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# | Name* (↑) | First Names | Title | Rank | RAF Equivalent Rank | Service No. | Born | Nationality | Role | Awards | Air Force (↑) | Command (↑) | Unit (↑) | DateofIncident *See Note (↑) | Aircraft (↑) | Type | Serial | Code | Victories (Fighters) | Base | Time | Mission | Incident | Fate | Commemorated | Photo (Click to Expand) | Referring Database | Notes | Links/Archive Reports |
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1 | Pilot | RNZAF | Fighter | 485 Sqd RNZAF![]() | 1942-04-15 | Spitfire | Vb | BL346 | 10 Gp Circus | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Pilot | RNZAF | Fighter | 485 Sqd RNZAF![]() | 1943-02-13 | Spitfire | Vb | Rodeo 168 | Damaged | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | RAF | Coastal Command | 209 Sqd | 1942-09-08 | Catalina | lla | VA713 | L | RAF Pamanzi | 04:20 take off | Anti sub | All killed | Antsiranana War Cemetery, Madagascar + Alamein Memorial | ![]() Diego Suarez, Antsiranana ![]() | 209 Sqn Catalina IIa VA713 Coded L for Leather Op: Anti-sub patrol, Took off RAF Pamanzi at 04:20 hrs F/L J R Wyllie RNZAF P/O F W Henderson RCAF F/O K J Rich P/O E L Hall Sgt D P Broomfield Sgt A S White Sgt H Shepherd Sgt R N Lamond Sgt L S Davies Sgt D Abberley Took off normally but crashed in the dark just after the last flare. Sgt White, Sgt Broomfield, Sgt Davies, F/O Rich and P/O Hall all rest in Antsiranana War Cemetery, Madagascar, while the remaining crewmen are commemorated on the Alamein Memorial. | ||||||||||||||
4 | RAF | Coastal Command | 209 Sqd | 1942-09-08 | Catalina | lla | VA713 | L | RAF Pamanzi | 04:20 take off | Anti sub | All killed | Antsiranana War Cemetery, Madagascar + Alamein Memorial | ![]() Diego Suarez, Antsiranana ![]() | 209 Sqn Catalina IIa VA713 Coded L for Leather Op: Anti-sub patrol, Took off RAF Pamanzi at 04:20 hrs F/L J R Wyllie RNZAF P/O F W Henderson RCAF F/O K J Rich P/O E L Hall Sgt D P Broomfield Sgt A S White Sgt H Shepherd Sgt R N Lamond Sgt L S Davies Sgt D Abberley Took off normally but crashed in the dark just after the last flare. Sgt White, Sgt Broomfield, Sgt Davies, F/O Rich and P/O Hall all rest in Antsiranana War Cemetery, Madagascar, while the remaining crewmen are commemorated on the Alamein Memorial. | ||||||||||||||
5 | Abbott | Sydney Charles Bertram | Flying Officer | 400404 | 1911 | Australian | Pilot | DFC![]() | RAAF | Bomber Command | 487 Sqn RNZAF![]() | 1943-08-09 | Ventura | AJ454 | EG-G | Sculthorpe | Test flight | Aircraft crashed at Larchwood in Norfolk, cause unknown | Killed | Marham Cemetery War Graves Plot. Grave 41. | ![]() | Son of Sydney Bertram and Isabel Beryl Abbott, of Balwyn, Victoria, Australia. Dip. Agr. (Dookie) | |||||||
6 | Abbott | B T | Sergeant | Great Britain | RAF | Bomber Command | No.18 OTU | 1941-02-04 | Vickers Wellington | Ic | R1298 | RAF Bramcote | Training Flight - Navigation Exercise | Took off from Bramcote on a navigation exercise, during which the crew strayed off track. At 12:50 hrs the aircraft flew into a Barrage Balloon cable and crashed near Church Minshull, some four miles South-West of Middlewich, Cheshire. Location : United Kingdom. | Killed on Training Flight | CREW : F/O D Warburton (RAF); W/O Z J Perkowski; F/O A Minkiewicz; Sgt L Jachna; Sgt V C Hill (RAF); Sgt B T Abbott (RAF); Sgt J P Orynek; Sgt S J Wojcieckowski; Sgt W L Gosden (RNZAF); LAC H R Kwiatkowski | |||||||||||||
