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#	Name* SORT (↓)	First Names	Rank	RAF Equivalent 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	Milward	Arthur Hewitt	Flying Officer		136386		Germany, Durnbach War Cemetery, 9. K. 5.	Age 27				RAFVR		9Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of George And Bessie Milward, Of Monkseaton, Whitley Bay, Northumberland.
2	Ramage	Tom	Flight Sergeant		1113612		Singapore, Singapore Memorial, Column 435.	Age 29				RAFVR		62Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Thomas And Rosina Ramage; Husband Of Jean Ramage, Of Islington, London.
3	Powell	Eric Nash	Pilot Officer		53935		Germany, Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 7. J. 12-15.	Age 24				RAF		619Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Hugh And Catherine Powell, Of Ripponden, Yorkshire.
4	Porter	Charles Rae	Flying Officer		J/17584		Singapore, Singapore Memorial, Column 443.	Age 23				RCAF		62Sqn (RAF)	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Charles Mathew Porter, And Of Hilda Porter, Of Turtleford, Saskatchewan, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
5	Polomark	John Marshall	Pilot Officer		J/35815		United Kingdom, Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 718.	Age				RCAF			1944-04-25									Killed			Paradie Canadian Archive
6	Plummer	John Frederick	Sergeant		1606785		Belgium, Heverlee War Cemetery, 5. E. 13.	Age 19				RAFVR		115Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of George Percival And Florence Hilda Plummer, Of Ashley Down, Bristol.
7	Pile	Ronald George	Warrant Officer		926789		Singapore, Singapore Memorial, Column 433.	Age 29				RAFVR		194Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Samuel George And Florence Pile, Of Oreston, Plymouth.
8	Pezaro	James Bernard George (Jim)	Flying Officer		158697		Germany, Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 7. J. 8-11.	Age				RAFVR		83Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Bernard And Hilda C. H. Pezaro.
9	Pearce	William Charles	Sergeant		1653773		Germany, Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 20. A. 23-25.	Age 20				RAFVR		622Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of William John And Catherine Pearce, Of Blaen-Rhondda, Glamorgan.
10	Paton	Andrew	Aircraftman 2nd Class		1827709		United Kingdom, Kidlington Burial Ground, Sec. B. Grave 23.	Age 39				RAFVR			1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Andrew And Mary O'Donnell Paton; Husband Of Sarah Paton, Of Hamilton, Lanarkshire.
11	Patmore	Ernest Edward James	Flight Sergeant		1214901		Germany, Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 9. K. 7-9.	Age 23				RAFVR		9Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Ernest And Ellen Beatrice Patmore, Of Camberwell, London.
12	Parkyn	Ronald	Sergeant		1393242					Navigator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	115 Sqn	1944-04-25	Lancaster	I	HK545	KO:C	RAF Witchford, Cambridgeshire	22:00	Karlsruhe, Germany	The aircraft sustained damage as a result of flak and an enemy night fighter. Three crew were injured but the aircraft was successfully brought back and landed at RAF Manston.	Survived, Killed in Action 13 June 1944		115 Sqn Lancaster HK545	'Read the archive report for further details'
13	Parkin	Donald	Sergeant		1592560		Belgium, Schoonselhof Cemetery, Iva. D. 40.	Age				RAFVR		192Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed
14	Palmer	Brinsley George Henry	Warrant Officer Class I		R/87405		Canada, Ottawa Memorial, Panel 3. Column 4.	Age				RCAF		115Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed			Paradie Canadian Archive
15	Page	Eric Wilton	Pilot Officer		410171		Germany, Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 7. E. 21-24.	Age 21				RAAF			1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Ralph Eric And Dorothy Agnes Page, Of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
16	Page	Eric Wilton	Pilot Officer		410171				Australia			RAAF		463Sqn RAAF	1944-04-25										RAAF Honour Roll
17	Outram	Ernest Joseph	Flight Sergeant		1339346		France, Lyon (La Doua) French National Cemetery, Row G. Grave 4.	Age				RAFVR		61Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed
18	Oswald	Kenneth Craven	Sergeant		1493028		United Kingdom, Birkdale Cemetery, Sec. C. Grave 319.	Age 22				RAFVR		76Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of David Oswald And Of Sarah Jane Gertrude Oswald, Of Birkdale, Southport.
