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#	Name* (↑)	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force (↑)	Command (↑)	Unit (↑)	DateofIncident *See Note (↑)	Aircraft (↑)	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
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.	Read Archive Report
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.	Archive Report
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.	Archive Report
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.	Read Archive Report
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