7 | Abbott | William Gibbs | Warrant Officer | NZ/424401 | Pilot | RNZAF | Fighter | 19 Sqd![]() | 1944-09-09 | Mustang | IIIb | FB148 | Not known | Recce | See archive report for further details | Killed | Zutphen General Cemetery, grave 2115 | Read Archive Report | |||||||||||
8 | Abbott | A R | Pilot Officer | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 455 Sqd RAAF![]() | 1942-02-12 | Hampden | I | P1156 | VB-F | Wigsley | 1522 | Fuller | ? | Killed | Runnymede | ![]() | |||||||||||
9 | Abbott | C | Sergeant | 1098896 | Bomber Command | 75 Sqd RNZAF![]() | 1943-04-28 | Stirling | III | BF467 | AA-W | Newmarket | 2038 | Gardening | Crashed in Baltic off Makshov | Killed | Svino Denmark | ||||||||||||
10 | Abbott | Sydney Charles Bertram | Flying Officer | 400404 | Australia | RAAF | 487 Sqd RNZAF![]() | 1943-08-09 | RAAF Honour Roll | ||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Abbott | Clifford Wilmore | F/O | NZ/414570 | Age 26 | New Zealand | Pilot - Instructor | RNZAF | Training Command | 12 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit - 21 Group | 1944-05-05 | Blenheim | I | L1224 | - | RAF Spitalgate, Lincolnshire | 750 | Weather test | See archive report for further details | Killed | Cambridge City Cemetery. Grave 13508 | ![]() Courtesy AWMM | Born on the 01st September 1917 at Wellington. Prior to enlisting on the 17th August 1941 he worked as a clerk for Wellington Harbour Board. Son of Clifford and Nellie Abbott (née Matthews, later Doig) of Trentham and husband of Andrea Jean Abbott (née Lambert) of Lyall Bay, Wellington, New Zealand. 1123 flying hours ;logged with at least 430 solo on the Blenheim. | Read Archive Report | |||||
12 | Abercrombie | Laurence Norman | Sergeant | NZ/42284 | Navigator | RNZAF | Bomber Command | No.15 OTU | 1943-03-03 | Wellington | 1C | HF906 | RAF Hampstead Norris, Berkshire | 20.05 | Training | Killed | Harwell Cemetery, Berkshire - Grave 546. | Read Archive Report | |||||||||||
13 | Abrey | G J | Sergeant | Bomber Command | 487 Sqd RNZAF![]() | 1943-01-20 | Ventura | II | AJ171 | EG-D | Feltwell | Training | crashed NW of Bury St Edmunds SFK | Killed | |||||||||||||||
14 | Adams | Thomas Gordon Huie | Flying Officer | NZ/424402 | New Zealand | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 514 Sqd ![]() | 1944-11-20 | Lancaster | I | LM286 | JI-F2 | RAF Waterbeach | 1235 | Homberg | Crashed target area | Killed | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery | ![]() courtesy courtesy Auckland Library Heritage Collection 7 February 1945 : AWNS19450207-26-30 ![]() | Information courtesy Jenifer Lemaire - Son of Thomas & Edith Gordon Adams - of Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand | ||||||||
15 | Adams | James Main | Flight Sergeant | NZ/429911 | Air Gunner | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 622 Sqd![]() | 1944-09-20 | Lancaster | I | LM167 | GI-N | RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk | 1435 | Calais | See Archive report for further details | Killed | Cambridge City Cemetery. Grave 15148 | Read Archive Report | |||||||||
