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1	Worthington	Robert Franklin	Pilot Officer			Killed 1943-06-25 Age 25		J	17985	AB	156Sqn	Lancaster EE127 GT-X	Worthington Lake, south of Wells Lake, Manitoba was named after P/O. Robert Worthington in 1994	Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 178. United Kingdom.	Read Archive Report Aircrew Deaths Database
2	White	Ian Rene Gordon	Flying Officer			Killed 1944-06-08 Age 23			J/29216					Commemorated Brookwood Military Cemetery, 49. H. 4. United Kingdom. Son Of Rene Llewellyn White, And Of Margaret Brown White, Of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.	Aircrew Deaths Database
3	Unwin	Leonard Arthur	Flight Lieutenant			Killed 1944-12-24 Age 27			J/10393 (R/52074)	PLT	263Sqn (RAF)	Typhoon Ib RB335	Born on the 02nd January 1917 in Sheffield, England. Moved to Canada when was aged 18 months. Educated at the Prince of Wales Public School and Sandwich Collegiate in Windsor. A member of the Border Cities Aero Club and completed 5 solo flying hours with a further 12 hours dual. Worked as a had been a shipping and invoicing clerk for Christie, Brown Co. Ltd, Windsor. Enlisted at Windsor on the 06th June 1940. Trained at No. 1 Initial Training School, No. 7 Elementary Flying Training School, No. Service Flying Training School. Pilot badge awarded on the 20th December 1940 and promoted to sergeant. Posted to Canadian Forces Station ,Trenton, Ontario for a Flying Instructor's Course on the 23rd December 1940 - 24th February 1941. Posted to No. 9 Service Flying Training School, Summerside, as an instructor. 23rd February 1941 to 31st March1942. Received his commission on the 01st March 1942. Arrived in England on the 15th June 1943.Joined 263 squadron on the 08th November 1943 Son of James Arthur (died 22nd November 1969, age 84) and Minnie Unwin (née Gosnay - died 26th, July 1984, age 98). He had two older sisters, Minnie, 35 and Cora, 28. of 365 Rankin Boulevard, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, Husband of Evelyn Unwin,(née Paris - married on the 17th Mat 1941) They had a daughter, Marlys Ann Unwin, who was born and died on the 08th May 1943, Oof 117 Crawford Avenue, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Epitaph: He Gave His Life In The Cause Of Freedom. Not A Day Do We Forget You In Our Hearts You Are Always Near We Who Love You Dearly Sadly Missed You More Each Year'.	Commemorated Woudenberg General Cemetery, Grave 180. Netherlands (Holland).	Archive report on the loss Aircrew Deaths Database
4	Tuttle	Thomas Weldon	Pilot Officer			Killed 1944-06-11 Age 22			J/89920		411Sqn			Commemorated Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xvi. D. 9. France. Son Of William Weldon Tuttle And Helen Mary Brown Tuttle, Of Pugwash, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia.	Aircrew Deaths Database
5	Swordy	John Elvin	F/O			Baled safely		J	24061	WAG	429Sqn (RCAF)	Halifax LV989	23 May 1944 - Stalled on climb out and crashed	(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)	Archive Report Yorkshire Aircraft Co
6	Stevenson	Leslie Howard	Flight Sergeant	Courtesy John Jones		Killed 1944-12-27 Age 20			R/171883	Air/Gnr	576Sqn	Lancaster III PB400 UL-J2	Son of Homer Brown (born 22nd August 1902 - died 05th October 1973, age 71) and Ruby Evelyn Stevenson (née Tyler - born 11th June 1906 - died 07th May 1980, age 73. Both parents buried at Dawson Creek cemetery), of of Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada.	Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 255. United Kingdom. See archive report for further details on this.	Archive Report on the loss of this aircraft Aircrew Deaths Database
