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#	Name* SORT (↑)	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Photo (Click to Expand)	Commemorated	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note SORT (↑)	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1	Giddings	L V	Flight Sergeant			Calais Canadian War Cemetery					RAAF	Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1944-09-24	Lancaster	III	LM636	PO-U	Waddington	1723	Calais	Crashed target area	Killed
2	Nattrass	O J	Flight Sergeant								RAAF	Bomber Command	10Sqn	1944-11-28	Halifax	III	MZ789	ZA-H	Melbourne	232	Essen	Crash landed at Guines {Pas-de-Calais}
3	Nallen	C P	Flight Sergeant			Cambridge City Cemetery					RAAF	Bomber Command	635Sqn	1944-06-03	Lancaster	III	ND841	F2-D	Downham Market	.0028.	Calais	Crashed on take off	Killed
4	Morris	J E	Flying Officer			Wissant Communal Cemetery						Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-09-26	Lancaster	III	LM587	JO-L	Waddington		Cap Griz Nez	Crashed at Wissant {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed
5	Millar	J O	Flight Sergeant			Calais Canadian War Cemetery					RAAF	Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1944-09-24	Lancaster	III	LM636	PO-U	Waddington	1723	Calais	Crashed target area	Killed
6	Michelmore	Douglas	Flight Sergeant	423809				Australian	Navigator		RAAF	Bomber Command	463 Sqn RAAF	1944-09-24	Lancaster	III	DV171	JO:Y	Waddington	17:36	Calais	The aircraft was hit by flak setting the Port inner engine on fire. The propeller could not be feathered and the pilot ordered the crew to bail out. The aircraft crashed at La Risquette late in the evening of the 24th September 1944. It fell in flames in the middle of a mine field. The bodies of Plt Off Jones, Flt Sgt. Smith and Sgt. Whitefield were never recovered.	PoW		Third to bail out and saw no other parachutes on his way down. He was captured by the Germans and held in custody with Sgt. Burns and Sgt Fletcher from the morning of the 25th until the 30th September when the Germans who were holding him surrendered to Canadian forces.
7	Jones	Richard Allan	Flying Officer	419511		Runnymede Memorial Panel 257	26th January 1924 in Sydney, New South Wales	Canadian	Pilot		RAAF	Bomber Command	463 Sqn RAAF	1944-09-24	Lancaster	III	DV171	JO:Y	Waddington	17:36	Calais	The aircraft was hit by flak setting the Port inner engine on fire. The propeller could not be feathered and the pilot ordered the crew to bail out. The aircraft crashed at La Risquette late in the evening of the 24th September 1944. It fell in flames in the middle of a mine field. The bodies of Plt Off Jones, Flt Sgt. Smith and Sgt. Whitefield were never recovered.	Killed		Son of Richard Alfred and Gwendoline Grace Jones, of Balwyn, Victoria, Australia
8	Johnston	James	Sergeant	1565817		France, Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen, 3. A. 12.	Age				RAFVR		463Sqn RAAF	1944-09-25									Killed
9	Johnston	James	Sergeant	156817		Calais Canadian Military Cemetery, Leubringhen, Plot 3, Row A, Grave 12			Air Gunner (Rear)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	463 Sqn RAAF	1944-09-24	Lancaster	III	DV171	JO:Y	Waddington	17:36	Calais	The aircraft was hit by flak setting the Port inner engine on fire. The propeller could not be feathered and the pilot ordered the crew to bail out. The aircraft crashed at La Risquette late in the evening of the 24th September 1944. It fell in flames in the middle of a mine field. The bodies of Plt Off Jones, Flt Sgt. Smith and Sgt. Whitefield were never recovered.	Killed		His remains were found buried in a sand dune NE of Calais just on the outskirts of the town. It appears that the body was buried by civilians and a cross gave his name and number.
10	Jennings	D R	Flight Sergeant								RAAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1944-08-08	Lancaster	I	LM166	KO-Y	Witchford	2153	Lucheux	Crashed at Grand-Rulfecourt {Pas-de-Calais}	Evader
11	Hainsworth	Norman	Sergeant	1594915		France, Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen, 3. B. 2.	Age 35				RAFVR		467Sqn (RAAF)	1944-09-24									Killed		Son Of Leopold And May Hainsworth; Husband Of Doris Ann Hainsworth, Of Sheffield, England.