16 | Adams | Donald Arthur | F/O | NZ/41859 | Age 24 | New Zealand | Pilot | MiD | RNZAF | Middle East | 40 Sqd | 1942-09-25 | Wellington | IC | HF846 | P | LG 213. Kabrit, Egypt | 2001 | Tobruk | See archive report for details | Missing - believed killed | Alamein Memorial. Panel 265 | Born on the 11th September 1918 at Auckland. Worked as a bank officer for the Bank of New Zealand prior to enlisting on the 09th February 1941 as a pilot under training. Son of Cecil Walter Adams and of Florence Mary Adams (née Jordan), of Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand. Flew a Wellington to Egypt via Gibraltar in June 1942. 372 flying hours logged and completed at least 10 operational sorties. | Read Archive Report | |||||
17 | Adams | Donald Arthur | F/O | NZ/41859 | - | New Zealand | Pilot | Later MiD | RNZAF | Middle East | 40 Sqd | 1942-07-12 | Wellington | IC | HX373 | N | LG 213. Kabrit, Egypt | Tobruk | See archive report for details | Survived - killed later (see HF846) | - | Born on the 11th September 1918 at Auckland. Worked as a bank officer for the Bank of New Zealand prior to enlisting on the 09th February 1941 as a pilot under training. Son of Cecil Walter Adams and of Florence Mary Adams (née Jordan), of Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand. Flew a Wellington to Egypt via Gibraltar in June 1942. 372 flying hours logged and completed at least 10 operational sorties. | Read Archive Report | ||||||
18 | Adamson | D M | Flying Officer | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 75 Sqd RNZAF![]() | 1943-09-27 | Stirling | III | EH877 | JN-C | Mepal | 1957 | Hannover | Crashed Sarstedt | Killed | Hannover War Cemetery | ![]() | |||||||||||
19 | Addis | John Henry | Sergeant | 1208366 | 1916 | Pilot | RAFVR | Bomber Command | 75 Sqd RNZAF![]() | 1942-03-25 | Wellington | III | X3652 | AA-O | Feltwell | Essen | Hit by 1 & 3/schw Res Flak Abt 472. 3/schw Res Flak Abt 134 and 1/schw Res Flak Abt. Belly landed at Duisburg-Kasslerfeld. Time unknown. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1942 - Theo Boiten). | Killed | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 9 Row B Grave 16. | ![]() | Son of Charles and Emma Addis, of Florence Addis, of Perry Barr | ||||||||
20 | Addison | J E | Sergeant | Bomber Command | 487 Sqd RNZAF![]() | 1943-05-03 | Ventura | I | AE713 | EG-T | Methwold | 1643 | Ramrod 16 | Crashed at Hemburg Amsterdam | Killed | Amsterdam New Eastern | |||||||||||||
21 | Adlam | R G D | Flying Officer | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 153 Sqd![]() | 1945-03-05 | Lancaster | I | PB872 | P4-X | Scampton | 1640 | Chemnitz | Killed | Prague War Cemetery Czechoslovakia | ![]() | Czech Archaeology | |||||||||||
22 | Adlam | Frank Percival | Flight Lieutenant | NZ/424403 | Born on the 28th December 1915 Age 29 | New Zealand | Pilot | RNZAF | Coastal Command | 541 Sqd | 1945-03-21 | Spitfire | PR.XIX | RM635 | ES-Y | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire | 930 | Transit | See archive report for further brief details | Killed | Brookwood Cemetery. Grave 2. AA. 4 | ![]() Courtesy Jenifer Lemaire | Son of Ernest Albert and Jessie Adlam, of Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand and husband of Phyllis Mary Adlam, of Midhirst, Taranaki. A total of 892 flying hours logged and having completed 14 operational sorties. | ||||||
23 | Affleck | J | Flying Officer | 130906 | Fighter | 488 Sqd RNZAF![]() | 1943-09-15 | Mosquito | XII | HK203 | Interception | Killed | Runnymede Memorial United Kingdom | ![]() | |||||||||||||||
24 | Agnew | C | Flight Sergeant | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 630 Sqd![]() | 1944-11-22 | Lancaster | I | LL949 | LE-E | East Kirkby | 1626 | Trondheim | Crashed off Sunk Island on return | Killed | Harrogate [Stonefall] Cemetery | ||||||||||||