7	Spankie	Edward Gray	Sgt Flight Lieutenant		DFC	Killed 1945-02-01 Age 29		R J	X 86068	PLT	166Sqn	Lancaster Mk I ND648 AS-O	Attacking Ludwigshaven. Missing, nothing heard from after take off	Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. grave 8. E. 3-6. Germany. Son Of James And Helen Spankie; Husband Of Dorothy E. Spankie, Of Stettler, Alberta, Canada. Crew Members: Sgt. Raymond Stennett RAF 1590355 - Flight Engineer: Sgt. Hugh Henry Taggert RAF 553937 - Air Bomber: Flt. Lt. John Edward Shannon DFC RAF 87419 - Navigator: Sgt. Alexander McIvor RAF 1573475 - Wireless Operator: Flt. Lt. Edward Gray Spankie DFC Pilot RCAF J/86068: Flt. Sgt. James Pirie Brown Mid Upper Gunner RCAF R/220677: Sgt. Francis Alma Coombs Rear Gunner RCAF J/92482	Aircrew Deaths Database
8	Slaney	J.H.	Sgt					R	179410	Air Guinner	149Sqn	Stirling LK386	23 Jun 44 -	Above L-R: Fl/Sgt Donald Du Boulay, Sgt. J.H Slaney, Sgt. H.F Hazelgrove and Sgt Ronald French. Front L-R: Sgt. James Henry Acton, P/O. Sidney Lucas and F/O. I.K Brown.	<Read Archive Report
9	Scott	William Earl	P/O F/O			KIFA		J	29485	AG	RCAF 2AGGTS (RCAF) 3B&GS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 24OTU (RAF) 1666CU (RCAF) 429Sqn (RCAF) 429Sqn (RCAF) last Op	X X Battle & Norseman X Wellington Halifax Halifax Halifax LV989	23 Sep 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF 29 May 1943 11 July 1943 17 Oct 1943 - UK 2 Nov 1943 13 March 1944 15 Apr 1944 23 May 1944 - Stalled on climb out and crashed	(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)	Archive Report Yorkshire Aircraft Co Veterans Affairs Canada
10	Rogers	Bartlett Leadbetter	Flying Officer			Killed 1944-03-24 Age 22		J	J/22911	Navigator	625Sqn (RAF)	Lancaster ED317 CF-W	Son of Brigadier Joseph Bartlett Rogers, CMG, DSO, MC and Mrs. Helen (née Leadbetter). Brother of Charles Brown Rogers. Husband of Mary Doris (née Spencer). Born 7th April 1921 in Toronto, enlisted 10th April 1942. F/O Bartlett Leadbetter Rogers was 22 years old at the time of his death. He was married. His education included a bachelor of science degree in aeronautical engineering from Tri-State College, Angola, Indiana. The letter of recommendation for commission in the RCAF by G.M. Malone, partner of a Toronto,	Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 6. C. 14. Germany.	Read Archive Report Aircrew Deaths Database
11	Roberts	Robert Carlson	Flight Sergeant			Killed 1941-10-10 Age 31		R	56163	Obs	500Sqn	Blenheim IV V6171	Crashed in North Sea off Overstrand, Norfolk - see archive report	Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 60. United Kingdom. Son Of Fredrick Charles Percy And Jessie Helen Brown Roberts, Of St. Lambert, Province Of Quebec, Canada.	Read Archive Reportbr> Aircrew Deaths Database
12	Ridley	James Arthur	Warrant Officer Class II			Killed 1942-06-24 Age 25			R/60343		415Sqn			Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 102. United Kingdom. Son Of Lorne Wilbur Ridley And Lavilla Brown Ridley; Husband Of Florence Mary Ridley, Of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.	Aircrew Deaths Database
13	Richardson	Thornton Edward	Flight Sergeant			Killed 1943-04-11 Age 32		R	122409	Rear Gunner	166Sqn (RAF)	Wellington Mk III BK495 AS-F	Attacking Frankfurt	Commemorated Couvron-Et-Aumencourt Communal Cemetery, Row A. Grave 7. France. Son Of Edward Alexander Richardson And Lilly Ada Richardson, Of Scarborough Junction, Ontario, Canada. Crew Members: Flg. Off. Jerold Mountford Everill RAF 119783 - Pilot: Plt. Off. Roy Brown RAF 131965 - Air Bomber: Plt. Off. Francis Desmond Clarke RAF 129352 - Navigator: Flt. Sgt. Thornton Edward Richardson RCAF R/122409 - Rear Gunner: Sgt. John Robert Gurdon RAF 919478 Wireless Operator	Aircrew Deaths Database
