PB451	LQ:G	Gransden Lodge	01:32	Witten	Probably victim of nightfighter Fritz Lau. See Archive report for details	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery 13.F.8.	img src="/AircrewDeaths39-47/aircrewdeathsDBImages/rheinberg-germany.jpg" alt="" width="150">	Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
598	Baker	J J	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-01-27	Lancaster	II	DS849	EQ-X	Linton on Ouse	1748	Berlin		Killed	Hannover War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
599	Baker	W A	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1945-01-05	Halifax	III	NR209	EQ-A	Linton on Ouse	1641	Hannover	Crashed near Hollenstede	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
600	Baker	Douglas Haig	Flying Officer	J25179		Canada	Navigator		RCAF	Fighter Command	410Sqn RCAF	1944-06-23	Mosquito	NF.XIII	HK463	RA:R	RAF Hunsdon, Essex	00:15	Patrol	See archive report for further details	KiA	Bayeux War Cemetery. Grave IV. F. 16		Paradie Archive Database		Archive report