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#	Name* SORT (↑)	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note SORT (↑)	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Victories (Fighters)	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1	Dick		Flying Officer				Pilot			Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1942-04-25	Spitfire	Vb	BL708					Ramrod	Collided with last and crash landed at Manston	Injured
2	Commerford	L P	Flight Lieutenant				Pilot			Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1944-07-17	Spitfire	IX	ML420					Recce		Injured
3	Connacher	Stuart Mcintyre	Flying Officer	J/10756	Age 25				RCAF		403Sqn	1943-02-16										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 173.				Paradie Canadian Archive
4	Connacher	Stuart Mcintyre	Flying Officer	J/10756		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1943-02-16	Spitfire	IX	BS145	KH-		Kenley	16:35	Rodeo 170	Oxygen problems, dove into English Channel	Killed	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 173. United Kingdom		Accident Report		Paradie RCAF Database
5	Conrad	W C	Flight Lieutenant				Pilot	DFC		Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1943-08-17	Spitfire	IX	LZ997					Ramrod 206	Collided with next	Evaded
6	Cumming	Charles Gordon	Flying Officer	J/15838	Age				RCAF		403Sqn	1943-03-13										Killed	France, Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen, 6. E. 11.				Paradie Canadian Archive
7	Cumming	C G	Pilot Officer	J/15838			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1943-03-13	Spitfire	IX	AS145					Ramrod		Killed	Calais Canadian War Cemetery Leubringhen France		Paradie Archive Database
8	Darling	E V	Flight Lieutenant	65979			Pilot	DFC		Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1942-06-02	Spitfire	Vb	AR389	D				Rodeo		Killed	Runnymede Memorial United Kingdom
9	Deere	Alan Christopher	W/Cdr	40370	Born 12 December 1917 Age 23	New Zealand	Pilot	DSO DFC & Bar DFC USA Croix de Guerre OBE	RAF	Fighter Command	54Sqn 602Sqn 403Sqn 611Sqn 145 Wing RAF						18 [17+1]							Courtesy Jenifer Lemaire		Spitfire ace Battle of Britain, Channel 1941-1943 215 225 19 He was already an Ace with 8 aerial victories by May 28. He will end WW2 with 18 certified aerial victories including 1 shared, 5 probable victories including 1 shared, 7 enemy aircraft damaged and 1 enemy aircraft shared damaged .	Read Archive Report
10	Denison	Richard Wright	Flying Officer	J/15470	Age 25				RCAF		403Sqn	1944-03-18										Killed	United Kingdom, Brookwood Military Cemetery, 44. J. 6.			Son Of R. Lionel And Celia Mary Denison, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
11	Deschamps	L J	Sergeant	R/98254			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1943-04-04	Spitfire	IX	BS120					Ramrod		Killed	Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery Hautot-Sur-Mer France		Paradie Archive Database
12	Deschamps	Leo Joseph	Sergeant	R/98254	Age 23				RCAF		403Sqn	1943-04-04										Killed	France, Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Hautot-Sur-Mer, H. 35.			Son Of Alcide T. And Rose Rivest Deschamps, Of Windsor Ontario.	Paradie Canadian Archive
13	Dick	N R D	Pilot Officer				Pilot			Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1941-08-19	Spitfire	V	R7260	R				Circus 81	Baled out off Dover	Safe
14	Clenard	A B	Warrant Officer				Pilot			Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1944-06-17	Spitfire	IX	MK570					Scramble		Evaded
15	Dunbar	Ronald	Warrant Officer class II	R/ 102159		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1943-03-13	Spitfire	IX	BS196	KH-		RAF Kenley	14:00	Ramrod 43. B-17 escort over France.	Shot down by Fw-190	Killed	Blargies Communal Cemetery Extension, Plot 6. Row A. Grave 3. France		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
16	Dunbar	Ronald	Warrant Officer Class II	R/102159	Age 19				RCAF		403Sqn	1943-03-13										Killed	France, Blargies Communal Cemetery Extension, Plot 6. Row A. Grave 3.			Son Of Alex And Janet A. Dunbar, Of Mission City, British Columbia, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
17	Earle	John Walter Benson	Flying Officer	C/24449	Age 28				RCAF		403Sqn	1944-08-05										Killed	France, Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xix. F. 9.			Son Of Paul B. And Hazel D. Earle, Of Westmount, Province Of Quebec.	Paradie Canadian Archive
18	Earle	J W B	Flying Officer	C/24449			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1944-08-05	Spitfire	IX	MJ784					Recce		Killed	Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery France		Paradie Archive Database
19	Edwards	Jack Dudley	Flying Officer	J/21619	Age 21				RCAF		403Sqn	1943-02-25										Killed	United Kingdom, Brookwood Military Cemetery, 39. H. 6.				Paradie Canadian Archive
20	Elliott	John Charles	Flying Officer	J/14869	Age				RCAF		403Sqn	1943-06-20										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 173.				Paradie Canadian Archive
21	Elliott	J C	Pilot Officer	J/14869			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1943-06-20	Spitfire	IX	BR637					Circus		Killed	Runnymede Memorial United Kingdom		Paradie Archive Database
22	Foster	L	Pilot Officer				Pilot			Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1944-01-28	Spitfire	IX	MA844					Ranger	Damaged