14	Oliver	James Henry	Flight Sergeant			Killed 1942-02-21 Age 26		R	64236	Obs	404Sqn	Blenheim Blenheim V5433 EE-F		Commemorated Lerwick New Cemetery, Terrace 7B. Grave 4. United Kingdom. Son Of Walter And Edna Oliver, Of Brantford, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Edna Pearl Oliver, Of Brantford.	Read Archive Report Aircrew Deaths Database
15	Odobas	Keith Earl	Sergeant			Killed 1944-10-15 Age			R/269308		432Sqn			Commemorated Sage War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 3. C. 4-6. Germany. Son Of John And Ellsa Rina Brown Odobas, Of Brantford, Ontario, Canada.	Aircrew Deaths Database
16	Mullen	Albert Lorne	Sergeant			Killed 1944-01-31 Age 19			R/192035					Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. C. Row K. Grave 3. United Kingdom. Son Of John Leslie And Ethel Brown Mullen, Of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.	Aircrew Deaths Database
17	Morris	Lawrence Edward	Sgt			KIFA		R	106875	AG	RCAF RCAF 1ITS (RCAF) 2AGGTS (RCAF) 3B&GS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 24OTU (RAF) 1664 CU (RCAF) 429Sqn (RCAF) 429Sqn (RCAF) Last Op	X X X X Battle X Wellington Halifax Halifax Halifax LV989	10 June 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF GD 5 Dec 1942 - Remustered Aircrew 7 March 1943 29 May 1943 25 July 1943 17 Oct 1943 - UK 2 Nov 1943 28 Feb 1944 15 Apr 1944 23 May 1944 - Stalled on climb out and crashed	(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)	Archive Report Yorkshire Aircraft Co Veterans Affairs Canada
18	Morham	Kent Larue	P/O F/O F/L					C	1484	PLT	400Sqn (RCAF)	Mustang	11 Nov 43 -	Husband of Katherine Lois (née Jentz - passed away 15th September 2006, age 82). Son of Clifford LaRue Morham (passed away on the 13th November 1946. age 60) and Eleanor Gibson Morham (née Brown - passed away 27th March 1957, age 68). Passed away on the 15th January 2011, age 91 at Niagara-on-the-Lake Hospital.
19	McRae	Roderick Head	Flight Sergeant			Killed 1942-06-11 Age 28			R/79574		108Sqn RAF	Wellington 1c BB482 (K)	108 Squadron (Viribus Contractis) Wellington Ic aircraft BB 482 "K" lost when hit by flak during operations over the aerodrome at Crete. It later signaled that it had an engine failure and is believed to have come in the sea FS JW Brown (RCAF), Flight Sergeant RH McRae (RCAF), Sergeant HG Baden (RAFVR), Sergeant J.R. Irwin (RAFVR), Sergeant John Oliphant (RAFVR 103Sqn) and Lt RB Strang RA (Royal Artillery), on this sortie to make observations of enemy anti-aircraft fire missing, presumed killed. They have no known grave and are all commemorated on the Alamein War Memorial Based RAF Kabrit, Egypt	Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 264. Egypt. Son Of Alexander And Jean Hilton McRae, Of Lacombe, Alberta, Canada. Sgt John Oliphant 103Sqn RAFVR was part of this crew, presumably on loan to 108Sqn. Also onboard was Lt RB Strang Royal Artillery to make note of AA batteries	Aircrew Deaths Database AlliedLossesIncidents Database
20	McKnight	William Lidstone	Pte --------- P/O F/O		DFC & Bar	KIA	RAF CAN	Cdn Army ----- RAF	X ------- 41937	PLT	Canadian Army Reserve RAF 242Sqn 607Sqn 615Sqn 242Sqn Last Op - 242Sqn	N/A X Hurricane Hurricane Hurricane Hurricane Hurricane	1935 - 1938 - Canadian Army Reserves - Dec 38 - Joined the RAF - From Edmonton - AB (**S) 10 May 40 - 12 May 40 - 12 May 40 - 28 May 40 - 28 May 40 - 12 Jan 41 - 12 Jan 41 - KIA -	Battle of Britain. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, he was a medical student before joining the RAF on a short service commission in 1939. On 6 November he joined 242Sqn. In the fighting over France in May and June 1940, on attachment with 607 and 615Sqns and with 242, McKnight destroyed 11 enemy aircraft, probably destroyed another and damaged two more. Immediate DFC on 4 June. During the Battle of Britain, McKnight continued to be prolific in shooting down enemy aircraft. On 8 October he was awarded a bar to his DFC and, on 6 November, he was promoted to Flying Officer. McKnight was killed on 12 January 1941: in company with Pilot Officer M K Brown, on a Rhubarb operation [using cloud cover to fly at low level and seek targets of opportunity such as trains and troop concentrations]. They crossed the French coast near Gravelines and strafed enemy troops. As they turned to make a second attack, a Bf 109 was seen, at 500 feet. Brown attacked the troops but when he looked for McKnight, he had vanished. He did not return to base and either fell to the flak or the Bf 109. Born Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in 1918. Commissioned in RAF in 1939. Posted to 615Sqn in May 1940 in France. 19 May 1940 shot down his first. Transferred 242Sqn and involved in fierce fighting over Dunkirk where he claimed 8 kills (possibly 10). DFC. On 30 August 1940 he shot down 3 Bf 110s. He had 4 more kills in September and a Bf 109 in November. Bar to his DFC. KIA 12 January 1941 in Hurricane I (P2961) by a Bf 109 on a fighter sweep over France. Runnymede Age 22	Battle of Britain Database
21	McAllister	Donald James	F/Sgt			Killed		R	159249	Bomb Aimer	1661CU Last Op - 1661CU RAF Winthorpe	Stirling Stirling LK616	X - 27 Aug 44 - 27 Aug 44 - Killed - -	Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. E. Row C. Grave 7. United Kingdom. Epitaph: MEMORY KEEPS HIM EVER NEAR US. Son Of William Freeman Brown And Reta Sadie Brown, Of Newcastle, New Brunswick, Canada. The aircraft took off from RAF Winthorpe for a night navigation exercise. Crashed and burnt out near airfield. Crashed at night near Hawton Camp, Syeston, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England. FS W.C. Brown and three of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Two RAF crew members were injured. Crew: Beeby F (Sgt) : Brown W C (F/S) : Hanford L (F/S) : Round H G (P/O) : Sanderson E (Sgt) :	Aircrew Deaths Database More details are here: Allied Losses & Incidents LK616
22	Mallen	William Brown	AC2 AC1 LAC Cpl P/O F/O			KIA Age 33		R J	70827 38216	MP NAV	RCAF 1MD (RCAF) 4 TC (RCAF) 2SFTS (RCAF) 4 TC (RCAF) 4ITS (RCAF) 5EFTS (RCAF) 15SFTS (RCAF) 3MD (RCAF) 5AOS (RCAF) 3 AGTS (RCAF) 1AGTS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 4(O)AFU (RAF) 19OTU (RAF) 76Sqn (RAF) 76Sqn (RAF) Last Op	X X X X X X Moth Anson X Anson Anson Anson X Anson Wellington Halifax Halifax NR121	30 Sep 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF 3 Oct 1940 10 Feb 1941 22 Apr 1941 17 June 1941 28 Dec 1942 - Remustered to pilot 7 March 1943 2 May 1943 7 June 1943 - Failed flying training 27 June 1943 - Remustered to navigator 18 Jan 1944 4 Feb 1944 15 March 1944 - UK 28 March 1944 2 May 1944 7 Nov 1944 21 Feb 1945 - Shot down over Germany	(Photo: crew of Halifax NR121) Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. grave 19. B. 18-22. Germany. Son of William and Beatrice Mallen; Husband of Eleanor (nee Carnahan) Mallen, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil)	Veterans Affairs Canada Losses and Incidents Database
23	Leitch	John William	Sgt F/Sgt P/O			KIFA Age 20		R J	186879 89918	BA	RCAF 7ITS (RCAF) 2B&GS (RCAF) 7AOS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 6 (O)OTU (RAF) 24OTU (RAF) 1664 CU (RCAF) 429Sqn (RCAF) 429Sqn (RCAF) Last Op	X X Battle & Bolinbroke Anson X Oxford Wellington Halifax Halifax Halifax LV989	27 Aug 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF 27 Dec 1942 4 Apr 1943 27 June 1943 2 Sep 1943 - UK 2 Nov 1943 28 Feb 1944 13 March 1944 15 Apr 1944 23 May 1944 - Stalled on climb out and crashed	Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row D. Grave 2. United Kingdom. Son of John Henry and May Leitch of Eat Kildonan Manitoba. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil)	Archive Report Yorkshire Aircraft Co Veterans Affairs Canada
