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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	Victories (Fighters)	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1	McMann	Victor Ernest	Flying Officer	J/13598		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1944-10-18	Typhoon	Ib	MN455	F3-Z		B-78 Eindhoven		Armed recce	Crash landed in field behind enemy lines after engine seized. Captured.	PoW No: 8631 Camp: Stalag Luft Sagan and Belaria / Stalag Luckenwalde	None - survived the war as a PoW	Accident report	Read Archive Report	Paradie RCAF Database
2	Keller	Ross Whaley	Flying Officer	J/37649	Age 23				RCAF		438Sqn	1945-01-01										Killed	Netherlands (Holland), Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xv. D. 5.		Son Of Albert George And Rebecca J. M. Keller, Of Durham, Ontario.	Paradie Canadian Archive
3	Keller	Ross Whaley	Flying Officer	J/37649	Age 23				RCAF		438Sqn	1945-01-01										Killed	Netherlands (Holland), Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, XV. D. 5.		Son Of Albert George And Rebecca J. M. Keller, Of Durham, Ontario.	Paradie Canadian Archive
4	Kinsella	William James	Pilot Officer	J/95521		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1945-04-04	Typhoon	Ib	MP181	F3-F		B-78 Eindhoven		Armed recce	Shot down by Bf-109s	Killed	Hanover War Cemetery Germany	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
5	Kinsella	William James	Pilot Officer	J/95521	Age 22				RCAF		438Sqn	1945-04-04										Killed	Germany, Hanover War Cemetery, 10. C. 15.		Son Of James Bernard And Beatrice Kinsella, Of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
6	Livingstone	John George Stanley Joseph	Flight Lieutenant	J/85932		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1945-04-14	Typhoon	Ib	JR294	F3-?		B-78 Eindhoven		Recce	Stalled and spun in orbiting home field	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Germany	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
7	Livingstone	John George Stanley Joseph	Flying Officer	J/85932	Age 24				RCAF		438Sqn	1945-04-14										Killed	Germany, Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 13. B. 14.		Son Of Stanley And Frances Livingstone; Husband Of Mona Marjorie Livingstone, Of Manchester.	Paradie Canadian Archive
8	McAlpine	Earl James	Flight Lieutenant	J/5788		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1945-04-04	Typhoon	Ib	RB217	F3-J		B-78 Eindhoven		Armed recce	Shot down by Bf-109s	Killed	Hanover War Cemetery Germany	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
9	McAlpine	Earl James	Flight Lieutenant	J/5788	Age 23				RCAF		438Sqn	1945-04-04										Killed	Germany, Hanover War Cemetery, 6. G. 15.		Son Of Peter A. And Carrie Mae McAlpine; Husband Of Charlotte D. McAlpine, Of Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
10	McKay	Edmund John Donald	Flight Lieutenant	J/20030		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1945-01-20	Typhoon	Ib	PD446	F3-Z		B-78 Eindhoven, Netherlands	10:35	Armed recce	Damaged by flak, engine quit from fuel starvation in circuit. Belly landed 100 meters from runway, aircraft burned.	Uninjured		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
11	Mckenzie	Robert Melne	Flight Lieutenant	J/11317	Age				RCAF		438Sqn	1944-07-17										Killed	France, Ranville War Cemetery, V. F. 14.			Paradie Canadian Archive
12	McKenzie	Robert Melne	Flight Lieutenant	J/11317		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1944-07-18	Typhoon	Ib	MN707	F3-E		B-9 Lantheuil		Armed recce	Hit by flak	Killed	Ranville War Cemetery France	Accident report		Paradie RCAf Database
13	Mcleish	John Alexander Mactavish	Flying Officer	J/9562	Age 23				RCAF		438Sqn	1943-08-28										Killed	Germany, Durnbach War Cemetery, 9. E. 11.		Son Of Angus G. Mcleish And Mary Mcleish, Of Hamilton, Ontario Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
14	Keller	Ross Whaley	Flying Officer	J/37649		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1945-01-01	Typhoon	Ib	PD503	F3-R		B-78 Eindhoven		Armed Recce	Strafed on airfield during take off	Killed	Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery and Memorial Gelderland, Netherlands Plot: XV.D.5	Accident report	Read Archive Report	Paradie RCAF Database
