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#	Name* SORT (↑)	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Commemorated	Born	Nationality	Role	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note SORT (↑)	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1	Clark	Ross Lewis	Sergeant	1603824	Vevey (St. Martin’s) Cemetery Grave 116	Age 21	British	Air Gunner (Mid Upper)	RAFVR	Bomber Command	166 Sqn	1944-04-27	Lancaster	I	ME720	AS:X	RAF Kirmington, Lincolnshire	21:35	Friedrichshafen	Shot down by Night fighter and crashed 02:40 at Hitzkirch-Hamikon in Switzerland. The aircraft was a possible claim by Fw Günther Bahr, his 16th Abschuss, from 3./NJG6 50-80 km Friedrichshafen at 5,500 m at 02:51 hrs. The two survivors were blown out of aircraft as it exploded. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (16 March 1944 - 11 May 1944) Part 2 - Theo Boiten)	Killed		Born on the 27th June 1922 in Droxford. Son of George Herbert and Florence Annie Clark, of 33 Serpentine Road, Fareham, Hampshire, England.	Archive report on the loss of this crew
2	Cotton	Leslie	Sergeant	1575755	Vevey (St. Martin’s) Cemetery Grave 115	Age 21	British	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner	RAFVR	Bomber Command	166 Sqn	1944-04-27	Lancaster	I	ME720	AS:X	Kirmington	21:35	Friedrichshafen	Shot down by Night fighter and crashed 02:40 at Hitzkirch-Hamikon in Switzerland. The aircraft was a possible claim by Fw Günther Bahr, his 16th Abschuss, from 3./NJG6 50-80 km Friedrichshafen at 5,500 m at 02:51 hrs. The two survivors were blown out of aircraft as it exploded. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (16 March 1944 - 11 May 1944) Part 2 - Theo Boiten)	Killed		Son of Joseph and Mary Cotton; husband of Kathleen May Cotton, of Staple Hill, Gloucestershire	Archive report on the loss of this crew
3	Eaton	John James	Sergeant	1608502	Vevey (St. Martin’s) Cemetery Grave 114		British	Flight Engineer	RAFVR	Bomber Command	166 Sqn	1944-04-27	Lancaster	I	ME720	AS:X	Kirmington	21:35	Friedrichshafen	Shot down by Night fighter and crashed 02:40 at Hitzkirch-Hamikon in Switzerland. The aircraft was a possible claim by Fw Günther Bahr, his 16th Abschuss, from 3./NJG6 50-80 km Friedrichshafen at 5,500 m at 02:51 hrs.The two survivors were blown out of aircraft as it exploded. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (16 March 1944 - 11 May 1944) Part 2 - Theo Boiten)	Killed		Awaing further information	Archive report on the loss of this crew
4	Phillips	Roy E A	Flying Officer	J/25522			Canadian	Bomb Aimer	RCAF	Bomber Command	166 Sqn	1944-04-27	Lancaster	I	ME720	AS:X	Kirmington	21:35	Friedrichshafen	Shot down by Night fighter and crashed 02:40 at Hitzkirch-Hamikon in Switzerland. The aircraft was a possible claim by Fw Günther Bahr, his 16th Abschuss, from 3./NJG6 50-80 km Friedrichshafen at 5,500 m at 02:51 hrs. The two survivors were blown out of aircraft as it exploded. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (16 March 1944 - 11 May 1944) Part 2 - Theo Boiten)	Interned		Awaiting further information	Archive report on the loss of this crew
5	Piggott	Albert C	Flying Officer	J/23137			Canadian	Navigator	RCAF	Bomber Command	166 Sqn	1944-04-27	Lancaster	I	ME720	AS:X	Kirmington	21:35	Friedrichshafen	Shot down by Night fighter and crashed 02:40 at Hitzkirch-Hamikon in Switzerland. The aircraft was a possible claim by Fw Günther Bahr, his 16th Abschuss, from 3./NJG6 50-80 km Friedrichshafen at 5,500 m at 02:51 hrs. The two survivors were blown out of aircraft as it exploded. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (16 March 1944 - 11 May 1944) Part 2 - Theo Boiten)	Interned	Paradie Archive Database	Awaiting further information	Archive report on the loss of this crew
6	Ridley	Robert Burns	Pilot Officer	J/85631	Vevey (St. Martin’s) Cemetery Grave 112	Age 21	Canadian	Pilot	RCAF	Bomber Command	166 Sqn	1944-04-27	Lancaster	I	ME720	AS:X	Kirmington	21:35	Friedrichshafen	Shot down by Night fighter and crashed 02:40 at Hitzkirch-Hamikon in Switzerland. The aircraft was a possible claim by Fw Günther Bahr, his 16th Abschuss, from 3./NJG6 50-80 km Friedrichshafen at 5,500 m at 02:51 hrs.The two survivors were blown out of aircraft as it exploded. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (16 March 1944 - 11 May 1944) Part 2 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 19th November 1922 in Ontario, Canada. Enlisted on the 06th April 1941. Wings awarded on the 09th February 1943. Son of Arthur Pierre Ridley (died 21st May 1957, age 76) and Annie Florence Ridley (née Birch - died 05th June 1968, age 79), of Port Credit, Ontario, Canada.	Archive report on the loss of this crew
7	Weir	Allan Mackay	Sergeant	1567144	Vevey (St. Martin’s) Cemetery Grave 113	Age 21	British	Air Gunner (Rear Gunner)	RAFVR	Bomber Command	166 Sqn	1944-04-27	Lancaster	I	ME720	AS:X	Kirmington	21:35	Friedrichshafen	Shot down by Night fighter and crashed 02:40 at Hitzkirch-Hamikon in Switzerland. The aircraft was a possible claim by Fw Günther Bahr, his 16th Abschuss, from 3./NJG6 50-80 km Friedrichshafen at 5,500 m at 02:51 hrs. The two survivors were blown out of aircraft as it exploded. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (16 March 1944 - 11 May 1944) Part 2 - Theo Boiten)	Killed		Son of William and Anne Weir, of Thornliebank, Glasgow	Archive report on the loss of this crew

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