24	Johnson	Harlow Eugene	Sergeant			Killed 1942-02-05 Age 26			R/59779					Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 107. United Kingdom. Son Of Archie M. And Florence H. Johnson, Of Fredonia, New York State, U.S.A. Graduate Of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.	Aircrew Deaths Database
25	Hupman	Arnold Freeman	Sgt F/Sgt WO2 P/O F/O			KIA Age 30		R J	124778 19421	NAV	RCAF 1MD (RCAF) 3TC (RCAF) 3ITS (RCAF) 11EFTS (RCAF) 11EFTS (RCAF) KTS (RCAF) 10AOS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 4AOS (RAF) 22OTU (RAF) 1659CU (RAF) 434Sqn (RCAF) 405Sqn (RCAF) NTU (RAF) 405Sqn (RCAF) 408Sqn (RCAF) 419Sqn (RCAF) 419Sqn (RCAF) Last Op	X X X X Finch X X Anson X Anson Wellington Halifax Halifax Lancaster Lancaster Lancaster Lancaster Lancaster Lancaster KB728	5 Sep 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Halifax, Nova Scotia 18 Sep 1941 - Toronto, Ontario 27 Oct 1941 - Montreal, Quebec 1 Feb 1942 - Victoriaville, Quebec 12 Apr 1942 - Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec 24 June 1942 - Failed Pilot Training 25 June 1942 - Remustered to Navigator - Trenton, Ontario 5 July 1942 - Chatham, New Brunswick 1 Dec 1942 - Bournemouth, UK 23 March 1943 - RAF West Freugh, Scotland 4 May 1943 - RAF Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire 12 July 1943 - RAF Topcliffe, Yorkshire 5 Aug 1943 - RAF Tholthorpe, Yorkshire 17 Feb 1944 - RAF Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire 23 Feb 1944 - RAF Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire 5 March 1944 - RAF Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire 1 May 1944 - RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire 6 May 1944 - RAF Middleton St George, Durham 17 June 1944 - Shot down by a night fighter of 3./NJG 3	- Commemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Coll. Grave Xv. C. 3. Netherlands. - Son of Freeman Waterman and Albina Eudella Brown (Nee Decker) Hupman, of East Ragged Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. - Husband of Margaret Winifred (Nee Nickerson) Hupman; Father of Arthur Eugene, Arnold Winfred and Robert Phillip Hupman. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil)	Veterans Affairs Canada Losses and Incidents Database Accident report CASPIR
26	Hunter	William George	P/O F/O			KIFA Age 29		J	25758	NAV	RCAF 2ITS (RCAF) 5AOS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 24OTU (RAF) 429Sqn (RCAF) 429Sqn (RCAF) Last Op	X X Anson X Wellington Halifax Halifax LV989	13 May 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF 11 Oct 1942 10 Jan 1943 30 Apr 1943 4 Nov 1943 24 Feb 1944 23 May 1944 - Stalled on climb out and crashed	Commemorated Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. B. Row D. Grave 4. United Kingdom. Son of George and Emily Hunter, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil)	Archive Report Yorkshire Aircraft Co Veterans Affairs Canada
27	Hughes	Neil McKendrick	Sgt F/Sgt WO2 WO1 P/O F/O F/L					R J	76579 88308	PLT	80Sqn (RAF) 127Sqn (RAF) 26Sqn (RAF) 33Sqn (RAF) 94Sqn (RAF) RCAF 3PRC (RCAF) 3 TEU (RAF) 83GSU (RAF) 440Sqn (RCAF) 403Sqn (RCAF) RCAF	Hurricane Hurricane Mustang Spitfire Spitfire X X Hurricane & Typhoon Typhoon Typhoon Spitfire X	8 Feb 1942 - Middle East 9 July 1942 18 Aug 1943 - UK 4 Mar 1944 1944 June 1944 - Repatriated to Canada 1944 - UK 1944 1945 10 Jan 1945 30 June 1945 Oct 1945 - Released from the RCAF	(Photo: Canadian pilots in the Middle East on 11 Sep 1942 - L to R are F/Sgt. A.B. Cleveland; F/Sgt. N.M. Hughes (on hood); S/Ldr. R.W. Diniston; F/Sgt. W.L. Brown; Sgt. R.J. Thompson; Sgt. J.W. Garland; Sgt. R.L. Gaudet.: Top Row - P/O M.R. Morgan; P/0 H. McLachlin; Sgt. J.K. McLaughlin; F/Sgt. R.W. McLaren) Deceased on 4 October 2013 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Information courtesy Francois Dutil)	The Typhoon Project