15	Moores	Douglas Keith	Flying Officer	J/17649	Age 22				RCAF		438Sqn	1944-08-03										Killed	France, Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xiv. A. 1.		Son Of Clinton Ray Moores And Elsie Moores; Husband Of Elizabeth Moores, Of Stockton-On-Tees, Co. Durham, England.	Paradie Canadian Archive
16	Moores	Douglas Keith	Flying Officer	J/17649		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1944-08-03	Typhoon	Ib	MN321	F3-G		B-9 Lantheuil		Armed recce	Hit by flak, exploded in mid air	Killed	Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xiv. A. 1. France	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
17	Morrison	William Harold	Flying Officer	J/27387	Age 23				RCAF		438Sqn	1944-08-15										Killed	France, Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xxiv. G. 6.		Son Of John Stewart Morrison And Alma Mary Morrison, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec.	Paradie Canadian Archive
18	Morrison	William Harold	Flying Officer	J/27387	Age 23	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1944-08-15	Typhoon	Ib	MN426	F3-H		B-9 Lantheuil, France		Armed recce	Accidently hit high ground near Trun France during attack	Killed	Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xxiv. G. 6. France	Accident report	Born on the 13th November 1920 in Montreal, Canada. Educated at Town of Mount high school. Worked for Canadian Association of Aircraft as a clerk prior to service. Enlisted on the 29th April 1941 in Montreal. Trained with No. 13 Elementary Flying Training School. Son of John Stewart Morrison (died 1950, age 68) and Alma Mary Morrison (née Christie - died 1954, age 68), of 102 Cornwall Avenue, Montreal, Province of Quebec. Epitaph: 'We Shall Remember Him As He Was, A Dear Son And A Good, Brave Lad'.	Archive loss report Paradie RCAF Database
19	Newsome	Albert Barclay	Flight Lieutenant	J/10652		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1944-10-07	Typhoon	Ib	MP135	F3-G		B-78 Eindhoven		Armed recce	Hit by flak	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 12. G. 2. Germany.	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
20	Nixon	Allan Finley	Flying Officer	J/35861		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1945-02-13	Typhoon	Ib	RB226	F3-H		B-78 Eindhoven		Armed recce	Hit by flak, abandonned aircraft	POW		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
21	Park	Lewis E.	Flight Lieutenant	J/12491	USA	USA	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1944-06-27	Typhoon	Ib	MN746	F3-X		B-9 Lantheuil		Armed recce	Flak, crashed near Caen	Killed	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 247	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
22	Park	Lewis	Flying Officer	J/12491	Age 22				RCAF		438Sqn	1944-06-27										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 247.		Son Of Lewis E. And Gladys L. Park, Of Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A.	Paradie Canadian Archive
23	Sharpe	George Harold	Flying Officer	J/13612	Age 22				RCAF		438Sqn	1944-08-18										Killed	France, Bayeux War Cemetery, Xxiv. C. 7.		Son Of Mr. And Mrs. W. W. Sharpe, Of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
24	Sharpe	George Harold	Flying Officer	J/13612		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1944-08-18	Typhoon	Ib	MN347	F3-Z		B-9 Lantheuil		Armed recce	Hit by flak	Killed	Bayeux War Cemetery France	Accident report		Losses and Incidents Database
25	Skelly	Frank Richard Fisher	Flying Officer	J/35985	Age 24				RCAF		438Sqn	1945-01-22										Killed	Netherlands (Holland), Jonkerbos War Cemetery, 18. F. 7.		Son Of Richard Stanley And Florence Skelly, Of Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
26	Wilson	Peter	Flight Lieutenant	J/9876		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1945-01-01	Typhoon	Ib	PD556	F3-Q		B-78 Eindhoven		Armed recce	Straffed while taking off during Luftwaffe attack	Killed	Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery. Grave: XV.D.1	Accident report	Read Archive Report	Paradie RCAF Database
