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#	Name* SORT (↓)	First Names	Rank	RAF Equivalent 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	Links/Archive Reports
1	Adams	Daniel Gilbert	Flight Sergeant		1391578	Germany, Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 7. E. 14-17.	Age 27				RAFVR		49Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Daniel And Henrietta Adams; Husband Of Eileen Ethel Maud Adams, Of Stoke Newington, London.
2	Adshead	Percy James	Flight Sergeant		1152717	Singapore, Singapore Memorial, Column 434.	Age 27				RAFVR		62Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Percy James And Alma Amelia Adshead; Husband Of Margaret Adshead, Of Glasgow.
3	Alexander	William Edward	Sergeant		1479414	Germany, Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 2. C. 16-18.	Age 22				RAFVR		97Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of William J. Alexander And Kate E. Alexander, Of Trehafod, Glamorgan.
4	Allstaedt	Kenneth C	2nd Lt		O-812728			USA	Pilot		USAAF	78th Fighter Group	83rd Fighter Squadron	1944-04-25	P-47 Thunderbolt							1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
5	Alston	Eric Robert	Flying Officer		48871	France, Lyon (La Doua) French National Cemetery, Row F. Grave 2.	Age				RAF		61Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed
6	Armon	Arthur John Thomas	Pilot Officer		172478	Belgium, Heverlee War Cemetery, 5. F. 2.	Age 23				RAFVR		100Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Harry Edward And Ethel Maud Armon; Husband Of Gwendoline Margaret Armon, Of Southend-On-Sea, Essex.
7	Badman	Roy Francis Crossley	Flight Sergeant		420824			Australia			RAAF		25Sqn RAAF	1944-04-25										RAAF Honour Roll
8	Badman	Roy Francis Crossley	Flight Sergeant		420824	Australia, Perth War Cemetery And Annex, N.C.12.	Age 20				RAAF			1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Roy Hubert Goldstone And Laura Lillian Badman, Of Balmain, New South Wales.
9	Bainbridge	George Harvey	Pilot Officer		J/86239	Germany, Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 3. H. 21-25.	Age 20				RCAF		626Sqn (RAF)	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of George And Nellie May Bainbridge, Of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
10	Baker	Frederick Basil	Flight Sergeant		656153	France, Haguenau French National Cemetery, Coll. Grave 2-7.	Age 25				RAF		626Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Edward Augustus And Olive Mary Baker, Of Winton, Bournemouth, Hampshire.
11	Baker	Alfred	Flight Sergeant		1087406	Germany, Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 7. J. 12-15.	Age 21				RAFVR		619Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Alfred Baker And Of Mary Alice Baker (Nee Lucas), Of Blackburn, Lancashire.
12	Baker	N	Flying Officer						Bomb Aimer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	115 Sqn	1944-04-25	Lancaster	I	HK545	KO-C	RAF Witchford, Cambridgeshire	2200	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 - Injured			'Read the archive report for further details'
13	Baldwinson	Walter Baldwin	Warrant Officer Class II		R/132001	Germany, Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 7. J. 8-11.	Age 22				RCAF		83Sqn (RAF)	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Vigfus And Salome Baldwinson; Husband Of Roberta Baldwinson, Of St. Vital, Manitoba, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
14	Barber	Dennis Albert	Sergeant		1339953	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 224.	Age				RAFVR			1944-04-25									Killed
15	Bathe	John Raymond	Flight Sergeant		1395700	United Kingdom, Witley (All Saints) Churchyard, N.W. Of Tower.	Age 30				RAFVR		76Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Arthur Henry And Maud Mary Bathe, Of Witley.
16	Benefield	Clifton Francis	Flight Lieutenant		402463	Germany, Durnbach War Cemetery, 9. K. 2.	Age 25			DFC	RNZAF		9Sqn (RAF)	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Robert John And Winifred Benefield, Of Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand.
17	Bennett	Peter Anthony	Flight Sergeant		1601570	Belgium, Heverlee War Cemetery, 5. E. 14.	Age 20				RAFVR		115Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Cecil H. And Evelyn G. Bennett, Of Frilford, Berkshire.