28	Holmes	John Sinclair	AC2 AC1 LAC			KIFA Age 22		R	188236	Airframe Rigger	RCAF 4WS (RCAF) TTS St Thomas (RCAF) 3RD (RCAF) 118Sqn (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 143 Wing (RCAF) 438Sqn (RCAF) 438Sqn (RCAF) 438Sqn (RCAF)	X Moth X X Kittyhawk X Hurricane Typhoon Typhoon Typhoon MN633	21 Aug 1942 - Enlisted in the RCAF 8 Sep 1942 - Guelph, Ontario 19 Feb 1943 - St. Thomas, Ontario 13 May 1943 - Vancouver, British Columbia 1 June 1943 - Annette Island, Alaska 10 Nov 1943 - Bournemouth, UK 20 Nov 1943 - RAF Digby, Lincolnshire 1 May 1944 - RAF Hurn, Dorset 27 June 1944 - Lantheuil, France 16 July 1944 - Killed in the explosion of 440Sqn Typhoon MN703	(Photo: RCAF mechanics working on a 438Sqn Typhoon) Commemorated Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Reviers, Xii. H. 9. France. Son of Alexander Brown Holmes and Deborah Elizabeth Holmes of Toronto, Ontario. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn)	Veterans Affairs Canada Accident report Losses and Incidents Database Archive report
29	Hingston	Fayette Williams Brown George	Pilot Officer			Killed 1943-12-04 Age 25			J/18885		429Sqn			Commemorated Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8. D. 35-37. Germany. Son Of Harold Ramsay Hingston And Elizabeth Leighton Hingston, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada. B.A. (Mcgill University).	Aircrew Deaths Database
30	Heron	Frank Brown Graham	Flight Sergeant			Killed 1942-07-07 Age 20			R/93513		21Sqn (RAF)			Commemorated Watton (St. Mary) Churchyard, Row C. Grave 63. United Kingdom. Son Of Frank Brown Graham Heron And Elizabeth Malcolm Heron, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.	Aircrew Deaths Database
31	Harle	Allan Brown	Sgt F/Sgt WO2 WO1 P/O F/O					R J	144369 92198	PLT	6SFTS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 438Sqn (RCAF) 438Sqn (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF)	Harvard X Typhoon Typhoon X	18 July 1942 ? - UK 16 Aug 1944 1 Jan 1945 - Injured by Me-262 bomb dropped on B.78 Eindhoven 17 May 1945 - Tour expired - For repatriation to Canada	(Photo: Harle in the cockpit of his 438Sqn Hawker Typhoon - Endhoven NL 1945) Deceased on 27 Sep 2001, in Ottawa, Ontario. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn)	The Typhoon Project
32	Gracie	William Brown	Flight Sergeant			Killed 1944-08-05 Age 23			R/114324		425Sqn			Commemorated Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Hautot-Sur-Mer, N. 12. France. Son Of William Smith Gracie And Christina Brown Gracie, Of Peterborough, Ontario.	Aircrew Deaths Database
33	Goodman	Robert Brown	Flight Sergeant			Killed 1942-04-25 Age			R/78051		502Sqn (RAF)			Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 104. United Kingdom.	Aircrew Deaths Database
34	Gildner	Karl Kenneth Brown	Sgt F/Sgt WO2 WO1 P/O F/O F/L					R J	74350 15973	PLT	7EFTS (RCAF) 2SFTS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 87Sqn (RAF) 87Sqn (RAF) RCAF RCAF 83GSU (RAF) 430Sqn (RCAF) BPC (RCAF)	Finch Harvard X Hurricane Hurricane X ? Spitfire Spitfire X	1941 10 Apr 1941 1941 - UK Jan 1942 Dec 1942 - North Africa May 1943 - Tour Expired ? Dec 1944 22 Dec 1944 16 July 1945 - For repatriation to Canada	(Photo: Gildner receiving his wings from G/C Curtis - 2SFTS 10 July 1941) (Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
35	Gibson	John	Pilot Officer			Killed 1944-03-25 Age 30			J/85485		626Sqn (RAF)			Commemorated Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 29. C. 9. Germany. Son Of William Brown Gibson, And Of Sarah Gibson, Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.	Aircrew Deaths Database