27	Errington	Gordon Robert	Warrant Officer Class II	R/90970		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1945-02-21	Typhoon	Ib	PD476	F3-E		B-78 Eindhoven		Armed recce	Hit by flak, bailed near Piershil	PoW		Accident report
28	Beirnes	Jack Rife	Squadron Leader	C/13458	Age 30			DFC & Bar	RCAF		438Sqn	1945-06-01										Killed	Denmark, Aabenraa Cemetery, Allied Mil. Plot. Row 6. 14.		Son Of Arthur Appleton Beirnes And Nellie Mellis Beirnes; Husband Of Gwendolyn Beirnes, Of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
29	Breen	Roy Frederick	Pilot Officer	J/92935	Age 21				RCAF		438Sqn	1944-12-24										Killed	Belgium, Hotton War Cemetery, Viii. F. 9.		Son Of Fred Breen And Of Vera Irene Breen (Nee Vickerman), Of Comber, Ontario, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
30	Breen	Roy Frederick	Pilot Officer	J/92935	Age 21	Canadian	Pilot	Croix de Guerre (Belgium)	RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1944-12-24	Typhoon	Ib	MP178	F3-H		B-78 Eindhoven	1215	Armed recce	Shot down by flak	Killed	Hotton War Cemetery Grave: VIII.F.9	Accident report	Born on the 01st February 1923 at Comber, Ontario, Canada. Son of Fred Breen (died 1958, age 61) and of Vera Irene Breen (née Vickerman- died 1986, age 90), of Comber, Ontario, Canada. The grave inscription reads: “He Gave His Life That We Might Live. He Lives In Our Memory For Ever”.	Read Archive Report Paradie RCAF Database
31	Brown	John Kerk	Flying Officer	J/44181		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1945-04-16	Typhoon	Ib	MP192	F3-J		B-78 Eindhoven		Armed recce	Shot down by flak, bailed successfully	PoW		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
32	Brydon	Edward Dale	Flying Officer	J/44042		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1945-04-26	Typhoon	Ib	RB429	F3-X		B-78 Eindhoven		Armed recce	Hit trees whilst attacking Motorised Enemy Troop column - Crashed South-West of Gnissau	Killed	Hamburg Cemetery Germany	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
33	Brydon	Edward Dale	Flying Officer	J/44042	Age				RCAF		438Sqn	1945-04-26										Killed	Germany, Hamburg Cemetery, 10A. E. 12.			Paradie Canadian Archive
34	Bugg	Theodore Alexander	Flying Officer	J11316		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1944-06-12	Typhoon	IB	MN538	F3:N		Hurn, Hants	12:15	Armed recce	Hit by flak over Normandy, bailed off coast	Rescued		Paradie RCAF Database		Archive report
35	Bugg	Theodore Alexander	Flight Lieutenant	J11316		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1944-08-12	Typhoon	IB	MN687	F3:S		B-9 Lantheuil	19:00	Armed recce	Exploded in mid air after being hit by flak	KiA	Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xviii. H. 13. France	Paradie RCAF Database		Archive report
36	Cornelison	John Edgar	Flying Officer	J27764		USA	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1944-09-29	Typhoon	Ib	PD479	F3:Q		B-78 Eindhoven	09:50	Armed recce	Shot down by Bf-109	MiA	Runnymede Memorial Panel 291 (Addenda)	Paradie RCAF Database		Archive report
37	Davidson	Robert Tremayne Pillsbury	Wing Commander	39968		Canadian	Pilot	DFC Croix de Guerre (France) US Air Medal	RAF	Fighter	438Sqn RCAF 143 Wing RCAF	1944-05-08	Typhoon	Ib	MM957	F3-N	5	RAF Hurn		Bombing	Suffered engine failure during an attack on the Douai marshalling yards, force landed and evaded capture from the enemy. He served with the French resistance until 5 September when he was able to rejoin allied lines.	Evaded		Accident report	Aircraft was from 438Sqn but pilot was the RAF WingCo "flying" of 143 Wing RCAF (438, 439 & 440Sqns). W/C Davisdon transferred to the RCAF on 12 Dec 1944 with new S/N C89519.	Paradie RCAF Database
38	Dawber	Norman Ewart	Flying Officer	J/26435		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1944-11-18	Typhoon	Ib	MP131	F3-J		B-78 Eindhoven		Armed recce	Hit by flak, abandoned near Arnhem	Evaded capture		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
