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Names in Database A -D • Names in Database E - K • Names in Database L - R • Names in Database S -Z
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Data derived from many sources. Incorporates 125,000 entries from Aircrew Deaths 39-47 Database. Corrections/Additions welcomed via Helpdesk
NOTE ON DATES: IMPORTANT: For consistency, the Date is given as the date the mission TOOK OFF since the precise time of a loss is not always certain. Take Off date is unambigous and fixed in the official records, but obviously in those cases where the incident occurred before midnight UK time, then the Take Off Date will be the same as the Incident Date. Of course, most Bomber Command missions flew through midnight, therefore a Luftwaffe claim against a plane - or a locally generated crash report - may record the incident as occurring on the day following our Take Off Date. Bear this in mind when cross-referencing to our Luftwaffe Victories by Name/Date Database and other Luftwaffe sources. In some cases other sources may quote the date following our date, using locally generated reports as their source. To add to the potential for confusion, remember to take into account a Luftwaffe recorded date will be in local time, 1 hour ahead of UK time. When we discover a validated Incident Date we change our record if necessary.
Our hosting service imposes a 4-character search minimum for database tables. We have modified our databases to support 3-character name searches.
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Names in Database A -D • Names in Database E - K • Names in Database L - R • Names in Database S -Z
If you are unsure of the spelling of the name you are searching for, you can check all the names in this database
Data derived from many sources. Incorporates 125,000 entries from Aircrew Deaths 39-47 Database. Corrections/Additions welcomed via Helpdesk
NOTE ON DATES: IMPORTANT: For consistency, the Date is given as the date the mission TOOK OFF since the precise time of a loss is not always certain. Take Off date is unambigous and fixed in the official records, but obviously in those cases where the incident occurred before midnight UK time, then the Take Off Date will be the same as the Incident Date. Of course, most Bomber Command missions flew through midnight, therefore a Luftwaffe claim against a plane - or a locally generated crash report - may record the incident as occurring on the day following our Take Off Date. Bear this in mind when cross-referencing to our Luftwaffe Victories by Name/Date Database and other Luftwaffe sources. In some cases other sources may quote the date following our date, using locally generated reports as their source. To add to the potential for confusion, remember to take into account a Luftwaffe recorded date will be in local time, 1 hour ahead of UK time. When we discover a validated Incident Date we change our record if necessary.
Our hosting service imposes a 4-character search minimum for database tables. We have modified our databases to support 3-character name searches.
Add 'x' to 3-character name: e.g. to search for 'coe' put 'coex' in search box, for 'fox' put 'foxx'.
If you need help, EMAIL us with name and database to search and we will perform the search manually for you.
To search on squadron, append 'Sqn'. Examples: '72Sqn' or '416Sqn'
Thanks to Personnel of the Polish Air Force in Great Britain for supplementary data and images (marked with a chequerboard device) related to the Polish Air Force, and many images courtesy of our respected colleagues Wojtek Matusiak and Robert Gretzyngier. Other images from our own archives.
Responding to requests that respects may be paid in this database to a loved one or friend, or someone you want to recognize, an In Memoriam plaque may now be placed next to any entry. See our Donate Page for details. Search for In Memoriam in this database to see examples of plaques which have been placed.
Polish Air Force personnel have a supplementary database containing more information and many more entries. Check the following:
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Archiwum: PSP 1939 -1947 Database 17,000+ Polish Air Force Entries
ON REQUEST, MORE INFORMATION CAN OFTEN BE RETRIEVED FROM OUR RESEARCH ARCHIVE ON EVERY ENTRY, AND ON NAMES YET TO BE ENTERED.
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Responding to requests that respects may be paid in this database to a loved one or friend, or someone you want to recognize, an In Memoriam plaque may now be placed next to any entry. See our Donate Page for details. Search for In Memoriam in this database to see examples of plaques which have been placed.
Polish Air Force personnel have a supplementary database containing more information and many more entries. Check the following:
Personel Polskich Sił Powietrznych posiada dodatkową bazę danych zawierającą więcej informacji i wiele innych wpisów. Sprawdź następujące elementy:
Archiwum: PSP 1939 -1947 Database 17,000+ Polish Air Force Entries
ON REQUEST, MORE INFORMATION CAN OFTEN BE RETRIEVED FROM OUR RESEARCH ARCHIVE ON EVERY ENTRY, AND ON NAMES YET TO BE ENTERED.
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You searched for: “"R5488"”
| # | Name* | First Names | Title | Rank | RAF Equivalent 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 | Photo (Click to Expand) | Referring Database | Notes | Links/Archive Reports |
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| 1 | Brown | J | Sergeant | Bomber Command | 61Sqn  | 1942-07-03 | Lancaster | I | R5488 | QR-F | Syerston | 2225 | Gardening | Lost over North Sea | Killed | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Knight | E | Sergeant | Bomber Command | 61Sqn | 1942-07-03 | Lancaster | I | R5488 | QR-F | Syerston | 2225 | Gardening | Lost over North Sea | Killed | Runnymede |  | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Komiski | R W | Flying Officer | Bomber Command | 61Sqn | 1942-07-03 | Lancaster | I | R5488 | QR-F | Syerston | 2225 | Gardening | Lost over North Sea | Killed | Runnymede | | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Marshall | E C | Sergeant | Bomber Command | 61Sqn | 1942-07-03 | Lancaster | I | R5488 | QR-F | Syerston | 2225 | Gardening | Lost over North Sea | Killed | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Morton | J W | Sergeant | Bomber Command | 61Sqn | 1942-07-03 | Lancaster | I | R5488 | QR-F | Syerston | 2225 | Gardening | Lost over North Sea | Killed | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Storey | R L | Pilot Officer | RCAF | Bomber Command | 61Sqn | 1942-07-03 | Lancaster | I | R5488 | QR-F | Syerston | 2225 | Gardening | Lost over North Sea | Killed | Paradie Archive Database | ||||||||||||
| 7 | West | P W M | Squadron Leader | DFC | Bomber Command | 61Sqn | 1942-07-03 | Lancaster | I | R5488 | QR-F | Syerston | 2225 | Gardening | Lost over North Sea | Killed | |||||||||||||
| 8 | West | David George | Pilot Officer | NZ/412772 | Age 22 | New Zealand | Pilot | RNZAF | Training Command | 41 Operational Training Unit. 70 Group | 1942-02-23 | Magister | I | T9884 | RAF Old Sarum, Wiltshire | 1045 | Training | See archive report for further details | Killed | Salisbury Cemetery (London Road). Sec. M. Grave 203. |  Courtesy AWMM | Born on the 22nd December 1918 at Palmerston North. A draughtsman for L.G West and Sons, architects. Enlisted at Levin on the 04th May 1941 Son of Ernst Vilhelm West and Carrie West (née Buick), of Palmerston North, Wellington, New Zealand. 399 flying hours logged. His brother, Sq/Ldr. Peter Wynn Mason West, DFC. also died on service. On the 04th July 1942 whilst with 61 Squadron piloting Lancaster I R5488 lost on a 'Gardening' operation off the Danish coast. |
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