36	Fowler	James Brown	Warrant Officer Class I			Killed 1944-02-16 Age 33			R/136319		78Sqn (RAF)			Commemorated High Blantyre Cemetery, Sec. G. Grave 28. United Kingdom. Son Of Joseph And Mary Denholm Fowler.	Aircrew Deaths Database
37	Fleming	John Brown	Sergeant			Killed 1942-07-24 Age 21			R/123282		214Sqn (RAF)			Commemorated Werkendam Protestant Cemetery, Row 8. Grave 5. Netherlands (Holland). Son Of John J. And Isobel Fleming, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.	Aircrew Deaths Database
38	Edmunds	L.E.	WO2 P/O			POW		R J POW	X 87093 X	NAV	166Sqn	Lancaster ND798 AS-C	30 Mar 44 - POW - Nightfighter - Attacking Nuremberg/ Missing, nothing heard from after take off	Crew Members: Plt. Off. Victor William Reginald Park RAF 172302 - 2nd Pilot: Sgt. John Toole RAF 1684897 - Flight Engineer - survived became POW: W/O. L. E. Edmunds RCAF J/87093 - Navigator - survived became POW: Sgt. Albert Binder RAF 11465223 - Wireless Op.: Sgt. Peter Henry Brown RAF 1305927 - Mid Upper Gunner : Sgt. Frank Storer RAF 1085739 - Rear Gunner: Plt. Off. Walter Henry Burnett RAF 171640 Pilot: Flt. Sgt. Richard Harrington Bannister RCAF R/145314 Air Bomber survived became POW
39	Duval	Jean Pierre Aime Joseph	Sgt F/Sgt WO2 P/O F/O		DFM			R J	125456 18359	AG	RCAF 6B&GS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 7AGS (RAF) 23OTU (RAF) 23OTU (RAF) 427Sqn (RCAF) 1659CU (RAF) 427Sqn (RCAF) 1659CU (RAF) RCAF RCAF Edmonton RCAF Whitehorse 1SFC (RCAF) HQ North West Air Command (RCAF) RCAF	X Battle & Lysander X Defiant Wellington Wellington R1414 Wellington Halifax Halifax Halifax X X X X X X	20 Aug 1941 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Ottawa, Ontario 16 Jan 1942 - Mountain View, Ontario 23 March 1942 - Bournemouth, UK 23 May 1942 - RAF Stormy Down, Wales 16 June 1942 - RAF Pershore, Worcestershire 12 July 1942 - Crash landed, suffered minor burns 10 Nov 1942 - RAF Croft, Yorkshire 14 May 1943 - RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire 9 June 1943 - RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire 19 Sep 1943 - Instructor - RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire 22 Oct 1944 - Repatriated to Canada for medical reasons 8 Jan 1945 - Edmonton, Alberta 15 Jan 1945 - Whitehorse, Yukon 5 Feb 1945 - Air Traffic Control Course - Pat Bay, British Columbia 7 July 1945 - Edmonton, Alberta 15 Oct 1945 - Released from the RCAF	(Photo: 30 Nov 1943 RAF Leeming, P/O Duval and F/O Brown on the rear turret of a 1659 CU Halifax bomber) - Distinguished Flying Medal - No.427 Squadron - Award effective 6 November 1943 as per London Gazette dated 16 November 1943 and AFRO 2610/43 dated 17 December 1943. Deceased on 23 December 1975, in Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil)	Losses and Incidents Database Accident report RCAFA Awards Database
40	Donson	Hugh Edwin	Sergeant			Killed 1941-10-13 Age 21			R/71909		58Sqn (RAF)			Commemorated Barmby-on-the-moor (St. Catherine) Churchyard, Row F. Grave 4. United Kingdom. Son Of John William And Margaret Brown Donson, Of York Mills, Ontario, Canada.	Aircrew Deaths Database
41	Donnelly	Earl Brown	Warrant Officer Class II			Killed 1943-09-22 Age 27			R/115752		77Sqn (RAF)			Commemorated Becklingen War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 14. A. 11-14. Germany.	Aircrew Deaths Database
42	Donald	Thomas Brown	Corporal			Killed 1942-07-21 Age 36			R/58159		122Sqn			Commemorated Ottawa Memorial, Panel 1. Column 5. Canada. Son Of John And Mary Grey Donald; Husband Of May Donald, Of New Westminster, British Columbia.	Aircrew Deaths Database
43	Davidson	Alexander Suttie	Warrant Officer Class I			PoW 1943-06-19 Died (TB) 1947-04-21 Age 30	North Battleford		R/134223	Air Bomber	115Sqn	Lancaster DS668	PoW No 222587 - Stalag 4B Mühlberg-Elbe	Commemorated North Battleford Cemetery, Plan K. Block 14. Grave 6. Canada. Son Of Thomas And Jane Davidson, Of North Battleford; Husband Of Margaret E. Davidson. Of North Battleford.	Aircrew Deaths Database Allied Losses Database DS688 Read Archive Report DS668