12	Hainsworth	N	Sergeant			Calais Canadian War Cemetery						Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1944-09-24	Lancaster	III	LM636	PO-U	Waddington	1723	Calais	Crashed target area	Killed
13	Giddings	Lindsay Vernon	Flight Sergeant	419365		France, Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen, 3. B. 4.	Age 25				RAAF			1944-09-24									Killed		Son Of William Earnest And Myrtle Louise Giddings; Husband Of Sheila Eileen Giddings, Of West Preston, Victoria, Australia.
14	Oakley	M A	Flying Officer			Wissant Communal Cemetery						Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-09-26	Lancaster	III	LM587	JO-L	Waddington		Cap Griz Nez	Crashed at Wissant {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed
15	Fletcher	Irvin Bowles	Sergeant	1594462					Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	463 Sqn RAAF	1944-09-24	Lancaster	III	DV171	JO:Y	Waddington	17:36	Calais	The aircraft was hit by flak setting the Port inner engine on fire. The propeller could not be feathered and the pilot ordered the crew to bail out. The aircraft crashed at La Risquette late in the evening of the 24th September 1944. It fell in flames in the middle of a mine field. The bodies of Plt Off Jones, Flt Sgt. Smith and Sgt. Whitefield were never recovered.	PoW		Second to bail out of the aircraft. He was captured by the Germans and held in custody with Sgt. Burns and Flt Sgt. Michelmore from the morning of the 25th until the 30th September when the Germans who were holding him surrendered to Canadian forces. Commissioned and promoted to Plt Off (188994) on the 19th May 1944. London Gazette 2nd February 1945
16	Dillon	B G D	Warrant Officer			Wissant Communal Cemetery					RAAF	Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-09-26	Lancaster	III	LM587	JO-L	Waddington		Cap Griz Nez	Crashed at Wissant {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed
17	Creber	W S	Flight Sergeant			St-Pol-sur-Ternoise War Cemetery					RAAF	Bomber Command	83Sqn	1944-05-19	Wellington	III	BK463		Peplow		Nickel	Crashed Eps {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed
18	Burns	Sydney George	Flight Sergeant	429919				Australian	Bomb Aimer		RAAF	Bomber Command	463 Sqn RAAF	1944-09-24	Lancaster	III	DV171	JO:Y	Waddington	17:36	Calais	The aircraft was hit by flak setting the Port inner engine on fire. The propeller could not be feathered and the pilot ordered the crew to bail out. The aircraft crashed at La Risquette late in the evening of the 24th September 1944. It fell in flames in the middle of a mine field. The bodies of Plt Off Jones, Flt Sgt. Smith and Sgt. Whitefield were never recovered.	PoW		He was the first to bail out at about 1000 ft, followed by Flt Sgt. Michelmore and Sgt. Fletcher. Flt Sgt. Burns was captured by the Germans. Held in custody with Flt Sgt. Michelmore and Sgt. Fletcher from the morning of the 25th until the 30th September when the Germans who were holding him surrendered to Canadian forces.
19	Brown	G A	Flying Officer			Calais Canadian War Cemetery					RAAF	Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1944-09-24	Lancaster	III	LM636	PO-U	Waddington	1723	Calais	Crashed target area	Killed
20	Brown	Geoffrey Albert	Flying Officer	408452		France, Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen, 3. B. 3.	Age 20				RAAF			1944-09-24									Killed		Son Of Albert Edgar And Marie Victoria Brown, Of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
21	Brookman	R C	Flight Sergeant			Wissant Communal Cemetery					RAAF	Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-09-26	Lancaster	III	LM587	JO-L	Waddington		Cap Griz Nez	Crashed at Wissant {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed
22	Bowman	N J	Pilot Officer			Wissant Communal Cemetery					RAAF	Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-09-26	Lancaster	III	LM587	JO-L	Waddington		Cap Griz Nez	Crashed at Wissant {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed
23	Ardis	D C	Flight Sergeant			Calais Canadian War Cemetery					RAAF	Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1944-09-24	Lancaster	III	LM636	PO-U	Waddington	1723	Calais	Crashed target area	Killed
24	Ardis	David Corry	Flight Sergeant	418242		France, Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen, 3. B. 5.	Age 28				RAAF			1944-09-24									Killed		Son Of David Corry And Catherine Ardis; Husband Of Mavis Sarah Ardis, Of West Footscray, Victoria, Australia.