19	Nowicki	Adolf Jan	Kapitan Nawig	Flight Lieutenant	P.0832	MONTREAL NOTRE DAME DES NEIGES CEMETERY, Canada	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Montreal (Notre Dame Des Neiges) Cemetery - Quebec, Canada Lot 3410 Section M Grave 2223	Born 1 June 1913 (Age 30)	Poland	Navigator	Virtuti Militari 9697 Krzyż Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x3)	PAF	Transport Command	45 Delivery Group	1944-04-25	Consolidated Liberator		EW148		Dorval, Quebec, Canada		Montreal, Canada	Crashed on takeoff	Killed on Transport Flight	Archiwum Polish Database	Liberator EW148 1944-04-25. Being ferried by 45 (AT) Group via RCAF Gander to India when it crashed six minutes after takeoff from RCAF Dorval at 09:30. On initial climb, lost altitude over central Montreal. Just cleared Mount Royal, and narrowly missed the Sun Life Building, the Bonaventure Railway Station and a school before slamming into tenements on Shannon and Ottawa Streets in the community of Griffintown in Montreal, Québec. 5 crew and 10 civilians on the ground were killed in the ensuing explosion and fire. Pilot may have been trying to reach the St. Lawrence River to ditch the aircraft. The cause thought to be the structural failure of the tailplane. Weather may have had a bearing on the accident. Crew: Kazimierz BURZYNSKI, Flt Sgt Islwyn JONES (635095) RAF, Andrezej Czeslaw KUZNIACKI, Adolf Jan NOWICKI, P/O James Smith WILSON (J/39021) RCAF	Griffintown article Montreal Gazette Video Paradie Canadian Archive EW148 Wilson Allied Losses Database EW148 Jones
20	Nowicki	Adolf Jan	Kapitan				Canada, Montreal (Notre Dame Des Neiges) Cemetery, Lot 3410 Sect. M. Grave 2223.	Age				Polish Air Force			1944-04-25									Killed
21	Noakes	Gordon Hughie	Flight Sergeant		424570				Australia			RAAF		463Sqn RAAF	1944-04-25										RAAF Honour Roll
22	Noakes	Gordon Hughie	Flight Sergeant		424570		Germany, Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 7. E. 21-24.	Age 20				RAAF			1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Charles And Annie Noakes, Of Bedgerebong, New South Wales, Australia.
23	Nicholls	Frederick Roy	Sergeant		1602187		Belgium, Heverlee War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 2. J. 8-13.	Age 19				RAFVR		78Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Frederick Robert William And Annie Nicholls, Of Edgware, Middlesex.
24	Newman	Charles William Joseph	Pilot Officer		172752		France, Lyon (La Doua) French National Cemetery, Row F. Grave 1.	Age 20				RAFVR		61Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Henry Joseph And Annie Mary Newman, Of Coggeshall, Essex.
25	Napier	John Mcdonald	Pilot Officer		170713		France, Soufflenheim Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave.	Age 25				RAFVR		7Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of John And Mary Mcdonald Napier; Husband Of Margaret Edith Napier, Of Leeds, Yorkshire.
26	Murphy	William	Flying Officer		J/22084		Netherlands (Holland), Zuilichem General Cemetery, Row 1. Coll. Grave 1-3.	Age 23				RCAF		420Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of James And Margaret Murphy Of George Town, Ontario, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
27	Munton	Gordon Charles	Sergeant		1866562		Germany, Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 2. C. 16-18.	Age 19				RAFVR		97Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of John Robert And Ellen Munton, Of Bishopsbourne, Kent.
28	Mudge	Victor James	Sergeant		1270710		Italy, Sangro River War Cemetery, X. E. 30.	Age 25				RAFVR		223Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of John William Edward And Harriet Agnes Mudge, Of Kennington, London.
29	Moynagh	Ambrose	Flying Officer		J/23012		Canada, Ottawa Memorial, Panel 3. Column 4.	Age				RCAF		115Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed			Paradie Canadian Archive
30	Moyer	John Ernest	Flying Officer		J/36677		Canada, Ottawa Memorial, Panel 3. Column 4.	Age 27				RCAF		115Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Ernest S. Moyer And Cleo B. Moyer, Of Vineland, Ontario; Husband Of Kathryn M. Moyer, Of St. Catharines, Ontario.	Paradie Canadian Archive
31	Mortimer	Leslie Lloyd	Flying Officer		J/24033		Belgium, Schoonselhof Cemetery, Iva. D. 43.	Age				RCAF		192Sqn (RAF)	1944-04-25									Killed			Paradie Canadian Archive
32	Morris	Harold J	1st Lt		O-728708				USA	Pilot		USAAF	78th Fighter Group	83rd Fighter Squadron	1944-04-25	P-47 Thunderbolt							0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
33	Morris	Frederick William	Pilot Officer		J/90364		Belgium, Schoonselhof Cemetery, Iva. D. 45.	Age 22				RCAF		192Sqn (RAF)	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of James E. Morris And Catherine A. Morris, Of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
34	Moore	Roy Skilton	Flight Sergeant		1319944		Germany, Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 20. A. 23-25.	Age 23				RAFVR		622Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Frank Skilton Moore And Daisy Moore, Of Plymouth.
35	Moloney	Patrick Murray	Pilot Officer		421364		Netherlands (Holland), Werkendam Protestant Cemetery, Row 8. Grave 15.	Age 34				RAAF			1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of John Gregory Moloney And Margaret Moloney; Husband Of Lexie Marian Moloney, Of Queenscliff, New South Wales, Australia.