44	Cowley-Brown	P.G.	F/O					C	45674	Special Ops	RCAF	N/A	Oct 44 -
45	Couldrey	Gordon	Flight Lieutenant			Killed 1945-03-24 Age 28			J/24221		46Sqn (RAF)			Commemorated Mazargues War Cemetery, Marseilles, Plot 3. Row E. Coll. grave 8-16. France. Son Of Leslie Brown Couldrey And Rachel Mae Couldrey; Husband Of F. I. Bernice Couldrey, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.	Aircrew Deaths Database
46	Cooper	Frederick Terrance	F/Sgt			MIA Age 23		R	145758	PLT	22OTU Last Op - 22OTU X	Wellington Wellington HF628 X	X - 26 Aug 43 - REf N.C. Brown (**B) 26 Aug 43 - MIA - Shot down - Sea off Le Touqet - France	Commemorated Runnymede Memorial	Allied Losses Database HF628 Aircrew Deaths Database
47	Coombs	Francis Alma	Sgt Pilot Officer			Killed 1945-02-01 Age 25		R J	211613 92482	Rear Gunner	166Sqn 166Sqn (RAF)	Lancaster Mk I ND648 AS-O	X - 01 Feb 45 - Ref F/L E. Spankie (**B) 01 Feb 45 - KIA - TGT = Ludwigshaven - Germany Attacking Ludwigshaven. Missing, nothing heard from after take off	Commemorated Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. grave 8. E. 3-6. Germany. Son Of Bertram John And Hannah Coombs; Husband Of Edith L. T. Coombs, Of Rosemary, Alberta, Canada. Crew Members: Sgt. Raymond Stennett RAF 1590355 - Flight Engineer: Sgt. Hugh Henry Taggert RAF 553937 - Air Bomber: Flt. Lt. John Edward Shannon DFC RAF 87419 - Navigator: Sgt. Alexander McIvor RAF 1573475 - Wireless Operator: Flt. Lt. Edward Gray Spankie DFC Pilot RCAF J/86068: Flt. Sgt. James Pirie Brown Mid Upper Gunner RCAF R/220677: Sgt. Francis Alma Coombs Rear Gunner RCAF J/92482	Aircrew Deaths Database
48	Cleland	Calder Leper	Pilot Officer			Killed 1943-07-03 Age 20			J/19406		21Sqn (SAAF)			Commemorated Alamein Memorial, Column 271. Egypt. Son Of William Brown Cleland And Mabel Johnston Cleland.	Aircrew Deaths Database
49	Clark	William Brown	Sergeant			Killed 1941-08-31 Age 23			R/68182		12Sqn (RAF)			Commemorated Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Hautot-sur-mer, H. 7. France.	Aircrew Deaths Database
50	Christison	William Ritchie	P/O F/O F/L S/L		DFC & Bar	KIA Age 26		R J	114147 15143	PLT	RCAF 2ITS (RCAF) 2EFTS (RCAF) 7SFTS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 404Sqn (RCAF) 2 (C)OTU (RAF) 2 (C)OTU (RAF) RCAF 3PRC (RCAF) 404Sqn (RCAF) 404Sqn (RCAF) Last Op	X X Moth Anson X Blenheim & Beaufighter Oxford Beaufighter X X Beaufighter Beaufighter NV428	21 July 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF 30 Aug 1940 22 Oct 1940 19 Dec 1940 2 May 1941 - UK 10 May 1941 7 July 1943 -OTU Staff Pilot Course 4 Aug 1943 - Staff Instructor Pilot 29 March 1941 - Leave in Canada 7 April 1944 - UK 22 April 1944 24 March 1945 - Shot down by coastal and naval flak	Distinguished Flying Cross - No.404 Squadron - Award effective 17 October 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 2534/44 dated 24 November 1944. Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross - No.404 Squadron - Award effective 30 March 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 721/45 dated 27 April 1945. Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 278. United Kingdom. Son of George Brown Christison and Margaret Ritchie Christison, of Lennoxville, Province of Quebec, Canada. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil)	(Photo: 2 October 1942 - 404 Canadian Twin Engine Squadron, Pilot Officer W.R. "Bill" Christinson, 23-year old pilot in a R.C.A.F. Blenheim Fighter Squadron, He hails from Lennoxville, Que., where he is well known for his hockey and football playing.) Veterans Affairs Canada RCAFA Awards Database