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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
851	Bavin	Douglas Frederick	Flt Sgt	AUS 415212	Born Tambellup WA, 18 November 1922	Australia	Pilot, Captain (Pupil pilot)		RAAF	Training Command	10 OTU	1943-06-03	Whitley	V	BD414	J	RAF St. Eval Cornwall	10:45	Anti submarine Atlantic patrol	Shot down by Fw 190	Killed 1943-06-03 Age 25	Runnymede Memorial Panel 192, Remembered: Panel 118, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT	Canberra, Australia		On 3 June 1943, Bavin was the Captain and Pilot of Whitley V BD414/J taking off at 10:45 hours from RAF St. Eval in Cornwall on an Atlantic Patrol. Carrying 6 x 250 lb depth charges the course was set for the Bay of Biscay in search of German U-boats. The aircraft failed to return and no communication was received from the aircraft. An Air Sea Rescue procedure was put into operation, but without any results. Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 185. United Kingdom. The crew of six were captain AUS.415212 FS Douglas Frederick Bavin (Pupil Pilot), RAAF; 2nd pilot J.22032 Plt Off. Harold Douglas Pepper (Pupil Pilot), RCAF, navigator J.14637 Plt Off. David Taylor Dorward (Pupil Navigator), RCAF, wireless operationer/air gunner 1385126 Sgt Colin Arthur Richardson (Pupil WT/AG), RAFVR, bomb aimer 136821 Plt Off. Cecil Aspland Nicholls (Pupil B/A), RAFVR, and air gunner R.10786 Sgt Eric Haakon Neilson (pupil air gunner), RCAF. They were victims of Unteroffizier Hermann Mannetstetter of 8. Staffel/Jagdgeschwader 2 'Richthofen'. Three Fw 190 from this unit took off at 1934 hours from Fontenay-le-Comte on a free chase against anti-submarine aircraft over the Bay of Biscay. About 100 km northwest of Ushant, they engaged a Whitley which was shot down at about 500 meters height. The aircraft exploded in mid-air and only debris was seen falling into the sea. It was the first confirmed victory for Mannetstetter Son of John Edward and Minnie Bavin, of Mount Barker, Western Australia.	Aircrew Deaths Database
852	Bavis	C H	Pilot Officer				Pilot			Fighter	402Sqn RCAF	1944-06-10	Spitfire	Vb	EP114				Patrol
853	Bawtree	L	Flight Lieutenant						RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1945-06-26	Lancaster	III	RF253	AL-W	Leeming		Bomb Disposal	Crash landed at base				Paradie Archive Database
854	Baxter	L E	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	227Sqn	1945-03-20	Lancaster	I	PA259	9J-Z	Balderton	2339	Bohlen	Disintegrated and fell near Eschwege	Killed	Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
855	Baxter	A G	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1944-12-05	Lancaster	X	KB768	NA-E	Middleton St George	1750	Soest	Collided with 426 Sqn Halifax VII LW200 OW-N & crashed at Rugby	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
856	Baxter	F D	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1945-02-21	Halifax	VII	RG476	QO-T	East Moor	1617	Worms	Believed crashed on E bank of the Nahe	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
857	Baxter	F D	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-12-05	Halifax	VII	NP721	QO-X	East Moor	1806	Soest	Crashed on take off				Paradie Archive Database
858	Baxter	D F J	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	576Sqn	1944-07-04	Lancaster	III	LM532	UL-A2	Elsham Wolds	2217	Orleans	Crashed at St-Cyr-en-Val {Loiret}	Killed	St-Cyr-en-Val Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
859	Baxter	W	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	630Sqn	1944-05-21	Lancaster	III	JB672	LE-F	East Kirkby	2251	Duisburg	Shot down by night fighter. Crashed Kilder {Gelderland}	Killed	Bergh {Kilder} RC		Paradie Archive Database
860	Baxter	George Alexander Garden	Flying Officer	J10635	Born 5th January 1923 in Victoria, British Columbia	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Western Air Command	118 Sqn RCAF	1942-10-12	Kittyhawk	I	AL210	VW:B	Anette Island Alaska		Coastal sweep	Missing	Killed	Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 4		Accident report	Son of John and Helen (née Garden) Baxter of Victoria, British Columbia. His mother predeceased him in 1923	Paradie RCAF database
861	Bayliss	R C	Flying Officer							Fighter	410Sqn RCAF	1944-09-27	Mosquito	NF30	MM743				Patrol	Crash landed near Paris
862	Bazinet	Joseph Omer	Flight Sergeant	R200004		Canadian	Air Gunner (Mid Under)		RCAF	Bomber Command	425 (Alouette) Sqn, RCAF	1944-10-14	Halifax	III	MZ674	KW:N	Tholthorpe	06:05	Duisburg	Aircraft crashed just south of Bracht at 09:00 hrs on the 14th October 1944.	RCAF PoW, Stalag 6J, Dorston			Paradie Archive Database	Commissioned and promoted to Plt Off (J93660) whilst a PoW
863	Beach	E V	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1945-03-07	Lancaster	X	KB797	VR-K	Middleton St George	1657	Dessau		Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
864	Beach	R B	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LW618	ZL-E	Leeming	2205	Nurnberg	Crashed Hohenroth	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
