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#Name* SORT (↑)First NamesTitleRankRAF Equivalent RankService No.Photo (Click to Expand)CommemoratedBornNationalityRoleAwardsAir ForceCommandUnitDateofIncident *See Note SORT (↑)AircraftTypeSerialCodeVictories (Fighters)BaseTimeMission                        Incident                        FateReferring Database                        Notes                        Links/Archive Reports
1 ReynoldsRichard Patrick Flight Sergeant1132708 Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 31.C.8-12 4th Qtr of 1913 in Kells, IrelandIrelandPilotRAFVRBomber Command620Sqn 1943-06-24StirlingIIIBK800QS:ZRAF Chedburgh23:20Wuppertal, GermanyHit by Flak from 2. & 4./schw. Flak Abt. 321 and 1. -4/schw. Flak Abt. 407 and 1. & 4./schw. Flak Abt. 405. The aircraft crashed 1 km NW Zons at 01.28 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (23 June - 22 September) 1943 Part 2 - Theo Boiten) . Note: This location is at odds with the report from 20 MRES which records that parts of the aircraft and remains of the crew were recovered from a crash site at Haßlinghausen some 38 km (23½ mls) NE of Zons. KiA
2 OldroydBenjaminSergeant1084594Ruiton Congregational Chapelyard, East Of Chapel. Air Gunner (Rear)RAFVRBomber Command214Sqn 1943-04-21StirlingIIIBK800BU:?RAF ChedburghRostock (Heinkel works)Encountered a Flak ship on the return trip, the rear turret was hit and Oldroyd was killed. The squadron Medical Officer noted him as being "shot through the head".KiASon of Charles Henry Oldroyd and of Sarah Arm Oldroyd (Nee Pearcey) of Smethwick, England
3 NeedhamJohn Frederick Arthur Flying Officer423304 29th April 1921 in New ZealandNew ZealandNavigatorRNZAFBomber Command620Sqn 1943-06-24StirlingIIIBK800QS:ZRAF Chedburgh23:20Wuppertal, GermanyHit by Flak from 2. & 4./schw. Flak Abt. 321 and 1. -4/schw. Flak Abt. 407 and 1. & 4./schw. Flak Abt. 405. The aircraft crashed 1 km NW Zons at 01.28 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (23 June - 22 September) 1943 Part 2 - Theo Boiten) . Note: This location is at odds with the report from 20 MRES which records that parts of the aircraft and remains of the crew were recovered from a crash site at Haßlinghausen some 38 km (23½ mls) NE of Zons PoW No. 1724, Stalag Luft 3
4 LindleyJohnSergeant1261280 Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 3.E.10. 25th October 1913 in Pendleton, ManchesterWireless Operator/Air GunnerRAFVRBomber Command620Sqn 1943-06-24StirlingIIIBK800QS:ZRAF Chedburgh23:20Wuppertal, GermanyHit by Flak from 2. & 4./schw. Flak Abt. 321 and 1. -4/schw. Flak Abt. 407 and 1. & 4./schw. Flak Abt. 405. The aircraft crashed 1 km NW Zons at 01.28 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (23 June - 22 September) 1943 Part 2 - Theo Boiten) . Note: This location is at odds with the report from 20 MRES which records that parts of the aircraft and remains of the crew were recovered from a crash site at Haßlinghausen some 38 km (23½ mls) NE of Zons. KiASon of John and Elizabeth (née Gendall) Lindley of Salford, Lancashire. Husband of Hilda Annie (née MacGuffie) Lindley of Pendleton, Salford, England
5 GarbuttJohnSergeant1081660 Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 31.C.8-12 3rd Qtr of 1921 in South Shields, County DurhamBomb AimerRAFVRBomber Command620Sqn 1943-06-24StirlingIIIBK800QS:ZRAF Chedburgh23:20Wuppertal, GermanyHit by Flak from 2. & 4./schw. Flak Abt. 321 and 1. -4/schw. Flak Abt. 407 and 1. & 4./schw. Flak Abt. 405. The aircraft crashed 1 km NW Zons at 01.28 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (23 June - 22 September) 1943 Part 2 - Theo Boiten) . Note: This location is at odds with the report from 20 MRES which records that parts of the aircraft and remains of the crew were recovered from a crash site at Haßlinghausen some 38 km (23½ mls) NE of Zons. KiASon of John and Margaret Morton Lazenby (née Taylor) Garbutt of South Shields, County Durham. Husband of Doreen (née Elliot) Garbutt South Shields, County Durham, England
6 CresswellJohn Douglas Sergeant572760 Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 31.C.8-12 12th January 1922 in Devonport, DevonFlight EngineerRAFBomber Command620Sqn 1943-06-24StirlingIIIBK800QS:ZRAF Chedburgh23:20Wuppertal, GermanyHit by Flak from 2. & 4./schw. Flak Abt. 321 and 1. -4/schw. Flak Abt. 407 and 1. & 4./schw. Flak Abt. 405. The aircraft crashed 1 km NW Zons at 01.28 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (23 June - 22 September) 1943 Part 2 - Theo Boiten) . Note: This location is at odds with the report from 20 MRES which records that parts of the aircraft and remains of the crew were recovered from a crash site at Haßlinghausen some 38 km (23½ mls) NE of Zons. KiASon of John and Elizabeth Ellen (née Brown) Cresswell of Frindsbury, Rochester, Kent, England
7 Court Patrick James Sergeant1046519 Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 31.C.8-12 2nd Qtr of 1923 in Hackney, LondonAir Gunner (Mid Upper)RAFVRBomber Command620Sqn 1943-06-24StirlingIIIBK800QS:ZRAF Chedburgh23:20Wuppertal, GermanyHit by Flak from 2. & 4./schw. Flak Abt. 321 and 1. -4/schw. Flak Abt. 407 and 1. & 4./schw. Flak Abt. 405. The aircraft crashed 1 km NW Zons at 01.28 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (23 June - 22 September) 1943 Part 2 - Theo Boiten) . Note: This location is at odds with the report from 20 MRES which records that parts of the aircraft and remains of the crew were recovered from a crash site at Haßlinghausen some 38 km (23½ mls) NE of Zons KiASon of Ernest Leaver and Madge (née Mason) Court of Fleetwood, Lancashire, England
8 BurkeReginald Joseph Flying OfficerJ14554 Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 31.C.8-12 27th August 1921 in Sudbury, OntarioCanadianAir Gunner (Rear)RCAFBomber Command620Sqn 1943-06-24StirlingIIIBK800QS:ZRAF Chedburgh23:20Wuppertal, GermanyHit by Flak from 2. & 4./schw. Flak Abt. 321 and 1. -4/schw. Flak Abt. 407 and 1. & 4./schw. Flak Abt. 405. The aircraft crashed 1 km NW Zons at 01.28 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (23 June - 22 September) 1943 Part 2 - Theo Boiten) . Note: This location is at odds with the report from 20 MRES which records that parts of the aircraft and remains of the crew were recovered from a crash site at Haßlinghausen some 38 km (23½ mls) NE of Zons. KiAParadie Archive DatabaseSon of Peter James (deceased in December 1943) and Dora Burke of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

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