25 | Aichison | C E J | Sergeant | Bomber Command | 75 Sqd RNZAF![]() | 1941-09-20 | Wellington | Ic | T2805 | AA- | Feltwell | Berlin | Force landed Horning Norfolk | ||||||||||||||||
26 | Aicken | M N | Pilot Officer | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 12 OTU![]() | 1942-06-01 | Wellington | IC | X3203 | Chipping Warden | Essen | Hit by flak over Essen | PoW | |||||||||||||||
27 | Aicken | K R | Sergeant | NZ414372 | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 467 Sqd RAAF![]() | 1943-01-17 | Lancaster | I | W4378 | PO-N | Bottesford | 1705 | Berlin | ? | Killed | Runnymede | ![]() | ||||||||||
28 | Ainge | John Albert | Flying Officer | NZ/415279 | Age 23 | New Zealand | Pilot | RNZAF | Fighter Command | 485 Sqd RNZAF![]() | 1943-09-24 | Spitfire | IX | MH470 | OU-? | RAF Biggin Hill, Kent | 1100 | Ramrod 242 | See archive report for further details | Killed | Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Grave H.64. | ![]() | Read Archive Report | ||||||
29 | Ainger | T B | Sergeant | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 156 Sqd![]() | 1942-04-19 | Wellington | III | X3485 | GT- | Alconbury | 2107 | Gardening | Presumed lost over the sea | Killed | Runnymede | ![]() | |||||||||||
30 | Aislabie | Herbert Clement | Flight Sergeant | NZ/424404 | Age 23 | New Zealand | Pilot | RNZAF | Coastal Command | 9 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit. 17 Group | 1944-01-12 | Beaufighter | VIC | T5277 | - | RAF Crosby-on-Eden, Cumberland | 1145 | Training | See archive report for further brief details | Killed | Chester Cemetery (Blacon). Sec A Grave 500 | ![]() Courtesy Jennifer Lemaire | Born on the 31st July 1920 at Te Kuiti, Waikato. Prior to service worked as a fitter/turner for Berry Engineering Works Ltd. In the territorial army for a year before enlisting in the RNZAF on the 02nd May 1942. Embarked for Canada on the 31st October 1942. Pilots badge awarded and promoted to sergeant on the 02nd April 1943. On the 28th January 1943 embarked for England. Joined 9 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit. on the 14th September 1943. Son of Clement Gilbert and Eileen Frances Myrtle Aislabie (née Bernard), of Palmerston North, Wellington, New Zealand. A total of 386 flying hours logged. | ||||||
31 | Aitchison | H M | Pilot Officer | RCAF | Bomber Command | 75 Sqd RNZAF![]() | 1941-09-15 | Wellington | Ic | X9759 | AA- | Feltwell | Hamburg | ? | Killed | Hamburg Cemetery | Paradie Archive Database | ||||||||||||
32 | Aitchison | C E J | Sergeant | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 75 Sqd RNZAF![]() | 1942-03-12 | Wellington | III | X3282 | AA- | Feltwell | Kiel | Crashed in or near target area | Killed | Kiel War Cemetery | ![]() | ||||||||||||
33 | Aitchison | R J | Pilot Officer | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 75 Sqd RNZAF![]() | 1945-01-01 | Lancaster | III | ME321 | AA-N | Mepal | 1548 | Vohwinkel | Crashed near Maastricht | Killed | Runnymede | ![]() | |||||||||||
34 | Aitken | J M | Pilot Officer | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 619 Sqd ![]() | 1944-05-09 | Lancaster | III | LM446 | PG-H | Dunholme Lodge | 2210 | gennevilliers | Crashed Aubergenville {Seine-et-Oise} | Killed | Aubergenville Communal Cemetery | ||||||||||||