865	Beach	M F	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-04-24	Halifax	III	LV968	ZL-L	Leeming	2215	Karlsruhe	Abandoned near Saarbrucken	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
866	Beach	C A	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	88Sqn	1942-08-19	Boston	III	AI692	RH-	Attlebridge	655	Dieppe	?	Killed			Paradie Archive Database
867	Beach	G H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-10-04	Halifax	II	JD463	VR-D	Middleton St George	1737	Frankfurt	Crashed Ham sur Heure Belgium	Killed	Gosselies Communal Cemetery
868	Beal	E T	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	16 OTU	1942-06-01	Wellington	IC	DV763	XG-H2	Upper Heyford	2312	Essen	Crashed NNE of Brussels	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
869	Beale	W S	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1942-11-09	Wellington	III	Z1679	PT-B	Middleton St George	1753	Hamburg	Crashed off Pellworm	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
870	Beale	R N	Sergeant							Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1942-03-27	Hampden	I	L4140	EQ-B Bar	Balderston	1919	Gardening	?	Killed	Runnymede
871	Beale	G	Sergeant							Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-11-02	Halifax	VII	NP686	OW-T	Linton on Ouse	1615	Dusseldorf	Crash landed at Namur Belgium
872	Beales	Fred	Pilot Officer	J/89951			Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	10Sqn	1944-06-09	Halifax	III	MZ684	ZA-B	RAF Melbourne, Yorkshire	30	Laval	See archive report for full details	Killed	Laval Communal Cemetery (Valfleury) E. Sub-Sec. D. Row 1. Joint grave 42945-42946		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report Paradie Archive
873	Beall	G S	Squadron Leader						RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-05-27	Halifax	III	MZ502	PT-U	Tholthorpe	2334	Bourg-Leopold	Crashed Overpelt {Limburg}	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery Belgium		Paradie Archive Database
874	Beames	H D	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1944-02-19	Halifax	V	LL257	WL-Z	Croft	2345	Leipzig	Crashed at Harber	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
875	Bean	Leonard F	Sergeant	1803536		UK	Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-02-26	Halifax	III	LW597	QO-C	East Moor		Augsburg	Shot down by night fighter near Ulm	PoW
876	Beard	E G	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	158Sqn	1944-08-16	Halifax	III	LK839	NP-S	Lissett	2159	Kiel	Crashed at Foston on the Wolds	Killed	Harrogate [Stonefall] Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
877	Beardmore	Eric Walter	Pilot Officer	C/820			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter Command	1Sqn RCAF	1940-09-18	Hurricane	I	P3859	Not known	RAF Northolt	AM	Patrol	See archive report for a few details	Bailed out - slight injuries	None - survived the war - died 23rd August 1966		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
878	Beare	H T	Flight Lieutenant						RCAF	Bomber Command	104Sqn	1941-09-10	Wellington	II	W5576	EP-N	Stradishall	2130	Torino	Ditched in North Sea	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
879	Beare	Walter Percy	Sergeant				W/Op		RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-06-29	Halifax	II	W1113	LQ-G	Pocklington	2301	Bremen	Shot down by a night fighter. Crashed at Noordwolde Holland	Killed	Weststellingwerf		Paradie Archive Database	Attacker Full account of Halifax loss in Dutch
880	Bearisto	C P	Warrant Officer	R/86923		Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-06-22	Halifax	V	DK139	ZL-P	Leeming	2319	Mulheim	Crashed near Rheinhausen	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
881	Bearnes	K L	Flight Sergeant	R83259					RCAF	Bomber Command	15Sqn	1943-04-26	Stirling	III	BK657	LS-C	Mildenhall	.0046.	Duisburg	Crashed near Portengen	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
882	Beasley	Joseph Ronald	Flying Officer	J/23867	Age 24	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Fighter Command	416Sqn RCAF	1944-12-24	Spitfire	XVI	SM277	DN-Y	ALG B.56 Evere (Haren) Belgium	Patrol	Patrol	See Archive Report for details	Killed	Leopoldsburg War Cemetery. Grave VII.A.10.		Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 18th October 1920 in Ottawa. Member of Ottawa Flying Club. Enlisted on the 18th September 1939 in Ottawa. Son of John (died 17th January 1953, age 66. Served in the Royal Sussex Regiment during WW1, wounded and lost a leg) and Susan Theresa Beasley (née Walsh - died 07th January 1967) of 147 - 5th Avenue Apartments, Ottawa, Ontario of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Husband of Margaret Irene Beasley (married 18th September 1942), father of Carol Lynn (born 01st March 1944) of 86 Balsam Street, Ottawa. Canada. Epitaph: 'Till The Day Break'. His older brother, AC1. William Harold Beasley R/188567 was killed earlier the same year.	Archive report on the loss