39	Edington	George Percy	Flight Lieutenant	J/11044		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1944-08-18	Typhoon	Ib	MN579	F3-J		Hurn, Hants	16:20	Armed recce	Hit by flak, bailed near Roiville and was captured	PoW - Interned at Stalag Luft L1 Barth Vogelsang, Germany		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
40	Beirnes	Jack Rife	Squadron Leader	J/13458	Age 30	Canadian	Pilot	DFC and Bar	RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1945-06-01	Typhoon	Ib	SW393	F3-B		B-166 Flensburg, Denmark	10:35	Show of power over Copenhagen	Engine failure, crashed while attempting emergency landing in a field	Died of wounds 10 minutes after accident	Aabenraa Cemetery, Allied Mil. Plot. Row 6. 14. Denmark	Accident report	Born 24th November 1914 in Birtle, Manitoba. Member of the Edmonton and Northern Alberta Aero Club when he obtained his private Pilot Licence in June 1936. Enlisted on the 13th April 1940 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Son of Arthur Appleton Beirnes (died 23rd January 1955, age 71) and Nellie Mellis Beirnes (née Wood - died 20th February 1950, age 63). Brother of Arthur Dudley (died 20th June 1983, age 70) and Donald (see other entry). Husband of Gwendolyn Beirnes (née Firth, later Graesser - died 19th April 2017, age 99), father of Gordon Donald, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.	Archive loss report Paradie RCAF Database
41	Getty	Ronald Claire	Flying Officer	J/27741		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1944-06-16	Typhoon	Ib	MN298	F3-A		Hurn, Hants	16:50	Armed recce	Shot down by a Bf109 of 10.JG-26, abandoned aircraft and evaded capture.	Evaded		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
42	Hartnett	Timothy	Pilot Officer	J/91195	Ireland	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1945-04-23	Typhoon	Ib	RB342	F3-Q		B-78 Eindhoven		Armed recce	Disapeared in cloud	Killed	Becklingen War Cemetery Germany	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
43	Hartnett	Timothy	Flying Officer	J/91195	Age				RCAF		438Sqn	1945-04-23										Killed	Germany, Becklingen War Cemetery, 18. F. 4.			Paradie Canadian Archive
44	Heard	Donald John	Flight Lieutenant	J/22976		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1945-03-02	Typhoon	Ib	RB2852	F3-?		B-78 Eindhoven		Armed recce	Hit by flak, crashed near Appelhusen	PoW		Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
45	Hogg	James Easson	Squadron Leader	J/21119	Age			DFC	RCAF		438Sqn	1945-03-23										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 278.			Paradie Canadian Archive
46	Hogg	James Easson	Squadron Leader	J/21119		Canadian	Pilot	DFC	RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1945-03-23	Typhoon	Ib	MP138	F3-X		B-78 Eindhoven		Training	Failed to pull out of dive	Killed	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 278	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
47	Hope	John Charles William	Flying Officer	J/27241		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1944-01-14	Hurricane	IV	KZ228			RAF Heathfield	15:30	Training	Stalled and spun into ground	Killed	Ayr Cemetery, Ayrshire, Sec. R. 1931 Div. Grave 2719, UK	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
48	Hope	John Charles William	Flying Officer	J/27241	Age 19				RCAF		438Sqn	1944-01-14										Killed	United Kingdom, Ayr Cemetery, Ayrshire, Sec. R. 1931 Div. Grave 2719.		Son Of Maj. John Charles Hope And Dorothea Pitcairn Hope, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
49	Johnson	Ross Eveleigh	Flying Officer	J/27232	Age 21				RCAF		438Sqn	1944-07-15										Killed	France, Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Reviers, Xv. E. 5.		Son Of Ross And Elsie E. Johnson, Of Westmount, Province Of Quebec.	Paradie Canadian Archive
50	Johnson	Ross Eveleigh	Flying Officer	J/27232		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1944-07-15	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A		B-10 Plumetot, France		Resupply in motor transport	Caught in artillery barrage while on ground	Killed	Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Reviers. Grave XV.E.5	Read Archive Report		Paradie RCAF Database