35 | Aitken | William Murray | Flight Sergeant | NZ/429078 | 30 January 1923 Age 21 | New Zealander | Navigator | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 1657 Heavy Conversion Unit | 1944-04-19 | Stirling | I | R9353 | XT-W | RAF Stradishall, Suffolk | 112 | Training | Accident - Crashed at base | Killed | Cambridge City Cemetery. Grave 13909 | ![]() | Son of William James Murray Aitken and Sadie May Aitken (née Snodgrass), of Wades town, Wellington, New Zealand. Worked as a journalist prior to enlisting in 1942. A total of 270 hours logged | Read Archive Report | |||||
36 | Aitken | Colin Campbell | Sergeant | NZ/413006 | Age 21 | New Zealand | Pilot | RNZAF | Northwest African Tactical Air Force | 243 Sqd | 1943-03-01 | Spitfire | Vb | ER724 | SN-? | Souk-el-Khemis, Tunisia | 1215 | Patrol | See archive report for further brief details | Killed | Medjez-El-Bab War Cemetery. Grave 10 D 4. | ![]() Courtesy AWMM | Born on the 12th January 1922 in Scotland. Emigrated to New Zealand 1926. Worked as a clerk for Government Life Assurance at Gisborne . Enlisted at Levin on the 24th May 1941. After training in Canada awarded pilots badge and promoted to sergeant on the 02nd January 1942. Joined 243 squadron on the 30th June 1942. Involved in a forced landing following enemy fire on the 08th February 1943 suffering no injuries. Son of Colin Campbell Aitken and of Charlotte Aitken (nee Houston) of Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Later of Gisborne, New Zealand. A total of 320 flying hours logged. |
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37 | Albiston | K | Flying Officer | Bomber Command | 75 Sqd RNZAF![]() | 1943-09-23 | Stirling | III | EH936 | JN-W | Mepal | 1926 | Mannheim | Crashed at Dirmstein | Killed | Rheinberg War Cemetery | ![]() | ||||||||||||
38 | Albrey | Trevor Alexander | Sergeant | 425583 | New Zealand | Wireless Op/Air Gunner | RNZAF | Eastern Air Command | 34 OTU RCAF | 1943-08-10 | Ventura | V | FN973 | RCAF Pennfield Ridge | 20:55 | Training | Crashed into Bay of Fundy | Missing | Ottawa Memorial, Panel 3 Column 1. Canada | ![]() | Accident report | CWGC | |||||||
39 | Alcock | F K | Sergeant | MiD | Bomber Command | 75 Sqd RNZAF![]() | 1943-08-23 | Stirling | III | BF564 | JN-W | Mepal | 2051 | Berlin | Crashed at Martensmuhle | Killed | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery | ![]() | |||||||||||
40 | Alcock | Sydney | Sergeant | NZ/39979 | Age 23 | New Zealand | Pilot | RNZAF | Fighter Command | 55 Operational Training Unit. 81 Group | 1942-06-25 | Hawker Hurricane | I | N2666 | - | RAF Annan, Dumfieshire | 910 | Training | See archive report for further brief details | Killed | Annan Cemetery. Sec. R. Extn. 2. Grave 33. | ![]() Courtesy AWMM | Born 01st April 1919 at Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Moved to New Zealand when he was 6 years old. Worked as a factory assistant for Brownlees Ltd at Wellington prior to service. Enlisted at Osaka on the 24th October 1939. Trained at No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School joining on the 07th September 1941. Then to No 2 Flying Training School joining on the 09th November 1941. Pilots badge awarded on the 20th December 1941 and promoted to sergeant on the 31st January 1941. Embarked for England on the 14th February 1942.Joined 55 Operational Training Unit on the 19th May 1942. Son of James and Edna Marjorie Alcock (neeSissons), of Seatoun, Wellington, New Zealand. A total of 190 flying hours logged with 105 of these solo and 8 on the Hurricane. | ||||||