18	Bennett	Henry Thomas Leonard	Flight Sergeant		424411	United Kingdom, Cambridge City Cemetery, Grave 13762.	Age 26				RNZAF			1944-04-25									Killed
19	Bernyk	Victor Hector	Pilot Officer		J/86027	Germany, Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 3. H. 21-25.	Age				RCAF		626Sqn (RAF)	1944-04-25									Killed			Paradie Canadian Archive
20	Bingham	William	Sergeant		1519992	Germany, Durnbach War Cemetery, 9. K. 6.	Age 22				RAFVR		9Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Thomas Howell Bingham, And Of Mary C. Bingham, Of Prescot, Lancashire.
21	Bloomer	John Edwin	Flight Sergeant		574661	Netherlands (Holland), Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery, 10. C. 22.	Age 21				RAF		635Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Edwin Thomas Bloomer And Dorothy Bloomer, Of Nottingham.
22	Booth	Robert J	1st Lt		O-673981			USA	Pilot		USAAF	359th Fighter Group	369th Fighter Squadron	1944-04-25	P-51 Mustang							1 Luftwaffe destroyed			Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
23	Boucher	Gerald Joseph	Pilot Officer		J/87815	Netherlands (Holland), Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, 12. F. 7.	Age 19				RCAF		425Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Sylva And Olive Boucher, Of Campbellton, New Brunswick.	Paradie Canadian Archive
24	Boudreau	Lawrence Joseph Henry	Pilot Officer		J/88809	Netherlands (Holland), Werkendam Protestant Cemetery, Row 8. Grave 17.	Age				RCAF		424Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed			Paradie Canadian Archive
25	Bourque	Theodore Phillip	Pilot Officer		J/89946	France, Benestroff Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 1-4.	Age				RCAF		78Sqn (RAF)	1944-04-25									Killed			Paradie Canadian Archive
26	Bowden	Leonard Douglas	Pilot Officer		J/88088	Belgium, Heverlee War Cemetery, 5. F. 7.	Age 21				RCAF		100Sqn (RAF)	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Charles H. And Gertrude Bowden, Of Belleville, Ontario, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
27	Boxall	George Robert	Pilot Officer		J/88409	Belgium, Heverlee War Cemetery, 5. F. 4.	Age 26				RCAF		100Sqn (RAF)	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of William T. And Georgina Boxall, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
28	Boyes	Arthur Singleton	Flight Lieutenant		119706	Myanmar (ex Burma), Taukkyan War Cemetery, 1. B. 11.	Age 24				RAFVR		5Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Herbert James Singleton Boyes And Elvina Boyes, Of Sao-Paulo, Brazil.
29	Bradley	W A	Sergeant		R/207257			Canadian	Air Gunner (Tail Gunner)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	115 Sqn	1944-04-25	Lancaster	I	HK545	KO-C	RAF Witchford, Cambridgeshire	2200	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 - Injured			'Read the archive report for further details'
30	Braithwaite	John Sidney	Flying Officer		411479			Australia			RAAF		463Sqn RAAF	1944-04-25										RAAF Honour Roll
31	Braithwaite	John Sidney	Flying Officer		411479	Germany, Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 7. E. 21-24.	Age 28				RAAF			1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Sidney Michael And Anne Elizabeth Braithwaite, Of Griffith, New South Wales, Australia.
32	Brenton	Leo Arthur	Pilot Officer		J/86444	France, Soufflenheim Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave.	Age 30				RCAF		7Sqn (RAF)	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Frederick Arthur And Grace May Brenton, Of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
33	Brock	Robert George	Pilot Officer		J/85520	Germany, Durnbach War Cemetery, 9. K. 10.	Age 25			DFC	RCAF		50Sqn (RAF)	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of G. Russell Brock And Charlotte A. Brock, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Alberta M. Brock.	Paradie Canadian Archive
34	Brown	Francis Patrick	Sergeant		1583464	Germany, Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 9. K. 7-9.	Age				RAFVR		50Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed
35	Brown	Edwin Ryland	Pilot Officer		426302	Germany, Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 7. E. 21-24.	Age 23				RAAF			1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of James Ernest Herbert And Sylvia Jessie Brown, Of Hamilton, Queensland, Australia.