25	Acres	R J	Flight Sergeant			Wissant Communal Cemetery					RAAF	Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-09-26	Lancaster	III	LM587	JO-L	Waddington		Cap Griz Nez	Crashed at Wissant {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed
26	Adams	Denis Gordon	Sergeant	Aus/402335				Australia	Pilot		RAAF	Bomber Command	18Sqn	1941-09-04	Blenheim	IV	Z7296	WV-P	Horsham St Faiths	1501	Circus 93	Hit by flak and shot down fighter. Crashed near St. Omer, Pas-de-Calais, France	PoW No. 9621 Camp: Stalag Luft Sagan and Belaria - L3		Read Archive Report
27	Oxborrow	R	Sergeant			Longuenesse {St-Omer} Souvenir Cemetery						Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1944-09-24	Lancaster	III	LM636	PO-U	Waddington	1723	Calais	Crashed target area	Killed
28	Whitefield	Cyril Franklyn	Sergeant	1425903		Runnymede Memorial Panel 240			Air Gunner (Mid Upper)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	463 Sqn RAAF	1944-09-24	Lancaster	III	DV171	JO:Y	Waddington	17:36	Calais	The aircraft was hit by flak setting the Port inner engine on fire. The propeller could not be feathered and the pilot ordered the crew to bail out. The aircraft crashed at La Risquette late in the evening of the 24th September 1944. It fell in flames in the middle of a mine field. The bodies of Plt Off Jones, Flt Sgt. Smith and Sgt. Whitefield were never recovered.	Killed		Son of John and of Mary Anne (née Smith) Whitefield , of Hayes, Middlesex.
29	Turnbull	W J	Sergeant			Calais Canadian War Cemetery						Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1944-09-24	Lancaster	III	LM636	PO-U	Waddington	1723	Calais	Crashed target area	Killed
30	Tudberry	J	Flying Officer								RAAF	Bomber Command	10Sqn	1944-11-28	Halifax	III	MZ789	ZA-H	Melbourne	232	Essen	Crash landed at Guines {Pas-de-Calais}
31	Tottenham	A B	Flight Lieutenant			Wissant Communal Cemetery				DFC	RAAF	Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-09-26	Lancaster	III	LM587	JO-L	Waddington		Cap Griz Nez	Crashed at Wissant {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed
32	Thomson	David Mcnab	Pilot Officer	4211181		France, Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen, 8. G. 4.	Age 22				RAAF			1944-07-05									Killed		Son Of David Thomson And Marian Cowan Thomson, Of Yarraville, Victoria, Australia; Husband Of Meriel Joyce Thomson Of Summertown, Oxford.
33	Spencer	R B	Flight Sergeant			Croisilles British Cemetery					RAAF	Bomber Command	514Sqn	1944-06-15	Lancaster	II	DS816	JI-O	Waterbeach	2308	Valenciennes	Crashed at Croisilles {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed
34	Smith	Allan James	Flight Sergeant	422656		Runnymede Memorial Panel 261	25th June 1921 in Newtown, New South Wales	Australian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAAF	Bomber Command	463 Sqn RAAF	1944-09-24	Lancaster	III	DV171	JO:Y	Waddington	17:36	Calais	The aircraft was hit by flak setting the Port inner engine on fire. The propeller could not be feathered and the pilot ordered the crew to bail out. The aircraft crashed at La Risquette late in the evening of the 24th September 1944. It fell in flames in the middle of a mine field. The bodies of Plt Off Jones, Flt Sgt. Smith and Sgt. Whitefield were never recovered.	Killed		Son of James Matthew and Arm Smith, of Newtown, New South Wales. Fiancee to M. Hyland of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
35	Smith	S W	Warrant Officer			Wissant Communal Cemetery					RAAF	Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-09-26	Lancaster	III	LM587	JO-L	Waddington		Cap Griz Nez	Crashed at Wissant {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed
36	Smith	Keith Mcrae	Flight Sergeant	413145		France, Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen, 2. F. 5.	Age 21				RAAF			1943-11-08									Killed		Son Of Colin George And Mary Smith, Of Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia.