36	Moloney	Patrick Murray	Pilot Officer		421364				Australia			RAAF		424Sqn RCAF	1944-04-25										RAAF Honour Roll
37	Minard	Allan Murray	Pilot Officer		J/38664		United Kingdom, Brookwood Military Cemetery, 48. I. 5.	Age 31				RCAF			1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Duncan Mcrae Minard And Stella Lee Allan Minard, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Marjory Frances Minard (Nee Bratton), Of Ottawa.	Paradie Canadian Archive
38	Kingsland	Alexander	Sergeant		1801276		Italy, Sangro River War Cemetery, X. E. 29.	Age 21				RAFVR		223Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of William And Edith Kingsland, Of Plumstead, London.
39	Line	Arthur Richard	Sergeant		1583771		Belgium, Heverlee War Cemetery, 2. J. 7.	Age 26				RAFVR		78Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of John Line, And Of Sarah J. Line, Of Whaplode, Lincolnshire.
40	Letcher	Albert Clayton	Pilot Officer		J/92031		Belgium, Schoonselhof Cemetery, Iva. D. 21.	Age				RCAF		115Sqn (RAF)	1944-04-25									Killed			Paradie Canadian Archive
41	Kuzniacki	Andrezej Czeslaw	Porucznik				Canada, Montreal (Notre Dame Des Neiges) Cemetery, Lot 3410 Sect. M. Grave 22.24.	Age				Polish Air Force			1944-04-25									Killed
42	Kuzniacki	Andrezej Czeslaw	Kapitan Pilot	Pilot Officer	P.2315	MONTREAL NOTRE DAME DES NEIGES CEMETERY, Canada Lot 3410 Sect. M. Grave 22.24	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Montreal (Notre Dame Des Neiges) Cemetery - Quebec, Canada. Lot 3410 Section M Grave 2224	Born 31 March 1914 (Age 30)	Poland	2nd Pilot	Virtuti Militari 9395 Krzyż Walecznych (x4) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Transport Command	45 (Air Transport) Group	1944-04-25	Consolidated Liberator		EW148				Montreal, Canada	Crashed on takeoff	Killed on Transport Flight	Archiwum Polish Database	Liberator EW148 1944-04-25. Being ferried by 45 (AT) Group via RCAF Gander to India when it crashed six minutes after takeoff from RCAF Dorval at 09:30. On initial climb, lost altitude over central Montreal. Just cleared Mount Royal, and narrowly missed the Sun Life Building, the Bonaventure Railway Station and a school before slamming into tenements on Shannon and Ottawa Streets in the community of Griffintown in Montreal, Québec. 5 crew and 10 civilians on the ground were killed in the ensuing explosion and fire. Pilot may have been trying to reach the St. Lawrence River to ditch the aircraft. The cause thought to be the structural failure of the tailplane. Weather may have had a bearing on the accident. Crew: Kazimierz BURZYNSKI, Flt Sgt Islwyn JONES (635095) RAF, Andrezej Czeslaw KUZNIACKI, Adolf Jan NOWICKI, P/O James Smith WILSON (J/39021) RCAF	Griffintown article Montreal Gazette Video Paradie Canadian Archive EW148 Wilson Allied Losses Database EW148 Jones
43	Kotarba	Henryk	Kapral Pilot	Flight Sergeant	P.780878		PAF Memorial, Northolt, Northwood Cemetery - Middlesex, United Kingdom. Service Section H Grave 4253	Born 7 April 1922 Kraków (Age 22 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF		13 OTU	1944-04-25	De Havilland Mosquito	ll	HJ942		RAF Bicester		Finmere, Oxfordshire	Aircraft crashed whilst landing on one engine, near Finmere, Oxfordshire, whilst on a training flight. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Training Flight	Archiwum Polish Database
44	Kotarba	Henryk	Kapral				United Kingdom, Northwood Cemetery, Service Section H Grave 423.	Age				Polish Air Force			1944-04-25									Killed
45	Korbyl	Paul Frank	Flying Officer		J/25353		Germany, Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 3. H. 21-25.	Age				RCAF		626Sqn (RAF)	1944-04-25									Killed			Paradie Canadian Archive
46	Knight	Geoffrey Robert	Flight Lieutenant		47475		Italy, Bari War Cemetery, Xv. A. 18.	Age 23				RAF		114Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Walter And Eveline Hilda Knight; Husband Of Patricia Constance Knight, Of Poole, Dorsetshire.
47	Kirkham	Leonard	Sergeant		1117305		France, Avesnes-Sur-Helpe Communal Cemetery, Row Aa. Grave 14.	Age 23				RAFVR		166Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Joseph And Bertha Kirkham, Of Gorton, Manchester.
48	Kallas	Paul W	2nd Lt		O-694251				USA	Pilot		USAAF	354th Fighter Group	355th Fighter Squadron	1944-04-25	P-51 Mustang							0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
49	Kempson	John	Sergeant		1603550		France, Bayeux War Cemetery, Xviii. F. 2.	Age 20				RAFVR			1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Horace Leopold And Mabel Alice Kempson, Of Surbiton, Surrey.
50	Kelly	Charles Philip	Sergeant		2204866		Belgium, Schoonselhof Cemetery, Iva. D. 37.	Age 20				RAFVR		115Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Charles And Margaret Kelly, Of Cregagh, Belfast, Northern Ireland.