883	Beasom	J A	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1945-02-17	Halifax	III	NR126	PT-X	Tholthorpe	1126	Wesel	Flew into hillside at Shillmoor Northumberland				Paradie Archive Database
884	Beaton	John Joseph	Flying Officer	J22490		Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF	1943-10-07	Lancaster	II	DS689	OW:S	Linton on Ouse	20:32	Stuttgart	See Archive report for details	Evader			Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
885	Beaton	C N	Sergeant	R67642					RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1943-04-04	Wellington	III	X3699	OW-	Dishforth	2030	Kiel	Ditched 10 miles off Cromer Norfolk	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
886	Beaton	E M	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LW135	ZL-R	Leeming	2310	Arras	Crashed at Foncquevillers {Pas-de-Calais}	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
887	Beaton	A F	Flying Officer	J13842					RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-05-27	Wellington	X	HZ485	NA-G	Dalton	2312	Essen	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
888	Beaton	H J	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1945-03-05	Lancaster	X	KB858	SE-G	Croft	1635	Chemnitz	Crashed at Oberweldbach	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
889	Beaton	M A	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1943-11-19	Halifax	V	LK990	IP-X	Tholthorpe	1633	Leverkusen	Shot down near Dortmund	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
890	Beattie	Robert L.	Flying Officer	J/17090			Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1944-02-07	Halifax	II	LW275	NF-O	Tempsford	1930	SOE - Operation Jockey 5	The Halifax sustained flak damage on crossing the coast. Notwithstanding the resultant damage, and worsening weather, he continued his mission, flying low towards southern France. As he neared the intended DZ a serious fire developed in one engine, sufficiently serious for Sqn Ldr Cooke to give the order to abandon the Halifax. All took to parachutes. The aircraft crashed near Mantaille (Drōme), 37 km North of Valence	Evaded via Spain & Gibraltar on the 5 May 1944 and returned to Tempsford on the 10 Sep 1944			Paradie Archive Database	DFC Gazetted on 3 Oct 1944
891	Beattie	Harold James	Sergeant	R/161665			Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	166Sqn	1943-11-26	Lancaster	I	DV387	AS-W	RAF Kirmington, Lincolnshire	1720	Berlin	Crashed near Monchengladbach	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 181		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
892	Beattie	H D	Flying Officer	J10119					RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1943-05-13	Halifax	II	JB966	LQ-D	Gransden Lodge	2352	Bochum	Crashed near Oud Avereest Holland	Killed	Oud Avereest Gen		Paradie Archive Database
893	Beattie	John Leslie	Warrant Officer 2nd Class	R/112661			Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1944-02-19	Halifax	II	JD114	VR-V	RAF Middleton St George, Co Durham	2312	Leipzig	Unknown	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 254		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
894	Beattie	J W	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LW616	QO-R	East Moor	2204	Cambrai	Crashed at Miranmont	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
895	Beattie	R O	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	626Sqn	1944-12-31	Lancaster	I	PB687	UM-Q2	Wickenby	1451	Osterfeld					Paradie Archive Database
896	Beattie	Harold David	Corporal	R/84899	Age 25	Canadian	Passenger		RCAF	Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron	10Sqn (RCAF)	1943-10-19	B-24 Liberator		3701	H	Gander, Newfoundland	2216	Transport	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	St. Donat Roman Catholic Cemetery Collective Grave Lot GE 34			Son of William Allen and Jessie Catherine (nee MacIntosh) Beattie of Nash Creek, New Brunswick	Read Archive Report
897	Beatty	W B	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1944-06-30	Lancaster	I	LL863	SR-M	Ludford Magna	2225	Vierzon	Crashed at St-Doulchard {Cher}	Killed	St-Doulchard Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
898	Beatty	D L	Warrant Officer	R124012					RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1943-05-25	Wellington	X	HE590	OW-	Dishforth	2321	Dusseldorf	Crashed at Zemst {Brabant}	Killed	Brussels Town Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
899	Beatty	Alvin Marshall	Flying Officer	J25737		Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	77 Sqn	1944-05-22	Halifax	V	LL138	KN:N	RAF Full Sutton, Yorkshire	23:40	Orleans	See Archive report for details	Killed	Seris Communal Cemetery Mil.Plot. Grave 4		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
900	Beatty	James Hughes	Sergeant	R/		Canadian	Pilot	DFC	RCAF	Western Air Command	132Sqn RCAF	1942-06-05	Kittyhawk	I	ET866	ZR-	RCAF Rockliffe		Ferry from RCAF Rockliffe Ontario to new base at RCAF Sea Island, B.C.	Sheared off landing gear while landing on soft ground	Slight injuries			Accident report	Pilot later commissioned and commanded 439Sqn RCAF on Typhoons earning his DFC.	Paradie RCAF Database