36	Brown	Edwin Ryland	Pilot Officer		426302			Australia			RAAF		463Sqn RAAF	1944-04-25										RAAF Honour Roll
37	Brueland	Lowell K	1st Lt		O-730366			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)
38	Brunt	Edward	Flight Sergeant		1575724	Germany, Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 7. J. 12-15.	Age				RAFVR		619Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed
39	Brzostowski	Marian Zenon	Kapral			United Kingdom, Northwood Cemetery, Service Section H Grave 429.	Age				Polish Air Force			1944-04-25									Killed
40	Brzostowski	Marian Zenon	Kapral Pilot	Sergeant	P.703152	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Northwood Cemetery - Middlesex, United Kingdom. Service Section H Grave 429	Born 2 November 1912 Białystok (Age 31 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Medal Lotniczy	PAF	Training Command	No.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
41	Burton	Francis John	Sergeant		1483336	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 226.	Age 20				RAFVR			1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Francis Ernest And Lilian Burton, Of Towyn, Abergele, Denbighshire.
42	Burzynski	Kazimierz	Kapitan			Canada, Montreal (Notre Dame Des Neiges) Cemetery, Lot 3410 Sect. M. Grave 22.22.	Age				Polish Air Force			1944-04-25									Killed
43	Burzyński	Kazimierz	Kapitan Pilot	Flight Lieutenant	P.0015	PAF Memorial, Northolt, Montreal (Notre Dame Des Neiges) Cemetery - Quebec, Canada. Lot 3410 Section M Grave 2222	Born 11 January 1897. Chełmce Inowrocław. (Age 47 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Złoty Krzyż Zasługi z Mieczami Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Transport Command	45 (Air Transport) Group, 112 N.A. Wing	1944-04-25	Consolidated Liberator	B.Vl	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
44	Cagienard	Robert Roland	Pilot Officer		174879	Belgium, Schoonselhof Cemetery, Coll. Grave Iva. D. 20.	Age 24				RAFVR		115Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Alexander And Edith Ida Cagienard, Of Ilford, Essex.
45	Cameron	Robert Edgar Hall	Warrant Officer Class I		R/116874	United Kingdom, Brookwood Military Cemetery, 48. I. 7.	Age 20				RCAF		626Sqn (RAF)	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Edgar Wilson Hall, And Of Margaret Amanda Hall; Stepson Of Alexander Nelson Cameron, Of London, Ontario, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
46	Cameron	John Wesley	Sergeant		1823538	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 226.	Age 18				RAFVR			1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of John Wesley Cameron And Margaret Cameron, Of Glasgow.
47	Carr	Ronald Richard	Aircraftman 2nd Class		3025469	United Kingdom, Morval (St. Wenna) Church Cemetery, East Part. Row 3. Grave 9.	Age 18				RAFVR			1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Richard Jobling Carr And Violet Ann Carr, Of Devonport.
48	Carter	Richard Douglas	Flying Officer		116945	Germany, Durnbach War Cemetery, 2. C. 14.	Age 37				RAFVR		97Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Fred Dodwell Carter And Christine Annie Carter; Husband Of Dorothy Mavis Carter, Of Saffron Walden, Essex.
49	Cartter	W C	Lieutenant		338099V	Italy, Gradara War Cemetery, Coll. Grave Ii, B, 2-3.	Age 20				SAAF		12Sqn	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Frederick E. And Alice S. Cartter, Of Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa.
50	Casaubon	Joseph Noe Gustave Robert	Warrant Officer Class II		R/180956	Germany, Durnbach War Cemetery, 9. K. 11.	Age 23				RCAF		50Sqn (RAF)	1944-04-25									Killed		Son Of Amedee Casaubon And Of Bernadate Casaubon Of Cardinal, Ontario, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive