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#	Name* SORT (↑)	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Commemorated	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note SORT (↑)	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Victories (Fighters)	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1	Park	Lewis Ezra	Flight Lieutenant	J/12491	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 247, United Kingdom	USA	USA	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1944-06-27	Typhoon	Ib	MN746	F3-X		B-9 Lantheuil	18:00	Dive bombing an Orne river bridge	Exploded in mid air at 8000 feet after being hit in fuselage by heavy flak, crashed near Caen	Killed	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
2	Livingstone	John George Stanley Joseph	Flight Lieutenant	J/85932	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Germany		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	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
3	McAlpine	Earl James	Flight Lieutenant	J/5788	Hanover War Cemetery Germany		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	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
4	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
5	McKenzie	Robert Melne	Flight Lieutenant	J/11317	Ranville War Cemetery France		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1944-07-18	Typhoon	Ib	MN707	F3-E		B-9 Lantheuil		Armed recce	Hit by flak	Killed	Accident report		Paradie RCAf Database
6	McMann	Victor Ernest	Flying Officer	J/13598	None - survived the war as a PoW		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	Accident report	Read Archive Report	Paradie RCAF Database
7	Moores	Douglas Keith	Flying Officer	J/17649	Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xiv. A. 1. France		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	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
8	Morrison	William Harold	Flying Officer	J/27387	Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xxiv. G. 6. France	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	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
9	Newsome	Albert Barclay	Flight Lieutenant	J/10652	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 12. G. 2. Germany.		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1944-10-07	Typhoon	Ib	MP135	F3-G		B-78 Eindhoven		Armed recce	Hit by flak	Killed	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
10	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
11	Kinsella	William James	Pilot Officer	J/95521	Hanover War Cemetery Germany		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	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
12	Sharpe	George Harold	Flying Officer	J/13612	Bayeux War Cemetery France		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1944-08-18	Typhoon	Ib	MN347	F3-Z		B-9 Lantheuil		Armed recce	Hit by flak	Killed	Accident report		Losses and Incidents Database
13	Skelly	Frank Richard Fisher	Flying Officer	J/35985	Jonkerbos War Cemetery, 18. F. 7. Netherlands		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1945-01-22	Typhoon	Ib	MP128	F3-X		B-78 Eindhoven		Armed recce	Hit by flak	Killed	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
14	Vickers	Albert Harvey	Flying Officer	J/21585			Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1944-09-28	Typhoon	Ib	JR497	F3-F		B-78 Eindhoven		Armed recce	Hit by flak, abandoned aircraft behind enemy lines, captured	PoW	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
15	Wallace	Ivan James Vincent	Flying Officer	J/29904	Hellendoorn General Cemetery, Grave 17. Netherlands		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1945-01-23	Typhoon	Ib	RB333	F3-R		B-78 Eindhoven		Armed recce	Hit by flak, exploded in mid air	Killed	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
16	Washburn	Dean Jerome	Flying Officer	J/29339	Hotton War Cemetery, V. A. 7. Belgium	AGE 23	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1944-12-24	Typhoon	Ib	MP186	F3-V		B-78 Eindhoven	1215	Armed recce	Hit by flak	Killed	Accident report	Born on the 22nd February 1921 in Lindsay, California, USA. Son of Lenox Francis (died 04th February 1953, age 62) and Teresa Louise Washburn (née Lutgen - died 01st October 1960, age 61), of Fernie, British Columbia, Canada. The grave inscription reads: “God Lead Me On Through The Boundless Skies, My Certain Flight”.	Read Archive Report Paradie RCAF Database
17	Wilks	Arthur G.	Flight Sergeant	R/211126			Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1945-05-14	Typhoon	Ib	RB446	F3-		B.150 Hustedt		Recce	Fuel starvation when switching from long range tanks to internal fuel. Belly landed near Flensburg Luftwaffe airfield.	Slight injuries	Accident report		RCAFA Awards database
18	Wilson	Peter	Flight Lieutenant	J/9876			Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1944-06-12	Typhoon	Ib	MN346	F3-X		RAF Hurn		Armed recce	Flak damaged, force landed on emergency airfield under construction at Plumetot.	Injured	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
19	Wilson	Peter	Flight Lieutenant	J/9876	Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery. Grave: XV.D.1		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	Accident report	Read Archive Report	Paradie RCAF Database
20	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
21	Breen	Roy Frederick	Pilot Officer	J/92935	Hotton War Cemetery Grave: VIII.F.9	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	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
22	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
23	Brydon	Edward Dale	Flying Officer	J/44042	Hamburg Cemetery Germany		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	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
24	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
25	Bugg	Theodore Alexander	Flight Lieutenant	J11316	Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xviii. H. 13. France		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	Paradie RCAF Database		Archive report
26	Cornelison	John Edgar	Flying Officer	J27764	Runnymede Memorial Panel 291 (Addenda)		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	Paradie RCAF Database		Archive report
27	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
28	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
29	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
30	Beirnes	Jack Rife	Squadron Leader	J/13458	Aabenraa Cemetery, Allied Mil. Plot. Row 6. 14. Denmark	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	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
31	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
32	Hartnett	Timothy	Pilot Officer	J/91195	Becklingen War Cemetery Germany	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	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
33	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
34	Hogg	James Easson	Squadron Leader	J/21119	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 278		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	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
35	Hope	John Charles William	Flying Officer	J/27241	Ayr Cemetery, Ayrshire, Sec. R. 1931 Div. Grave 2719, UK		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1944-01-14	Hurricane	IV	KZ228			RAF Heathfield	15:30	Training	Stalled and spun into ground	Killed	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
36	Johnson	Ross Eveleigh	Flying Officer	J/27232	Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Reviers. Grave XV.E.5		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	Read Archive Report		Paradie RCAF Database
37	Jones	Thomas Merville	Flying Officer	J/44192		UK	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1945-04-25	Typhoon	Ib	RB323	F3-V		B.150 Hustedt		Armed recce	Hit by flak near Bovenau Germany, abandonned aircraft, parachuted, captured and sent to POW camp. Ironically, he escaped on May 9th, a day after the war ended and made his way to France to call his fiancee back in Canada.	POW	Accident report		Paradie RCAF Database
38	Keller	Ross Whaley	Flying Officer	J/37649	Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery and Memorial Gelderland, Netherlands Plot: XV.D.5		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	Accident report	Read Archive Report	Paradie RCAF Database