41 | Alderson | R | Sergeant | Bomber Command | 75 Sqd RNZAF![]() | 1944-11-20 | Lancaster | III | PB520 | AA-G | Mepal | 1255 | Homberg | PoW | |||||||||||||||
42 | Alderton | K H W | Pilot Officer | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 57 Sqd![]() | 1942-08-18 | Wellington | III | X3371 | DX-G | Feltwell | 2040 | Flensburg | Presumed lost over sea | Killed | Runnymede | ![]() | Archive Report | ||||||||||
43 | Aldridge | Sergeant | RCAF | Bomber Command | 487 Sqd RNZAF![]() | 1943-01-20 | Ventura | II | AJ171 | EG-D | Feltwell | Training | crashed NW of Bury St Edmunds SFK | Injured | Paradie Archive Database | ||||||||||||||
44 | Alexander | I H | Pilot Officer | NZ39668 | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 12 Sqd![]() | 1943-05-12 | Lancaster | III | ED476 | PH-N | Wickenby | 2340 | Duisburg | ? | Killed | Runnymede | ![]() | ||||||||||
45 | Alexander | Thomas Arthur Hughes | LAC | NZ/402154 | Age 26 | New Zealand | Pilot (UT) | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 3 Service Flying Training School![]() | 1940-12.30 | Oxford | I | R6226 | None issued | RNZAF Ohakea, New Zealand | 745 | Training | See archive report for further details | Killed | Auckland Cemetery ( Waikumete). Ang. Block H, Row 10, Grave 27 | ![]() courtesy courtesy Auckland Cenotaph | Son of Dr. William Arthur Alexander and Mrs. Alexander, of Maunganui, Auckland, New Zealand | Read Archive Report . | |||||
46 | Alfred | J McK | Flight Sergeant | Bomber Command | 75 Sqd RNZAF![]() | 1945-02-26 | Lancaster | I | ME450 | AA-W | Mepal | 1052 | Dortmund | Crashed near Chatteris Cambs on return | Killed | Cambridge City Cemetery | |||||||||||||
47 | Allan | D C | Sergeant | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 7 Sqd![]() | 1941-07-25 | Stirling | I | N6035 | MG-A | Oakington | 2250 | Berlin | Crashed at Duddorp Holland | PoW | |||||||||||||
48 | Allan | David Malyon | Squadron Leader | NZ/2524 | Born on the 15th September 1896 | New Zealand | Pilot | RNZAF | Far East | Flying Instructors School | 1941-04-18 | Tiger Moth | II | NZ724 | Not known | Hobsonville | 1420 | Training | See archive report for further brief details | Killed | Waikumete Crematorium - ashes scattered North East of Rangitoto over the Hauraki Gulf. | ![]() Courtesy Jenifer Lemaire | Read Archive Report | ||||||
49 | Allen | Geoffrey Ernest | Sergeant | NZ/404489 | New Zealand | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 207 Sqd![]() | 1942-01-14 | Manchester | I | L7309 | EM-O | Bottesford | 1709 | Hamburg | ? | PoW | Died 1 January 1991Age 71 | ||||||||||
50 | Allen | John Herbert | Sergeant | NZ/40217 | Age 19 | New Zaland | Pilot | RNZAF | Fighter Command | 232 Sqd![]() | 1941-04-08 | Hurricane | I | V7159 | EF-? | RAF Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland | 340 | Convoy Patrol | See archive report for further details | Killed | Montrose Cemetery (Sleepyhillock) Sec. 7. Class C. Grave 86 | Son of William Henry Allen and of Edith May Allen (née Beach), of Hamilton, Auckland, New Zealand. An experienced pilot with 308 flying hours logged. Tragically the family lost another son, 20 year old, Sgt. Alistair William Allen was killed the following year whilst serving as a pilot with No. 4 Glider Training School. Flying a Hector I K9706 crashed whilst towing a Hotspur II Glider BT505 on the 15th September 1942. | Read Archive Report |
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