37	Roberts	A C	Sergeant						Pilot			Fighter	452Sqn RAAF	1941-07-11	Spitfire	II	P7562				Sweep	Baled out near Calais	Evaded
38	Riordan	L M	Flight Sergeant								RAAF	Bomber Command	15Sqn	1944-09-24	Lancaster	I	LM109	LS-E	Mildenhall	1648	Calais	Crashed target area
39	Peterkin	John Douglas	Flight Lieutenant	77123				Australian	Pilot		RAAF	Bomber Command	141 Sqn	1944-07-05	Mosquito	II	DZ310	TW:Z	West Raynham	23:25	BS	Serrate patrol heading for northern France. Crashed 00:36 about 1 km S of Wattan (Pas-de-Calais), 9 km NNW of St-Omer. Claimed as a probable by Uffz. Heinz Irmer, his 1st Abschuss, from 6./KG51 NW of Caen an 1500m at 02:38 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	Evader		Captured by 3 German soldiers. Fainted soon after capture and escaped. Return to England 9th September 1944
40	Pearsall	A L	Flying Officer	AUS-408266		Runnymede Memorial United Kingdom			Pilot		RAAF	Fighter	16Sqn	1944-03-08	Spitfire	PRXI	PA863				Sortie	Abandoned near Calais	Killed
41	Patrick	R J	Sergeant			Wissant Communal Cemetery						Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-09-26	Lancaster	III	LM587	JO-L	Waddington		Cap Griz Nez	Crashed at Wissant {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed
42	Parsons	A S	Flight Sergeant			Abbeville Communal Cemetery					RAAF	Bomber Command	550Sqn	1944-08-31	Lancaster	I	NF962	BQ-V	North Killingholme	1307	Agenville	Crashed at l'Etoile {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed
43												Coastal Command	235Sqn	1940-09-11	Blenheim	IV(F)	Z5725					Shot down off Calais
44	Corbett-Thompson	Bruce Francis Patrick	P/O.	Aus/404560	Hawkinge Cemetery. Plot O. Row 2. Grave 49		Age 29	Australian	Pilot		RAAF	Coastal Command	1 Coastal Artillery Co-Operation Unit.	1941-10-14	Blenheim	IV	T1951	-	RAF Detling, Kent	09:20	Training	See archive report - accident, struck trees in Shepherdswell, Kent	Killed		Son of Francis Stuart Corbett-Thompson and Eileen Claire Marie Corbett-Thompson (died 1954); husband of Anna Ruth Edith Corbett-Thompson (né Hayward - married 31st May 1935, died 1968, age 66) , of Teneriffe, Queensland, Australia.	Extensive Archive Report
45	Abbott	Lewis James	Sergeant	400167		Italy, Salerno War Cemetery, II. B. 22.	Age 26				RAAF			1941-12-06									Killed
46	Abbey	Donald George	Flight Sergeant	410135				Australia			RAAF			1944-04-21										RAAF Honour Roll
47	Abbey	Donald George	Flight Sergeant	410135		Malaysia (ex Malaya), Labuan War Cemetery, 5. B. 6.	Age 23				RAAF			1944-04-21									Killed		Son Of Stanley Grey Abbey And Vera Allison Abbey; Husband Of Betty Abbey, Of Box Hill, Victoria, Australia.
48	A'Court (Acourt)	Gladstone Arthur	Pilot Officer	418496		Germany, Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 12. E. 2.	Age 23				RAAF			1944-06-22									Killed		Son Of Arthur John And May Elizabeth A'Court, Of East Kew, Victoria, Australia.
49	A'Court (Acourt)	Gladstone Arthur	Pilot Officer	418496				Australia			RAAF		467Sqn RAAF	1944-06-22										RAAF Honour Roll
50	A'Court (Acourt)	Gladstone Arthur	Pilot Officer	418496		Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Grave 12.E.2.	16th July 1920 in Melbourne, Victoria	Australian	Navigator		RAAF	Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1944-06-21	Lancaster	III	ED532	PO:H	RAF Waddington	23:02	Scholven-Buer, Germany	See archive report for details	KiA			Read Archive Report