23	Gardiner	J E	Pilot Officer	J/8140			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1942-08-19	Spitfire	Vb	AR439					Recce	Collided with 403 Sqn AR334 and crashed at St Aubin le Cauf	Killed	St- Aubin-Le-Cauf Churchyard France		Paradie Archive Database
24	Gardiner	John Edwin	Pilot Officer	J/8140	Age 23				RCAF		403Sqn	1942-08-19										Killed	France, St. Aubin-Le-Cauf Churchyard,			Son Of The Hon. James Garfield Gardiner, M.P., And Christie Violet Gardiner, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
25	Garland	M L	Flying Officer				Pilot			Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1944-08-17	Spitfire	IX	ML83					Recce		Evaded
26	Zoockhan	W	Pilot Officer	J/6719			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1942-04-25	Spitfire	Vb	AB978					Ramrod	Collided with next	Killed	Runnymede Memorial United Kingdom		Paradie Archive Database
27	Boyle	H V	Flying Officer	J/17745			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1944-08-17	Spitfire	IX	MK299					Recce	Crashed Trun	Killed	Castillon-En-Auge Churchyard France		Paradie Archive Database
28	Aitchison	Edward Grant	Flight Lieutenant	J/8387	Age 26				RCAF		403Sqn	1945-03-31										Killed	Netherlands (Holland), Nederweert War Cemetery, IV. B. 5.			Son Of John A. And Louise Aitchison; Husband Of Bronwen M. Aitchison, Of Elora, Ontario, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
29	Aitchison	Edward Grant	Flight Lieutenant	J/8387		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1945-03-31	Spitfire	XVI	TB737	KH-		B-78 Eindhoven	06:35	Recce	Shot down by flak while dive bombing a train	Killed	Nederweert War Cemetery, Grave IV. B. 5., Netherlands.		Paradie RCAF Database	Archive Report	Accident Report
30	Aitken	G S	Flight Sergeant				Pilot			Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1942-06-02	Spitfire	Vb	W3564	K				Rodeo	Abandoned off Dover
31	Aitken	G D	Sergeant				Pilot			Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1943-03-13	Spitfire	IX	BR630					Ramrod
32	Aitken	Douglas Spencer	Pilot Officer	J/7013	Age 21				RCAF		403Sqn	1942-03-08										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 99.			Son Of David And Elsie Marie Aitken; Husband Of Anne Leila Aitken, Of Vernon, British Columbia, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
33	Anthony	K	Pilot Officer				Pilot			Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1941-08-19	Spitfire	V	R7342	K				Circus 81	Failed to return	PoW
34	Argue	E B	Flight Sergeant				Pilot			Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1942-04-25	Spitfire	Vb	AD206					Circus		PoW
35	Ballantyne	James Hamilton	Flying Officer	J/16085	Age 26	Canada	Pilot	DFM	RCAF	Fighter Command	403Sqn RCAF	1944-03-08	Spitfire	IX	MJ876	KH-?		RAF Kenley, Surrey	16:00	Ranger 127/23	Shot down by flak	Killed	St- Andre-De-L'eure Communal Cemetery, Grave 6, France		Accident report		Archive report Paradie RCAF database
36	Barnes	S	Sergeant				Pilot			Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1943-10-03	Spitfire	IX	MA648					Ramrod 259	Crashed near Roye	PoW
37	Boudreau	G V	Warrant Officer				Pilot			Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1945-03-15	Spitfire	XIV	SM313					Escort	Crash landed at Bocholt	PoW
38	Bowen	R D	Flying Officer				Pilot			Fighter Command	403Sqn RCAF	1943-06-26	Spitfire	IX	MA564					Ramrod	Abandoned	Injured				Some details here: Read Archive Report
39	Boyle	Harry Vern	Flying Officer	J/17745	Age				RCAF		403Sqn	1944-08-17										Killed	France, Castillon-En-Auge Churchyard,				Paradie Canadian Archive
40							Pilot			Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1944-08-31	Spitfire	IX	MK843
41	Brown	George Rawson	Pilot Officer	J/17567	Age 19				RCAF		403Sqn	1943-05-31										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 175.				Paradie Canadian Archive
42	Brown	G R	Sergeant / Pilot Officer	J/17567			Pilot			Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1943-05-31	Spitfire	IX	LZ955					Circus	Abandoned	Killed	Runnymede Memorial United Kingdom
43	Bryan	A J	Flying Officer				Pilot			Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1944-05-21	Spitfire	IX	MJ645					Ramrod 905	Abandoned near Achiet	Evaded
44	Burdis	W V J	Flying Officer	J/40853			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1945-04-17	Spitfire	XVI	SM295					Recce	Crashed at Diepholz	DoW	Hanover War Cemetery Germany		Paradie Archive Database
45	Burdis	Wallace Victor John	Flying Officer	J/40853	Age				RCAF		403Sqn	1945-04-17										Killed	Germany, Hanover War Cemetery, 4. H. 12.				Paradie Canadian Archive
46	Byrd	H C	Pilot Officer	J/89351			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1945-03-19	Spitfire	XVI	SM208					Sweep		Killed	Gendringen Roman Catholic Cemetery Netherlands		Paradie Archive Database
47	Byrd	Harold Chauncey	Flying Officer	J/89351	Age				RCAF		403Sqn	1945-03-19										Killed	Netherlands (Holland), Gendringen Roman Catholic Cemetery, Row B. Grave 22.				Paradie Canadian Archive
48	Campbell	D G	Warrant Officer				Pilot			Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1942-06-02	Spitfire	Vb	AD208	L				Rodeo		PoW
49	Cathels	E C	Flight Lieutenant				Pilot			Fighter	403Sqn RCAF	1941-08-27	Spitfire	IIa	P8726					Circus 86	Failed to return	PoW
50	Cawsey	John Nicholson	Pilot Officer	J/6959	Age				RCAF		403Sqn	1942-02-12										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 100.				Paradie Canadian Archive