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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.

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#	Name*	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Referring Database	Notes
1	Burke	Mervyn Kevin	Flight Sergeant	403183	13 Jun 1918, Gugong NSW, Sydney	Australian	Air Gunner	RAAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-09-23	Halifax	II	W1274	LQ-R	Topcliffe	19	Flensburg	Hit by flak from 1./306 in cooperation with 1./Schein 609 at 04:08 and crashed in Elsø Moor West of Kelstrup plantation killing all onboard	Killed	Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Mil.Plot. Row 2. grave 11		Son of Alfred Joseph and Alison Ann Burke, of Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
2	Gervais	Edward Emile	Pilot Officer	J/15815	26 Mar 1920	Canadian	Navigator	RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-09-23	Halifax	II	W1274	LQ-R	Topcliffe	19	Flensburg	Hit by flak from 1./306 in cooperation with 1./Schein 609 at 04:08 and crashed in Elsø Moor West of Kelstrup plantation killing all onboard	Killed	Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Mil.Plot. Row 2. Coll.grave 13	Paradie Archive Database
3	Kaufman	John Hyman	Sergeant	1255416			Bomb Aimer	RAFVR	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-09-23	Halifax	II	W1274	LQ-R	Topcliffe	19	Flensburg	Hit by flak from 1./306 in cooperation with 1./Schein 609 at 04:08 and crashed in Elsø Moor West of Kelstrup plantation killing all onboard	Killed	Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Mil.Plot. Row 2. Coll.grave 13
4	Ott	John	Flight Sergeant	R/4418	1918	Canadian	Air Gunner	RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-09-23	Halifax	II	W1274	LQ-R	Topcliffe	19	Flensburg	Hit by flak from 1./306 in cooperation with 1./Schein 609 at 04:08 and crashed in Elsø Moor West of Kelstrup plantation killing all onboard	Killed	Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Mil.Plot. Row 2. grave 12	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Howard and Flora J. Ott; husband of Mary Arm Ott, of Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada ottx
5	Rankin	John Maxwell	Sergeant	R/62139	17 Oct 1921	Canadian	Flight Engineer	RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-09-23	Halifax	II	W1274	LQ-R	Topcliffe	0.0019	Flensburg	Hit by flak from 1./306 in cooperation with 1./Schein 609 at 04:08 and crashed in Elsø Moor West of Kelstrup plantation killing all onboard	Killed	Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Mil.Plot. Row 2.10	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Joseph and Jane Stevenson Rankin, of Paddockwood, Saskatchewan, Canada
6	Sheldon	William	Flight Sergeant	1112127	1921		Radio Operator / Air Gunner	RAFVR	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-09-23	Halifax	II	W1274	LQ-R	Topcliffe	19	Flensburg	Hit by flak from 1./306 in cooperation with 1./Schein 609 at 04:08 and crashed in Elsø Moor West of Kelstrup plantation killing all onboard	Killed	Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Mil.Plot. Row 2. Coll.grave 13		Son of Frank and Mabel Sheldon, of Dronfield, Derbyshire
7	Webb	William Miskimon	Pilot Officer	J/15991	7 Dec 1914	Canadian	Pilot	RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-09-23	Halifax	II	W1274	LQ-R	Topcliffe	19	Flensburg	Hit by flak from 1./306 in cooperation with 1./Schein 609 at 04:08 and crashed in Elsø Moor West of Kelstrup plantation killing all onboard	Killed	Aabenraa Cemetery Allied Mil.Plot. Row 2. Coll.grave 13	Paradie Archive Database
8	Webb	William Miskimon	Sergeant		7 Dec 1914	Canadian	Pilot	RCAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1942-09-10	Halifax	II	BB212	LQ-P	Topcliffe	2004	Dusseldorf	Hit by flak over Germany and the captain ordered his crew to bale out after losing control. Both air gunners complied with these orders but the pilot was then able to regain control and, despite the damage, he made a return to Topcliffe airfield. The wireless operator had left his normal position in the a/c to occupy the rear turret for the return trip to protect the a/c and was in this position on landing at 0112 hours. The a/c landed then crashed into the parked 419 Sqn Wellington BJ887. The aircraft was later repaired	Injured, Killed in Action 24 Sep 1942		Paradie Archive Database	405 Sqn Halifax W1274 LQ-R

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