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#	Name* SORT (↓)	First Names	Rank	Service No.	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
1	Abercromby	William	Wing Commander	44971	Sage War Cemetery Plot 8 Row F Grave 12	1911		Pilot	DFC & Bar	RAF	Bomber Command	83Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	III	ND354	OL-A	Wyton	11	Berlin	A later Missing Research & Enquiry team report stated “when outbound the aircraft was shot down and crashed approx 0300 hours at Lutten, 5km North East of Vechta. Possible claim by Lt Wendelin Breukel 5/NJG2 - at 0300 hrs	Killed		Son of David Grewar Abercromby and Euphemia Abercromby, of Brechin, Angus
2	Allen	Richard William	Sergeant	1529131	Sage War Cemetery Plot 8 Row F Grave 13			Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	83Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	III	ND354	OL-A	Wyton	11	Berlin	A later Missing Research & Enquiry team report stated “when outbound the aircraft was shot down and crashed approx 0300 hours at Lutten, 5km North East of Vechta. Possible claim by Lt Wendelin Breukel 5/NJG2 - at 0300 hrs	Killed
3	Halloran	William Richard	Warrant Officer Class 2	R/119691	Sage War Cemetery Plot 8 Row F Grave 10	24 Dec 1913	Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	83Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	III	ND354	OL-A	Wyton	11	Berlin	A later Missing Research & Enquiry team report stated “when outbound the aircraft was shot down and crashed approx 0300 hours at Lutten, 5km North East of Vechta. Possible claim by Lt Wendelin Breukel 5/NJG2 - at 0300 hrs	Killed	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Michael Halloran, and of Jean Halloran, of St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
4	James	Walter John	Flying Officer	135088	Sage War Cemetery Plot 8 Row F Grave 8			Bomb Aimer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	83Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	III	ND354	OL-A	Wyton	11	Berlin	A later Missing Research & Enquiry team report stated “when outbound the aircraft was shot down and crashed approx 0300 hours at Lutten, 5km North East of Vechta. Possible claim by Lt Wendelin Breukel 5/NJG2 - at 0300 hrs	Killed
5	Lewis	Lionel H	Sergeant	1609465				Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	83Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	III	ND354	OL-A	Wyton	11	Berlin	A later Missing Research & Enquiry team report stated “when outbound the aircraft was shot down and crashed approx 0300 hours at Lutten, 5km North East of Vechta. Possible claim by Lt Wendelin Breukel 5/NJG2 - at 0300 hrs	PoW/Dulag Luft/Stalag 4B Muhlberg (Elbe)/PoW Number 369893		The explosion at 21,000ft threw Sgt Lewis clear and he was made a PoW. He describes his incredible escape from death. “This was to be our first operational flight with the target Berlin, and our Lancaster ND354 was brand new. At briefing the Squadron Commander Wg Cdr Abercromby DFC said he would fly with us as first pilot. Take off was perfect and we climbed to altitude and joined the bomber stream. At the Dutch coast the pilot asked me to go into the bomb aimer’s position to push window out, which I did, taking my parachute with me. By now we had reached our operational height of 21,000ft and Wg Cdr Abercromby engaged the auto pilot and we were flying straight and level on a very predictable course. In quite a short time we saw the whole sky lit up like a cauldron; twice this happened, and the pilot requested the navigator to log that it was an aircraft blowing up. We had no warning when the aircraft gave a lurch and went into a steep dive, and I could see a glow coming from the bomb bay area, and the order came to abandon aircraft. I grabbed my parachute and put it on, removed my helmet and oxygen mask and remember putting my hands on the cushion to get at the escape hatch, but did not make it. There were vivid colours and an explosion. When I came to, I was falling through the air, on my back, spinning round and round. I pulled the parachute release and the handle and cable just came away and nothing happened. I got my fingers under the flap and pulled at the press studs, and the parachute opened with such a jerk that I passed out again. I came to and felt very cold and found that my flying boots had gone. I came down amongst fir trees and the parachute caught up and I was swinging six feet off the ground. I released the harness and fell to the ground. The feeling of utter loneliness and wondering what to do next is something I will never forget. I was not injured, only superficial wounds to my head and hands, and very heavy bruising down my left side. It was too dark to move around so I sat down and cut up my Mae West and parachute to make some footwear. As soon as it was light I started to head towards Holland. I’d found bits of newspaper with Bremen on, so had some idea where I was. Lots of aircraft debris was scattered around, one section was the nose, forward of the bomb bay, with the escape hatch intact.I stayed in the trees which gave very good cover; at one clearing I saw a farmer looking at one of our engines that had fallen into his field. Late that afternoon, having walked some distance I heard voices. I got back in the trees and thought I was well hidden, but the next thing I remember was being confronted by the biggest German shepherd dog I have ever seen, followed by a Werhmacht and five civilians who each searched me and asked where I had come down, and where was my parachute. They took me to a house and sat me in a room and gave me a piece of hard brown bread and a glass of Schnapps. The entire population then came to view this RAF man.I was later collected by two servicemen in a Volkswagen and taken to an army camp and put in a cell, prior to my wounds being treated by nuns in a small hospital. The doctor called me ‘baby killer, murderer, terror flier’ and I was glad when a Werhmacht Feldwebel collected me and I was taken by rail to Bremen, and then to Dulag Luft 3 at Frankfurt for interrogation etc. With a number of other prisoners we were taken in cattle trucks on a long tiring journey, stopping at night in sidings because of bombing raids to Stalag Luft 4B at Muhlberg/Elbe, where we remained until we were relieved by the Russians who handed us over to the Americans, who flew us to Brussels, and the RAF flew us back to England.”
6	Nairn	Alex Frederick	Pilot Officer	415350	Sage War Cemetery Plot 8 Row F Grave 7	5 Sep 1919, Perth, WA, Australia	Australian	Pilot		RAAF	Bomber Command	83Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	III	ND354	OL-A	Wyton	11	Berlin	A later Missing Research & Enquiry team report stated “when outbound the aircraft was shot down and crashed approx 0300 hours at Lutten, 5km North East of Vechta. Possible claim by Lt Wendelin Breukel 5/NJG2 - at 0300 hrs	Killed		Son of Frederick Thomas Nairn and Ellen Annie Nairn, of North Perth, Western Australia. A.F.I.A
7	Pearson	Arthur Barton	Flight Sergeant	421382	Sage War Cemetery Plot 8 Row F Grave 9	28 Apr 1920, Chatswood, NSW, Australia	Australian	Air Gunner		RAAF	Bomber Command	83Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	III	ND354	OL-A	Wyton	11	Berlin	A later Missing Research & Enquiry team report stated “when outbound the aircraft was shot down and crashed approx 0300 hours at Lutten, 5km North East of Vechta. Possible claim by Lt Wendelin Breukel 5/NJG2 - at 0300 hrs	Killed	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Joseph Barton Pearson and Eugenie Catherine Pearson, of Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia
8	Wall	William Alfred	Sergeant	1576531	Sage War Cemetery Plot 8 Row F Grave 11	1924		Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	83Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	III	ND354	OL-A	Wyton	11	Berlin	A later Missing Research & Enquiry team report stated “when outbound the aircraft was shot down and crashed approx 0300 hours at Lutten, 5km North East of Vechta. Possible claim by Lt Wendelin Breukel 5/NJG2 - at 0300 hrs	Killed		Son of William Henry George and Beatrice May Wall, of Worcester

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